Ruth
By Carolyn Fiene. Filed in Daily Bible Reading |
In light of Deut. 23:3-6 (February 26th reading), where Moabites are excluded from the assembly of the Lord, even down to the 10th generation, it is very interesting that God chose a Moabite woman to bring forth the next male in the line of Jesus’ lineage. I also find it interesting that Obed was considered Naomi’s son because of the levirate law. This actually made him 100% jewish rather than 50% moabite.
I have always loved the story of Ruth, but through this particular Bible, I’ve seen aspects I never considered before. I am so very thankful that we are reading through the Bible this way. There are some times when I approach my reading with a ‘guess I have to do it’ attitude, but even then I am richly blessed. And more often than not I find myself anxious for supper to be over so that I can curl up with my Bible. This has never happened to me before. It is all such a blessing to me.