John Wesley Commentary on Ruth

Introduction to Ruth

This short history fitly follows the book of Judges, the events related therein happening in the time of the Judges. It was probably wrote by Samuel. The design of it is,

To lead us to Providence, acknowledging God in all our ways;
To lead to Christ, who descended from Ruth, and part of whose genealogy concludes the book.

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