Humanly speaking, staying with Naomi does not offer much promise of a good life for these Moabite widows. If her daughters-in-law could snag a good (Moabite) husband, bear some children, and have a bountiful harvest they were indeed blessed, at least as Naomi viewed it. I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts and minds. From Ruth 4:13, one might infer that God prevented both Orpah and Ruth from bearing children to their husbands. And Gideon said to them: I shall not rule over you and my son shall not rule over you, Hashem shall rule over you (Judges 8, 22). Because he abandoned his people during a famine. While they were in Moab, Elimelech died, leaving Naomi and her two sons. Ruth emphatically says No to Naomi, but with such wonderful words Naomi can hardly continue to stand in her way. She believes in a God who is all powerful, but who is not merciful and compassionate. It is not for us to say how far those are right who see in the death of Elimelech and his sons Gods punishment for the disregard of His It was a good number of years ago that I sat in on an excellent elective class taught by my friend, Tom Wright. Then you go and have sexual relations with him so we can preserve our family line through our father. 35 So they made their father drunk that night as well, and the younger one came and had sexual relations with him. It led to a hopeless fatalism: It doesnt really matter what I say or do; God is against me, and there is nothing I can do about it.. It was completed by more than twenty biblical scholars who worked directly from the best currently available Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts. ." WebBoaz is a preeminent example of selflessness, willing to risk the loss of his own name so that he could make sure that the name and line of his relative Elimele She was one who received Gods blessings because she blessed one of Abrahams offspring by remaining with her and committing to care for her.28 Ruth was a woman who committed herself for a lifetime, and she did so in spite of her national pride, her family affections, the example of her sister-in-law, and the urgings of her mother-in-law. His name was Nate Mirza. While in Moab, Elimelech died, leaving his wife with their two sons (verse 3). The sons married Moabite women, which was something else God wanted His people to avoid. However, God ended up blessing Elimelechs family anyway, although not through his sons. God instead chose to work through Naomi and one of her Moabite daughters-in-law, Ruth. Retrieved February 22, 2023 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/elimelech. The wonder is that God remained faithful to those who so easily abandoned Him. There is no doubt that this is a great honor and privilege for a woman. That strongly suggests that she was still a Moabite at heart, still an idolater at heart. It seems that they are pointing out a certain disconnect between the name and the behavior. - In 2012, I became a member of juFORUM, a Germany-wide network of young scientists. I can imagine how it alarmed and frightened Naomi when Elimelech died while they were sojourning in Moab. (9) What we know (and Naomi does not) is that God is about to do a wonderful thing for her, solely on the basis of His grace. The more Naomi moans on about how bad things are for her, and how hopeless it would be for Orpah or Ruth to stay with her, the more we see the mighty hand of God working all things for the good of His people, as well as for His glory. 16 The expression, the Sovereign One (rendered the Almighty by most translations) is the term Shaddai. The Sages, however, read it with a slight difference in pronunciation as Elai Melech For he said: Kingship is due to me (Ruth Rabba 2,5). A Jew who knows the law and doesnt live by it is not really a true Jew. When it sees people coming, it immediately runs away. WebWhen a severe famine struck Israel, Elimelech took his wife Naomi and their two sons across the Jordan and south to the land of Moab, in the hope of finding a living there. (1) There is no clear link to a particular time, to a particular judge, or to a particular event recorded in the Book of Judges. In such a declared emergency, she reasoned, they must take extraordinary measures. 21 I left here full, but the Lord has caused me to return empty-handed. She does not acknowledge sin on her part (and Elimelechs), and she does not seek to repent. ." The best thing for Orpah and Ruth to do was to return to their people and their gods, Naomi concluded. But it is not the essence of what our life in Christ is about. % WebElimelech and his sons all died in Moab, leaving Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah widowed. But here is where the similarity ends. Bob was born and raised in a Christian home i More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. Anyone anywhere in the world with an Internet connection will be able to use and print out the NET Bible without cost for personal study. How wrong she was! Had you done so, you would have been able to even withstand Gods anger (Petichta Ruth Rabbah 5). And so they, like Lots daughters (the oldest one in particular), devised a scheme whereby the line would be preserved, albeit apart from faith and obedience to Gods Word. Can this be Naomi? they asked (verse 19). How did Elimelechs sons die in the Bible? The danger of practicing pragmatism