one of that few is the story of ruthhuckelberry wrote:...Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:...
- Doc
I am somewhat inclined to think the story was intended to insult Moabites.
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Blessed by God because of children? Well God is liberal with that. How many times has God sinned by allowing poorly advised sexual intercourse to result in children? Quite a few times I would gather looking about the world.
ruth was a moabite widow of elimelech, later married - and was known (known is the euphemism for f_cked) by boaz
clear words... "he will tell thee what thou shalt do"Ruth 3 wrote:3. Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
4. And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
clear words as well... "he went in unto her"Ruth 4 wrote:13. So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.
so, the damned moabite has became grandmother of davidRuth 4 wrote:17. And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18. Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
19. And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
20. And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
21. And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
22. And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.