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Ruth 1:6-14
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Matthew Henry on Ruth 1:6-14Ruth 1:6-14 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryNaomi began to think of returning, after the death of her two sons. When death comes into a family, it ought to reform what is amiss there. Earth is made bitter to us, that heaven may be made dear. Naomi seems to have b…Naomi Returns to Canaan; Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law; Ruth's Constancy to Naomi. (b. c. 1312.)Ruth 1:6-18 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNAOMI RETURNS TO CANAAN; NAOMI AND HER DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; RUTH'S CONSTANCY TO NAOMI. (B. C. 1312.) See here, I. The good affection Naomi bore to the land of Israel, Ruth 1:6. Though she could not stay in it while the fam…The Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:6Ruth 1:6 · The Pulpit CommentaryThen—the conjunction in Hebrew is the common generic copulative and—she arose. She had been sitting, as it were, where her husband had settled, and she now rose up to depart (see Ruth 1:4). She, and her daughters-in, la…The Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:6-14Ruth 1:6-14 · The Pulpit CommentaryLonging for the old home. Brings to view I. NAOMI'S RESOLUTION. No wonder that she formed it; for— 1. The ties that bound her to the land of Moab had been snapped by the hand of death. In the death of her husband there…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Ruth 1:6-14Naomi began to think of returning, after the death of her two sons. When death comes into a family, it ought to reform what is amiss there. Earth is made bitter to us, that heaven may be made dear. Naomi seems to have b…Matthew HenrycommentaryNaomi Returns to Canaan; Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law; Ruth's Constancy to Naomi. (b. c. 1312.)NAOMI RETURNS TO CANAAN; NAOMI AND HER DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; RUTH'S CONSTANCY TO NAOMI. (B. C. 1312.) See here, I. The good affection Naomi bore to the land of Israel, Ruth 1:6. Though she could not stay in it while the fam…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:6Then—the conjunction in Hebrew is the common generic copulative and—she arose. She had been sitting, as it were, where her husband had settled, and she now rose up to depart (see Ruth 1:4). She, and her daughters-in, la…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:6-14Longing for the old home. Brings to view I. NAOMI'S RESOLUTION. No wonder that she formed it; for— 1. The ties that bound her to the land of Moab had been snapped by the hand of death. In the death of her husband there…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:7And so she went forth out of the place where she was. There is no attempt on the part of the writer to localize the spot. And her two daughters-in-law with her. They had kept, it seems, on terms of affectionate sympathy…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:8Kindness. Tidings reached Naomi that peace and plenty had returned to Judah, and she resolved to return to Bethlehem. She acknowledged the Lord's goodness, who "had visited his people in giving them bread." Doubtless sh…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:8Benedictions. The Hebrews were fond of benedictions. "The Lord bless thee and keep thee," "And Jacob blessed Joseph, and said, The God which fed me all my life long unto this day, the angel which redeemed me from all ev…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:8And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each to her mother's house. She reverted, with deeper earnestness, to their theme, of discussion. She acknowledged that most kindly had they acted toward her. Her h…Joseph S. Exell and contributors