above principle. And they continued to live there about ten years. Therefore, be sure to refer to those guidelines when editing your bibliography or works cited list. For the Lord is afflicting me!. And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. Naomi did not doubt the existence of God nor did she doubt His power. She was willing to sacrifice family ties, marriage, and a family to do so. The New Covenant promises that God will write the law on the hearts of those He has chosen for salvation, whether Jew or Gentile. Be careful not to jump to conclusions. Major Gift. First, she insisted that Naomi must cease urging her to turn back. He could have helped more, since he was wealthy. Both women initially refused to heed Naomis exhortation to leave her and return to Moab. This is the origin of the Moabites and the Ammonites. Those who place too much emphasis on marriage and child bearing should listen well to these words of Scripture: 6 He bends down to look at the sky and the earth. Holy MatrimonyMarriage 1Marriage 2The Tenaim TranslatedThe Kesubah TranslatedMarriage and the Royal FamilyMarital Partners Compatibility of MissionsEverlasting Happiness10 Mistakes Couples Make, AbarbanelShem MeShmuelShabbos: Taam ChaimMikraHaarosGrowing with the ParshaGal Einai Jerusalem ViewsSfas EmesWeekly HalachaOsher HaChaim. Therefore, that information is unavailable for most Encyclopedia.com content. WebBecause of a severe famine in Judea, he emigrated to the land of Moab with his wife and his sons, Mahlon and Chilion. Dagon first appears as an important and widely, Rachel Naomi adds one final argument in favor of Orpah and Ruth returning home to Moab. Encyclopaedia Judaica. ), matriarch of Israel, wife of *Jacob and the mother of *Joseph and Benjamin. 15 The translations differ here. We know that this backfired because Balaam could not curse those whom God had blessed.5 When this approach did not work, Balaam counseled Balak how to harm Israel in a very different way by having the Moabite women seduce the Israelite men.6 One might easily infer from this that the Moabites, like the Canaanites, were a sexually immoral people (in a way that tempted the Israelites). But she concluded that God was using His power against her, rather than for her. And his little boys died too. Naomis first attempt is described in verses 8-10. ), Handbook of Ugaritic Studies (1999), index, 841. 1When Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to commit sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab. Posted on September 7, 2005 By Rabbi Dr. Meir Levin |, Bar Mitzvah Keeping the Right Perspective, Bar and Bas Mitzvah A Special Celebration, Bar/Bat Mitzvah: A Re-enactment of Kabolas Hatorah, Shavuos and Bar Mitzvah: Causes For Celebration, Marital Partners Compatibility of Missions. There may have been others who traveled to Moab with Elimelech and his family, but the author does not make a point of telling this to his readers. Following their deaths, his wife Naomi returned to Beth-Lehem together with her daughter-in-law *Ruth (Ruth 1:13; 2:1, 3; 4:3, 9). In her third attempt, she orders Ruth to follow her sister-in-law back home. And both (at least initially) were committed to staying with Naomi, even if that meant immigrating to Israel. He was one of the c, JETHRO And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. Like a faithful shepherd whose corral- fence fell as darkness approached. Who was Elimelech? 36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. They rejected him as they rejected others. Naomi tended to focus only on herself, on her lack of sons to give in marriage, and on her lack of a child to carry on the family line. Can one, on the other hand, forgive and excuse his deficiencies and the damage that they bring about? DAGON (Heb. Elimelech was severely punished for his failings but the good within him was preserved and rewarded and he became the progenitor of the Royal line. How could Naomi encourage Ruth (and, by inference, Orpah) to return to their god(s), when doing so would condemn them eternally? The closing chapters of the Book of Judges contain some of the most gruesome accounts in all of the Bible homosexual Benjamites want to rape a guest in their city; a woman is brutally gang raped by these same men; her husband seems more than willing to sacrifice her to save his life, and then he chops her dead body into twelve pieces which he delivers to every part of Israel. 5 Then Naomis two sons, Mahlon and Kilion, also died. The subject was the Book of Ruth. Lot fled with his daughters and was living in a cave. How did Elimelech know that strict justice was (loose) in the world? Even if she were able to bear children, it would be unreasonable for these two widows to wait 20 years for replacement husbands. No, in Naomis mind there was no good reason to remain with her as she returned to her homeland. 