Kings & Prophets 06 Psalms – Eyewitness Bible Series

Now that the importance of David has been established, this episode takes a step back in time to tell the story of David’s paternal great-grandmother, Ruth. She is listed as an ancestor of David and Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

Ruth was from the nearby country of Moab; she was not an Israelite by birth. She became an Israelite when she married one of the two sons of Naomi. Naomi and her husband had previously moved to Moab to escape a famine in Israel. The fact that Ruth was from Moab may have been influential in David’s ability to sequester his parents with the King of Moab when David was being chased by Saul.

Before Ruth or her sister-in-law could have children, Naomi’s husband and her two sons died. Naomi was despondent and decided to go back to Israel, leaving the two young women behind in their home country to find new husbands. Ruth was so dedicated and faithful to her mother-in-law that she chose to go with her to Israel to live with her and to accept her God.