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the parting would be painful on both sides ; but she was not at all prepared for the
deep feeling which now showed itself in each of them . They seemed to feel that
they could not let her go alone ; neither could they bear the thought of returning ...
the parting would be painful on both sides ; but she was not at all prepared for the
deep feeling which now showed itself in each of them . They seemed to feel that
they could not let her go alone ; neither could they bear the thought of returning ...
Page 73
And Boaz answered and said unto her , It hath fully been showed me all that thou
hast done unto thy mother - in - law , since the death of thy husband ; and how
thou hast H left thy father , and thy mother , and the THE HARVEST FIELD . ULD .
And Boaz answered and said unto her , It hath fully been showed me all that thou
hast done unto thy mother - in - law , since the death of thy husband ; and how
thou hast H left thy father , and thy mother , and the THE HARVEST FIELD . ULD .
Page 76
... as a prisoner to be tried at Rome for his life , the sadness of his voyage was
greatly lessened by the kindness of Julius his keeper , who ( we are told ) “
courteously entreated him , " and showed him all the kindness that laid in his
power .
... as a prisoner to be tried at Rome for his life , the sadness of his voyage was
greatly lessened by the kindness of Julius his keeper , who ( we are told ) “
courteously entreated him , " and showed him all the kindness that laid in his
power .
Page 85
We saw , in the last chapter , what unexpected favour he showed her . And we
read , that not only did he give her permission to glean as much as she pleased
in his field ; but he charged his reapers to treat her well , and purposely to let drop
a ...
We saw , in the last chapter , what unexpected favour he showed her . And we
read , that not only did he give her permission to glean as much as she pleased
in his field ; but he charged his reapers to treat her well , and purposely to let drop
a ...
Page 94
She tells her of a fact , which more than ever showed her that God had been the
director of her steps that day . We all know how greatly the sons of Jacob were
surprised , when Joseph informed them that he was their brother . And Ruth must
...
She tells her of a fact , which more than ever showed her that God had been the
director of her steps that day . We all know how greatly the sons of Jacob were
surprised , when Joseph informed them that he was their brother . And Ruth must
...
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Page 123 - If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.
Page 34 - Entreat me not to leave thee, Or to return from following after thee ; For whither thou goest, I will go ; And where thou lodgest, I will lodge ; Thy people shall be my people, And thy God, my God ; Where thou diest, will I die, And there will I be buried ; The Lord do so to me, And more also, If aught but death part thee and me.
Page 58 - Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines : the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; The flock shall be cut off from the fold : and there shall be no herd in the stalls ; Yet I will rejoice in the Lord : I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 43 - And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty : why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me...
Page 120 - Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's: and I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people.
Page 21 - Who shall separate us from the love of Christ ? shall tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword ? Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Page 62 - ... It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Page 60 - And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace.
Page 124 - And if the man like not to take •his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.
Page 128 - Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
Bibliographic information
| Title | The story of Ruth |
| Author | Ashton Oxenden (bp. of Montreal.) |
| Edition | 3 |
| Published | 1862 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 16 Aug 2006 |
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