RuthՕրինակ

Naomi sends her daughters-in-law away with the blessing of God’s kindness (verse 8.) In his commentary, James McKeown notes that this would mean Naomi had a consciousness, and perhaps experience, of the Lord’s presence in a foreign country. This is unusual as, at that time, deities were believed to be linked to specific territories. Here, we can see the Lord as a God who goes beyond boundaries.