Eschatological Meaning Of Ruth Essay

In the Eschatological meaning of the book of Ruth by Abraham D. Cohen, the author translates the word for redemption in Hebrew for the reader as ge’ulah. This Hebrew word is mentioned seventeen times throughout the article; therefore the reader can infer the underlying importance of this major argument of ‘redemption’. The author uses an anagogical approach and proposes that in order to understand the Eschatological meaning of the book of Ruth, one must understand that the component of the books’ are the foundation based on four major factors. These major factors bring forth a deeper meaning of the books and allow the reader to see the blessings of God’s love.

The author states the four factors of the books of Ruth as the following: the gene factor of being David’s descendant, Ruth’s charitable and noble actions, the laws found in the story of Judah,

It was there that Ruth vowed that she would never leave Naomi and declared that she would adopt Naomi’s people as her own. Therefore, the reader can infer that Ruth actions showed that she was very loyal and compassionate to Naomi. It is also indicated in the amount of strength and selflessness it must have taken for somebody to travel lengths to a foreign place and adopt such policies and faith.

In the marriage that Ruth had to her deceased husband she walked away from the life of being a Moabite, and adopted his family’s faith. She remained loyal to his mother and loved her as if she was her own. The friendship between Ruth and Naomi can be described as being strong, for Ruth listened to everything that Naomi told her to do. As a result, both were blessed by their actions that led to the plan that God had set out for them.

In the fourth argument of the laws of the land, the author describes the problematic situation where women were not allowed to keep or own the lands that their husbands, brothers, or sons once