Ruth, Session 1, Background
We begin our study of Ruth. Here is the audio of the discussion of the background of Ruth. This cultural, linguistic and historical background helps us understand what Ruth is about and why Ruth is important. Enjoy.
The first Ruth session.
[audio:https://skipmoen.com/audio/ruth-background.mp3](To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)
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Skip/Patrick – the link to session 1 isn’t working. Session 2 is OK.
Sorry. Fixed!
Thankyou. 🙂
Shalom skip, todah rabah, looking forth to all the explanation and better understanding of ruth, daniel , george south africa
Skip,
One comment about a statement that was made here in the discussion about Yitro (Jethro). Someone stated that he was a Moabite priest, but this is incorrect – he was priest of Midian – a Midianite. Midian was the 4th son of Abraham and Keturah (born after the death of Sarah).
Midian was killed in the field of Moab by a descendant of Esau (Gen 36). Jethro was one of his descendants (and thus a direct descendant of Abraham).
Exodus 18 talks a lot more about Jethro and Moses.
The Midianites show up some time later in Numbers 22-25, when they were stirred up by the Moabites, specifically Balak, the Moabite king (the story of Balaam). So, yes, there is a connection between Midian and Moab but Jethro was not a Moabite.
Thanks, Rodney. You are always helping us with the details.