A bereaved family returns home, and Ruth binds herself to Naomi and to Israel's God with words that become one of Scripture's most luminous expressions of covenant loyalty.
Old Testament
Ruth
Author unknown; set during the time of the judges. Ruth tells the story of a Moabite widow whose loyalty to her Israelite mother-in-law leads her into the covenant community and into the lineage of King David — and ultimately of Jesus Christ.
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Ruth's humble labor in the harvest fields becomes the setting for providential protection and generous provision, as Boaz's character and his connection to Naomi's family begin to come into view.
Naomi's plan and Ruth's bold midnight request place the question of redemption before Boaz, who pledges to act and sends Ruth home with grain and assurance.
Boaz secures legal redemption at the city gate, restores Naomi's household through marriage to Ruth, and the narrative ends with a genealogy linking Ruth's son directly to the line of David.