But Ruth replied, “Do not urge me to leave you, to turn back and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go; wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” Ruth 1:16 I will go – “From a cultural perspective, Ruth has chosen death…
“For wherever you go, I will go; wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” Ruth 1:16 JPS Your people – No declaration in the Tanakh carries more impact than Ruth’s declaration of personal commitment. It has been used over and over as a statement of…
“Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.” Ruth 1:16 People – Would you volunteer to give up your rights of citizenship in order to be a comfort to an old woman who had no support and an uncertain future? Would you be ready to leave your hometown and your country, your…
