"Commentary on Ruth 1:21". The Almighty , [ Shaday (Hebrew #7706)]. I went out full — That is, in the rich possession of a husband and two sons. This week, we have as our text the first chapter of the book of Ruth, which gives us a good taste of the whole story, but just a taste. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/ruth-1.html. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? "Commentary on Ruth 1:21". Ver. So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. "Commentary on Ruth 1:21". People's Commentary (NT) Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) Scofield: Definitions: Interlinear: Library: Topical Studies: X-References: Verse Comparison: Ruth 1:21. Afflictions will make great and surprising changes in a little time. BibliographyTorrey, R. A. I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why. 1859. Naomi and her two sons remained. 1801-1803. It is also likely that Elimelech took considerable property with him into the land of Moab; for as he fled from the face of the famine, he would naturally take his property with him; and on this Naomi subsisted till her return to Bethlehem, which she might not have thought of till all was spent. This she now regretteth, as done out of distrust. Ruth's Initiative to Care for Naomi. 1:19-22 Naomi and Ruth came to Bethlehem. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (20) Call me not Naomi, call me Mara. In Naomi’s excruciating pain, God was at work. It was as Shaddai that He had afflicted her in a foreign land, but it was as YHWH that he had testified against her by this action because with her husband she had removed herself from within the sphere of the covenant. Ruth 1:21, ESV: "I went away full, and the LORD has brought me back empty.Why call me Naomi, when the LORD has testified against me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon … Vol. The Lord hath brought me home again empty - Having lost all three by death. had bore witness that that was not a name suitable for her; or that she had sinned, and had not done what was well pleasing in his sight, as appeared by his afflicting her; she seemed therefore to be humbled under a sense of sin, and to consider afflictions as coming from the Lord on account of it, and submitted to his sovereign will; the affliction she means was the loss of her husband, children, and substance; see Job 10:17. By His affliction in the foreign land she had ‘known Him’ as Shaddai; by His bringing of her home within the sphere of the covenant she now ‘knew Him’ as YHWH and she recognised that that it was because of what they had done by leaving the sphere of the covenant that she and her family had suffered. Full; with my husband and sons, and a plentiful estate for our support. BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. 1:21 Full - With my husband and sons, and a plentiful estate for our support. 1865-1868. Hath afflicted me.] She had gone out full (having a husband and two sons) into a foreign land, and there God had afflicted her as Shaddai and by that means, as the covenant God YHWH, had testified against her as one who had departed from the sphere of the covenant, but it was as YHWH that He had now brought her home again empty (having no husband and no sons) because she had previously removed herself from within the sphere of the covenant. 1 In the days when the judges ruled, [] there was a famine in the land. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/ruth-1.html. Full — With my husband and sons, and a plentiful estate for our support. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. BibliographyPett, Peter. - And she said to them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. Ruth 1:21 I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why [then] call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me? "People are often surprised to find that the words from Ruth 1:16b-17, often heard at weddings, are not about the joys of beginning a new life together." Through Boaz’s noble response to Naomi’s destitute need for a kinsman-redeemer, God was in the process of designing a powerful picture of the rescuing work of Jesus to redeem our lives from hopelessness. See ch. "Commentary on Ruth 1:21". And it was as YHWH, the covenant God, that He had brought her home within the sphere of the covenant, into the land where He had ‘visited His people by giving them bread’ (Ruth 1:6). BibliographyHaydock, George Leo. I went out full.] "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged". "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". They were all *Ephrathites. Finding the new version too difficult to understand? 