The Book of Ruth relates that Ruth and Orpah, two women of Moab, had married two sons of Elimelech and Naomi, Judeans who had settled in Moab to escape a famine in Judah. The husbands of all three women die; Naomi plans to return to her native Bethlehem and urges her daughters-in-law to return to their families.
Pastor Stuart spoke from his personal readings in Genesis and examined Jacob’s experiences at what He called ‘GOD’S CUSTOM POSTS’.
Good Shepherd, you know us by our name and our identity is not hidden from you. Gather us to yourself as a shepherd gathers...
The basic social and religious structure of ancient life was built around the household, which was much more expansive than today’s family unit. In...