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Two Wives—1Sa_1:1-12 The first chapter of the first book of Samuel is of peculiar interest, from the picture of domestic life which it offers; from its furnishing the only description in the Old Testament of the visit of a family to the place of ritual service at the yearly festivals; and from the glimpses which … Continue reading ““222. TWO WIVES—1 SAMUEL 1:1-12””

The Levirate Law—Ruth 4 Note: This term is usually employed to designate the law which required the nearest relative to marry the widow of a man who had died child two.According to the custom described yesterday, Boaz went one night at the close of the harvest, and lay down at the end of the heap … Continue reading ““219. THE LEVIRATE LAW—RUTH 4””

Ruth 4 -1 Samuel 4 : Twenty-Eighth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

Gleaning—Salutations—Rth_2:1-4 It was the commencement of the barley harvest when the two women came to Bethlehem. In that part of the country this is usually in the middle of April. Note: The first fruits of the barley harvest were, as we know, presented at the passover, before which it as not lawful to begin the … Continue reading ““216. GLEANING—SALUTATIONS—RUTH 2:1-4””

Harvest Fare—Rth_2:5-14 There were no doubt some distinctions of costume and appearance between the Israelites and Moabites, and Ruth was too poor to have, as yet, rendered her habit wholly conformable to that of the women of the place. Then there was something about her that showed that she was not a woman of Israel; … Continue reading ““217. HARVEST FARE—RUTH 2:5-14””

Threshing—Rth_2:17; Rth_3:2 The Book of Ruth is so rich in its indications of oriental and ancient Hebrew customs, that, in dealing with them, we are—to use an appropriate figure—but as gleaners in the harvest-field which it offers. We are told that Ruth leaving continued her gleaning until the evening, then “beat out what she had … Continue reading ““218. THRESHING—RUTH 2:17; 3:2””

Names—Rth_1:2 It is worthy of remark that Bethlehem, which is connected with both the histories which form the appendix to the book of Judges, is also the scene of the history of Ruth, which is another appendix to that book, and seems to have anciently formed part of it. By virtue of these various intimations … Continue reading ““214. NAMES—RUTH 1:2””

Home—Rth_1:3-17 At the end of ten years, of the four persons who went to the land of Moab to preserve their existence, one only remained alive, and that one was Naomi. They died amidst the plenty of Moab. They could but have died amid the dearth of Israel. The Jewish writers generally think, that they … Continue reading ““215. HOME—RUTH 1:3-17””

Ruth 1-4 : Twenty-Seventh Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

Woman As if to prevent that man should take occasion, from her part in the sad history of the fall, to hold in too light esteem the appointed companion of his life’s journey, holding her to be merely a “Fair defect of nature,” God has chosen to confer singular honors upon woman throughout the sacred … Continue reading ““213. WOMAN””