ll us of any others migrating out of Israel which leads me to believe that the famine was not so severe that he could have survived it. Why did he not choose to suffer with his people in the Promised Land? Elimelech was the father of two sons named Mahlon and Kilion, which meant sickness and consumption. Were these names prophetic of the coming time to the family or simply were they named that way due to the lack Elimelech and Naomi were experiencing in the land of Bethlehem at the time of birth? Elimelech died in the land of the Moabites I wonder if his bones were buried in his hometown or did they lay him to rest in a foreign country and not the Promised Land? After his death, his sons married Moabite women; one named Oprah and the other one named Ruth, transgressing the commandments of God. Soon after they also died. Ten years later Naomi impoverished, broken, and barren, hears that the Lord is providing for his people. She longs for the familiar surroundings of home. Naomi packed her belongings and headed for her homeland, her daughters- in- law journeyed with her all the way she is talking to them of the Jewish customs. Custom by custom they moving further from Moab. Oprah begins to wonder if she can live life accordingly and Naomi begins to wonder if her Moabite daughters in law could handle the strict convents by which the Jewish people lived. Naomi bid her two daughters- in- laws to go home, but they urged her to let them continue. Naomi persisted until finally Oprah wept and kissed her mother in law goodbye. Ruth clung to Naomi pleading with her to not insist she return to Moab. Was Ruth so hungry to see the works of the mighty God that she would leave her family and country? Surely she had heard how the Lord continually delivered and provided for his people. Did she long to see him act on her behalf. She said to Naomi your God shall be my God, youre home my home and your people, my people. (King James) Naomi and Ruth arrived i...