19-22. all the city was moved about them—The present condition of Naomi, a forlorn and desolate widow, presented so painful a contrast to the flourishing state of prosperity and domestic bliss in which she had been at her departure. They that go out of God’s precincts, go out of his protection: Jehoshaphat’s ships were broken; Lot lost all; Josiah came short home. The names of histwo sons were Mahlon and Kilion. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hcc/ruth-1.html. "Commentary on Ruth 1:21". Ruth 1:21. Call me not Naomi - That is, beautiful or pleasant. Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. It is good, my daughter: Of course, Naomi told Ruth, “Stay with this man Boaz!” Bush, Frederic W. Ruth, Esther. Ruth 1:21 New International Version (NIV). Ruth 1:1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. Vol 9. Commentary Submitted Translations Papers/Articles. Especially to consider that he who afflicts us is Shaddai, the Almighty, with whom it is folly to … Ruth 1:21 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Ruth 1:21, NIV: "I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty.Why call me Naomi? "George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary". 21 I went out full, and the Lord has brought me home again empty. NET Notes: Rut 1:17 Ruth’s devotion to Naomi is especially apparent here. Ruth 1:1-21 New International Version (NIV) Naomi Loses Her Husband and Sons. Not for want, but for fear of want. BibliographyClarke, Adam. ... Naomi’s words in Ruth 1:21 fall into poetic rhythm, as the language of emotion usually does in the O. T. Pulpit Commentary. Wesley's Notes for Ruth 1:21. BibliographyGill, John. Afflictions will make great and surprising changes in a little time. I went forth full, and Yahveh has caused me to return in emptiness. BibliographyTrapp, John. 2:1 ¶ And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.. Alright, so with 2:1 we have the end of the introductory material. She was now a woman of a sorrowful spirit. The Lord hath testified against me— The former part of the verse expresses what Naomi means by the Lord's testifying against her: she went out full; happy in a husband and two sons; but returned deprived of all, a lonely widow, worn with care, with poverty and age. The Lord has afflicted [] me; the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.” This she now regretteth, as done out of distrust. The New American Commentary. Ruth's Faithfulness. Pastor Jordan Rogers begins to preach verse-by-verse through the Book of Ruth in this sermon on Ruth 1:1-18 entitled, "The Steadfast Love of God." 21. Discussion for Ruth 1:21 . Read Ruth 1 commentary using Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). She moves from emptiness to fullness (Ruth 1:21; 3:17; see notes on Ruth 1:1,3,5–6,12,21–22; 3:17; 4:15), from destitution (Ruth 1:1–5) to security and hope (Ruth 4:13–17). Testified - That is, hath borne witness, as it were, in judgment, and given sentence against me. It is not until Ruth 4:10 that we learn that Mahlon married Ruth and Chilion married Orpah. Ruth 2:2-3. BibliographyBarnes, Albert. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/pet/ruth-1.html. Why call me Naomi? So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/wen/ruth-1.html. Browse Sermons on Ruth 1:1-21. We continue in our Ruth 2 commentary… Ruth 2 Commentary: Verse 1. 2 The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. Ruth 1:21 New King James Version (NKJV). Used by Permission. Commentary on Ruth 1:19-22 (Read Ruth 1:19-22) Naomi and Ruth came to Bethlehem. The Lord hath testified against me - The phrase is very commonly applied to a man who gives witness concerning (usually against) another in a court of justice Exodus 20:16; 2 Samuel 1:16; Isaiah 3:9. Ver. Yet it is a sweet thing to be able to trace the hand of God in our affliction, for nothing can come from that hand towards one of his children but that which is good and right. Almighty. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. 1999. References Used to Develop this Ruth Bible Study Included: Block, Daniel I. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1996. Ruth 1:21. Commentary, Ruth 1:1-18, Alphonetta Wines, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015. 21. Testified — That is, hath borne witness, as it were, in judgment, and given sentence against me. The Word Biblical Commentary. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/ruth-1.html. I went out full,.... Of my husband and children, as the Targum; of children and riches, as Aben Ezra and Jarchi; wherefore some Jewish writers blame her and her husband for going abroad at such a time, and ascribe it to a covetous disposition, and an unwillingness to relieve the poor that came to them in their distress, and therefore got out of the way of them, on account of which they were punished, so Jarchi on 1:1, see Judges 2:15 but this is said without any just cause or reason that appears: and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: deprived of her husband, children, and substance; she acknowledges the hand of God in it, and seems not to murmur at it, but to submit to it quietly, and bear it patiently: why then call ye me Naomi; when there is nothing pleasant and agreeable in me, nor in my circumstances: seeing the Almighty hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me? BibliographyWesley, John. Verse 14 says that Orpah kissed Naomi goodbye but Ruth clung to her. Ruth 1:21 I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why [then] call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?. Copyright StatementThe New John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Modernised and adapted for the computer by Larry Pierce of Online Bible. First, we see Ruth's initiative to care for her mother-in-law. BibliographyPoole, Matthew, "Commentary on Ruth 1:21". Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and PowerPoints for Preaching on Ruth 1:1-21. Judges, Ruth. I went out full - Having a husband and two sons. "Commentary on Ruth 1:21". Several of the versions render this, the Lord hath humbled me. They went fromBethlehem in Judah and they came to live in Moab. Verse 20. 1874-1909. "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". Why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me? Commentary on Ruth 1:1-22 View Bible Text A story of human love reflecting and enacting divine love, the book of Ruth is a rich text for a sermon series, particularly in summer days when farm fields flourish with the promise of an abundant harvest. 19 So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived, the whole town was in commotion on their account (תּהם, imperf. BibliographyCoke, Thomas. v1 There was a *famine in the country. Not for want, but for fear of want. Home again empty.] John Trapp Complete Commentary. As a witness of my sin, and of his just displeasure; - see Job 10:17; Job 16:8; {See Trapp on "Job 10:17"} {See Trapp on "Job 16:8"} - a metaphor from adversaries at law. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tcc/ruth-1.html. Bible > Bible Commentary; Wesley’s Explanatory Notes; Ruth; Ruth 1; John Wesley’s Explanatory Notes << Judges 21 | Ruth 1 | Ruth 2 >> (Read all of Ruth 1) Verse 1 [1] Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. Don’t be afraid this week to spend a good amount of time just re-telling the story of this beautiful little treasure of a … 6. hath borne witness, as it were, in judgment, and given sentence against me, and declared my sin by my punishment. Howbeit, Quos amat, hos non vult, spero, perire Deus. This was a time when the people of Israel had abandoned God’s ways and fallen into idolatry, horrific social conditions, and a disastrous civil war, as told in the chapters of Judges immediately preceding the Book of Ruth … Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible. v3 But Elimelech died.He was Naomi’s husband. 1765. Why do you call me Naomi, seeing that YHWH has testified against me, and Shaddai (the Almighty) has afflicted me?”. Rut 1:5 “Mahlon and Chilion both died.” See commentary on Ruth 1:2, “Mahlon and Chilion.” Rut 1:6 “Then she arose.” Ruth 1:6-7 is dominated by the feminine singular. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain. But there are not many instances in the sacred books after the time of Moses and their fewness (amounting only to four, Psalms 68:14; Psalms 91:1; Isaiah 13:6; Joel 1:15) show that it was in familiar use. ", To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty, seeing the Almighty hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures. John Trapp Complete Commentary. there are many sufferings that are not penal, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. "Commentary on Ruth 1:21". Now she sees more of God’s plan unfolding, so she can see better how all things are working together for good for those who love God. Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfu/ruth-1.html. The third reason for verses 8–13 is to make Ruth's faithfulness to Naomi appear amazing. * [1:16–17] Ruth’s adherence to her mother-in-law in 1:14 is now expressed in a profound oath of loyalty, culminating in a formulary found frequently in Samuel and Kings; cf. Ruth 1:21 Context. BibliographyWhedon, Daniel. It happened in thedays when the *judges ruled the people. 21. The story begins with a famine “in the days when the judges ruled” (Ruth 1:1). 21 I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. "Commentary on Ruth 1:21". All Rightes Reserved, Larry Pierce, Winterbourne, Ontario.A printed copy of this work can be ordered from: The Baptist Standard Bearer, 1 Iron Oaks Dr, Paris, AR, 72855. Ruth to leave woman of a sorrowful spirit, Daniel i bitter ; one whose life is grievous to.. Samuel 4:5 ; 1 Kings 1:45 ) thou shalt be fed. 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