Ruth

From: Brief Introductions to the Books of the Bible By: Arthur Copeland Brown

Ruth 1‑4

(beauty)

Israel’s future reception through grace. Typical of Israel’s departure among Gentiles, Naomi (Israel) loses her husband, then with Ruth (type of the remnant to be restored) who was debarred by the Jaw and titleless, returns to Boaz (Christ) who redeems and marries Ruth. The operations of grace surmounting Jaw, failure and improbabilities preparing the way for the Promised One. David’s Greater Son. Matt. 1:5⁵And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; (Matthew 1:5).

B.C. 1322-1312, ten years during first third of Judges (Judges 4:3³And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. (Judges 4:3)), or earlier (3-11).

Author, probably Samuel.

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