The book of Ruth wrestles with God’s providence and with the fact that it occasionally is hard to find (or if you prefer, it is hidden), as in the case of Naomi when her husband and two sons die while she is living in a foreign land, leaving her empty, barren and bitter. Strangely, the one who displays the most godly characteristics is the foreigner (Ruth, who is from Moab, is not a believer in the God of Israel, at least at first), who consistently embodies what God’s steadfast love might look like in the real world.
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