(beauty)
Israel’s future reception through grace. Typical of Israel’s departure among Gentiles, Naomi (Israel) loses her husband, then with Ruth (type of the remnant to be restored) who was debarred by the Jaw and titleless, returns to Boaz (Christ) who redeems and marries Ruth. The operations of grace surmounting Jaw, failure and improbabilities preparing the way for the Promised One. David’s Greater Son. Matt. 1:5.
B.C. 1322-1312, ten years during first third of Judges (Judges 4:3), or earlier (3-11).
Author, probably Samuel.