LOGLINE
A true friendship in trying
times and kindness among strangers reaps rich rewards both immediately and for
generations to come.
“Where you go, I will go, and where you
stay, I will stay.
Your people will be my people, and your
God my God.”
PITCH
With love and loyalty, young
Moabite widow Ruth left her homeland to follow her widowed mother-in-law Naomi
back to Bethlehem. Following tradition, she gleaned the fields of Boaz for
leftover harvest grains and was treated kindly and with dignity by him. Needing
a husband to fit in to village life, Ruth followed Naomi’s advice to approach
Boaz. After ensuring that a closer kinsman did not want to claim Ruth, Boaz
married her. They had a son Obed who was adored by his grandmother Naomi and
who became the grandfather of King David of Israel.
SYNOPSIS
Ruth lived in the land of
Moab, married to the son of a woman named Naomi who had moved there from Bethlehem.
When Naomi’s husband and sons died and a famine struck Moab, Naomi decided to
return to Bethlehem. Naomi urged Ruth and her other widowed daughter-in-law,
Orpah, to return to their families and kissed them good-bye. But Ruth clung to
Naomi and knew she must be a faithful friend. Orpah kissed Naomi goodbye again and
left in tears. Orpah had four warrior sons later in life, including a giant
named Goliath.
Ruth and Naomi reached Bethlehem
just as the barley harvest was beginning. Following tradition, Ruth gleaned fields
for leftover grain, working in the fields of Boaz, a relative of Naomi’s
husband. Ruth thanked him for his kindness, and he appreciated Ruth’s loyalty
to Naomi. Ruth shared meals with Boaz, who made sure she was treated with dignity
and generousity. Naomi praised God that Ruth had found a kinsman redeemer with the
obligation to free a relative in serious difficulty.
Naomi knew Ruth needed a
husband to fit in with village life and told her to approach Boaz. Ruth put on
perfume, dressed in her best clothes, and after Boaz went to sleep, uncovered
his feet, and lay down. Boaz startled awake and Ruth explained he was a kinsman
redeemer to her. But Boaz said there was another man more closely related to
Naomi who should be approached first.
Boaz gathered the other kinsman redeemer and ten elders of the town and explained Ruth’s situation. Since Naomi was selling her family’s land, this man was first in line to redeem it, but he did not want to marry Ruth. So, Boaz took Ruth as his wife, and they had a son named Obed. Naomi loved to care for her grandson and thanked God for him. Obed was the father of Jesse, who was the father of King David. As a child, David triumphed over a Philistine giant named Goliath, the son of Orpah.
Copyright 2022 Jennifer Waters
Boaz gathered the other kinsman redeemer and ten elders of the town and explained Ruth’s situation. Since Naomi was selling her family’s land, this man was first in line to redeem it, but he did not want to marry Ruth. So, Boaz took Ruth as his wife, and they had a son named Obed. Naomi loved to care for her grandson and thanked God for him. Obed was the father of Jesse, who was the father of King David. As a child, David triumphed over a Philistine giant named Goliath, the son of Orpah.
Copyright 2022 Jennifer Waters
