Blood and Water

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother’s house. May the Lord deal kindly with you as you have dealt with the dead and with me. Ruth 1:8 NASB Mother’s house – Naomi’s exhortation is not only self-serving, it is completely out of character with societal protocol. How…

Not Expected

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Turn back, each of you to her mother’s house.  May the LORD deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me.”   Ruth 1:8  JPS Mother’s house – There are only two other places where the mother’s house appears in Scripture.  One is in…