The
Book of Ruth
the Story of Ruth
the Moabite
Here
is the surprising truth about the identity of a young Israelitish widow, Ruth,
the central figure of the Book of Ruth, in your Bible.
Why
is the identity of this woman important? How does this relate to our time or to
Christianity? The answer to these questions and more, you will find as the truth
unfolds about this amazing woman of the Bible.
Historical
perspective: Ruth lived in "the land of Moab", which had been
conquered several generations earlier, at the time of Joshua, by the Israelites.
They had killed all the Moabites and Ammonites north of the Arnon river, and it
became their territory.
The
Controversy of Race and the Lineage of Christ
The
nationality of Jesus Christ has become obscured, by controversy. Four of the
women in Matthew's account of Christ's lineage are said to be Gentile