2019Encyclopedia.com | All rights reserved. Naomi felt that God was against her, and every indication is that she felt God had dealt with her in a harsh and severe way. They were both Moabite women, close to the same age. Would man who truly believes that His God is King abandon his people at the time of famine? Naomi signifies my amiable or pleasant one; Mahlon and Chilion signify sickness and consumption. This suggests that the Narrator was not happy with him, for when God approves of a journey, it, the participants, their families, and even their livestock are described in loving detail (See Ezra 2, 66-67, after commentary Nachalat Yosef). Web(5) And they died. ." God has chosen to save Gentiles as well as Jews. I remember responding to Nate, Neither do the rest of us. Well, if this is true of us, it is certainly true of the Moabites. She would have been very much at home in our Postmodern world. as Ili-Milku, a variant of the name Milk-ilu, ruler of Gezer. What are the disadvantages of shielding a thermometer? One would have to begin by saying that these two women have a fair bit in common. When kings ruled, My God is King, denoted not only spiritual but also political power. It is as though she has forgotten Gods description of Himself in Exodus 34: 6 The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed: The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness, 7 keeping loyal love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. than the children of the married woman, says the Lord. In our text, Naomis conversation with her daughters-in-law is couched in language that gives the appearance that she is encouraging them to return to their families and their land because this would be in their best interest. Naomi counseled Orpah and Ruth to do what seemed right in their eyes. I am now inclined to believe that Ruth is an example of Romans 2:12-16. She has been convinced and turns back to her own country. Follow your sister-in-law back home! (Ruth 1:15). And they will do this because they believe they are doing their friend a favor. People of faith in God often stand out in times of crisis, so let us live by the principles of Scripture, rather than by pragmatism. The two women, now forever bound together by Ruths covenant, continued on their way until they reached Bethlehem. The barley harvest will play a significant role in moving this story forward in the next two chapters. 9 May the Lord enable each of you to find security in the home of a new husband! Then she kissed them goodbye and they wept loudly. 1 During the time of the judges there was a famine in the land of Judah. A few years later, king Saul will offer the sacrifices, even though he was instructed to wait for Samuel, all because Saul felt this was a crisis that justified setting aside obedience in faith to Gods Word.27. My problem with the text in Romans 2 was that I couldnt think of an example of what Paul was saying. And so this older daughter persuaded her younger sister that both of them needed to get their father drunk, and then each should lie with him, so that they might produce offspring for their father. After the death of their father, the two sons married Moabite women. 25 Translations differ here, but I think that this daughters choice of words is very important to consider. The genealogy provided in chapter 4 would incline us to believe that the events of Ruth took place later rather than sooner in the period of the judges, because Ruth is the great grandmother of David.17 But other than this, there do not appear to be any direct links to events or persons in the Book of Judges. She has chosen to permanently leave her homeland and family and to embrace Israel, the Israelites, and Israels God as her own, forever. The word redeem means to set free by paying a price. In the case of Ruth and Naomi, Elimelechs property had Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023, Ruth: A Story of Redemption -- A Study of the Book of Ruth. Encyclopedia.com. WebChoices bring consequences, and Elimelech's wrong choices brought death. No wonder God forbade Moabites from entering the assembly to the tenth generation.7. In her mind, this was the normal, the customary, way to produce offspring. Ruth and Orpah did not bear Jewish children, too. To walk in the steps of Abraham, one like Ruth would need to: (1) leave her relatives; (2) leave her homeland; and, (3) trust God to bless her as she sought to bless her mother-in-law. She was full when she had a husband and two sons; now she was empty, for all she had was Ruth. Look with me at these words from Genesis 19, taking up just after the account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Lots escape, along with his daughters: 30 Lot went up from Zoar with his two daughters and settled in the mountains because he was afraid to live in Zoar. In Esther, the people of God were supposed to return to the Promised Land, but they chose instead to dwell in the apparent peace and safety of Persia. It is available on the Internet at: www.netbible.org. We, too, live in very pragmatic times, and those who live by principle especially the principles of Gods Word are few and far between. Another label for pragmatism is doing what seems right in our own eyes. That was the spirit of the age during the days of the judges. This is a text that has always puzzled me. So he lived in a cave with his two daughters. After only ten years in Moab, Elimelechs sons also died. No wonder they didnt have a great reputation. Then figure out what the total cost of the trip would be.? (3) One gets the impression that those who remained in Bethlehem fared reasonably well during the famine; certainly better than Naomi and her family did. Perhaps he was not even fully aware of this failing but God was. (One was named Orpah and the other Ruth.) Ruth would not only do this until death separated them, she