Time after Pentecost · Proper 23 · Year C
Ruth 1:1-19a
Ruth's Loyalty to Naomi
October 15, 2028
Overview & Insights
"Where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God." (Ruth 1:16)
After famine and the deaths of her husband and sons leave Naomi bereft in Moab, she urges her daughters-in-law to return home, but Ruth refuses to leave her and pledges lifelong loyalty to Naomi and to her God.
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Commentary
Ruth 1 CommentaryRu 1 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse treatment of Naomi's loss and Ruth's pledge of loyalty.
Ruth 1:1 CommentariesRu 1:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Gathers several classic commentaries on the opening famine and family loss.
Ruth CommentariesRu Commentaries Precept Austin
Indexes verse-by-verse notes and word studies across the whole book.
Ruth 1 (Barnes' Notes)Ru 1 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Albert Barnes on Naomi's bitterness and Ruth's clinging loyalty.
Ruth 1:1-18 CommentaryRu 1:1-18 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A preaching-focused reading of Ruth's pledge, covering the heart of this passage.
Background & Word Study
Ruth 1:1 InterlinearRu 1:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew interlinear text for the opening verses of the famine narrative.
Ruth 1:1-19Ru 1:1-19 Sefaria
Hebrew-English parallel text of the full reading.
Book of Ruth OverviewBook of Ru Overview BibleProject
Video and guide to the book's literary design and major themes.
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