Day 78 Ruth 1-4 Ruth's loyalty; in Bethlehem she marries Boaz, David's kin

Ruth 1-4 ●Ruth 1 Elimelech and his family go to Moab because of famine—His sons marry—The father and sons die—Ruth, the Moabitess, her husband having died, remains constant to Naomi—They come to Bethlehem. ●Ruth 2 Ruth gleans in the fields of Boaz, a near relative of Naomi—He treats Ruth kindly. ●Ruth 3 By Naomi’s instruction, Ruth lies at the feet of Boaz—He promises as a relative to take her as his wife. ●Ruth 4 The nearest relative declines, and Boaz takes Ruth to wife—Ruth bears Obed, through whom came David the king.