would do so in death. He was right, but, was there, perhaps, a personal element in his reaction? He deals out Justice, rejecting the bad and rewarding the good. In Naomis mind, it probably was in their best interest, but it also appeared to benefit her. Orpah and Ruth were committed to returning to Israel with their mother-in-law. Such are the products of our pleasant things, weak and infirm, fading and dying. The family lived in Bethlehem, a small city near Jerusalem. No, it is realized as I desire and is fulfilled as I intend (Isaiah 55:8-11). Elamtu), region on the edge of the southwestern part of the Iranian plateau, modern Khuzistan, Sidon The more Naomi protests her miserable state, the more we are being prepared for a great work of God. If our text tells us anything about God, it is that His ways are not our ways. The suffering of His people, whether for sins they have committed or for living righteously, is but the prelude to His glorious salvation. In this emergency, she was proposing an unconventional solution to their problem. Who would want Naomi for a mother-in-law? Word had reached Naomi in Moab that God had visited His people by ending the famine and providing abundant crops back in Israel. 10 The rain and snow fall from the sky and do not return, but instead water the earth and make it produce and yield crops, and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat. RACHEL (Heb. They did not seem to live by it, so why would they consider it important to teach it to a Moabite? We certainly are reminded of the sovereignty of God by our text, but unfortunately most of the emphasis on Gods sovereignty in chapter 1 comes from Naomi, and she is not seeing things as she should. 10 But they said to her, No! Douay-Rheims Bible And Elimelech the husband of Noemi died: and she remained with her sons. Once again I would suggest that Naomis strong urging for Ruth and Orpah to return was as much for her interests as for her daughters-in-law. We find Ruth contrasted with Orpah, and then with Naomi. How could any faithful Israelite encourage someone to return to their (false) god(s)? If Elimelech, Naomi, Mahlon, and Kilion suffered because of their sins, they deserved it. 15 They show that the work of the law is written in their hearts, as their conscience bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or else defend them, 16 on the day when God will judge the secrets of human hearts, according to my gospel through Christ Jesus (Romans 2:12-16, emphasis mine). Ruth focused on Naomi and her need and on Naomis people and their God. T -6d$zA ^C(D`Ed8 BR. The first chapter of Ruth is very important because our appraisal of Ruth, Naomi, and (soon) Boaz in the first chapters of Ruth will greatly shape our understanding of the rest of the book. Such people are in misery, and honestly, they make those around them miserable as well. When the story opens, Naomis sons have just died. The Midrash explains: What does a fox watch out for in the ruins? and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile, 9 He makes the barren woman of the family. "I Have Already Written of You Thrice:" Megilat Esther and the Eternal War with Amalek, Many Can Have "Urim" - Power; But Few Have "Tumim" Power. 1 Shout for joy, O barren one who has not given birth! The oldest daughter went first, bearing a son whom she named Moab. 11 The thought occurred to me that Naomis journey back to her homeland traced the steps of the Israelites when they first entered the Promised Land. Somehow God wrote His law on Ruths heart, not unlike Tamar and Rahab, her predecessors. We should notice that it was not until after Elimelechs death that they married. This is exactly what Boaz commended Ruth for doing: 10 Ruth knelt before him with her forehead to the ground and said to him, Why are you so kind and so attentive to me, even though I am a foreigner? 11 Boaz replied to her, I have been given a full report of all that you have done for your mother-in-law following the death of your husband how you left your father and your mother, as well as your homeland, and came to live among people you did not know previously. Her faith and obedience was known by all. . Refer to each styles convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates. 16 But as it is, they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. We should note several things about Naomis third attempt to persuade Ruth to join Orpah as she returned to Moab in verse 15. In Judges 3, we read that the Israelites were subject to Eglon, king of Moab, for 18 years.8 Since the Moabites were not Canaanites, marriage to a Moabite was not strictly forbidden.9 Nevertheless, Moabites were not only regarded as aliens or foreigners, but also as second class citizens. Marriage to a Moabite was not something one did to gain status in Israel. Both were traveling with Naomi as she made her way toward Israel. March 11, 1787 Leajsk, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. It has been supplied by the translators. 37 The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. Dagon We should learn from Naomi that if barrenness is ones earthly fate, our heavenly fate is vastly different. And one of these two Ruth is a Moabite, not an Israelite. Lot and his family were spared, but his wife died (turned to salt) because she looked back. 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