Why Boaz Took Ruth to Wife - Richard H Paige - May 1981

Richard H Paige

The rich spiritual content of the book of Ruth, so meaningful during the Pentecost season, IS often overlooked. The English Bible does not reflect the original position of the book of Ruth. Today we find it sandwiched between the larger books of Judges and I Samuel. However, in the Old Testament as preserved by the Jews (Rom. 3:2), Ruth appears in the third division, known as The Writings. It is one of five books known collectively as The Festival Scrolls; each book was read in the synagogue at a different festival. The book of Ruth was the assigned reading for the Feast of Weeks, which we more commonly call by its Greek name, the Feast of Pentecost. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library