I like the book of Ruth. It always spoke to me of loyalty,love, hard work, kindness. But once again I'm amazed at how the Old Testament is a picture of Jesus. Below is commentary from Wiersbe. After I read it the light bulb went off. It makes perfect sense. Ruth means much more to me now.




Ruth and Esther are the only OT books named after women. Ruth was a Gentile who married a Jew; Esther was a Jew who married a Gentile; but God used both of them to save the nation. Ruth is placed between Judges and Samuel for a definite reason. Judges shows the decline of the Jewish nation; Samuel shows the setting up of the Jewish kingdom; and Ruth pictures Christ and His bride. During this present age, when Israel is set aside, Christ is calling out His bride from among the Gentiles and the Jews. As we shall see, this brief book has a wonderful typical meaning. It is a love story and a harvest story, and that is what God is doing in our world today.

Wiersbe, W. W. (1993). Wiersbe's expository outlines on the Old Testament (Ru 1:1). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.