Moab's sweet Ruth is loveliest
Amongst the women guilds,
Of Scripture, -Ruth, so highly blessed,
gleaned in the barley fields;

Self-sacrificing, faithful she,
whose beauty was so great,
Worked gleaning barley busily
in the garb of servant clad.

Ruth’ tender love did penetrate
the stiff barriers of race,
And overthrew this grievous state
with her devotion’s grace.
The loveliest of woman Ruth
of the Old Testament,
A widow in still blooming youth,
so fair, but indigent.

She left her home, left friends and kin,
and all she held most dear,
To comfort old Noami and
then breached a race a barrier.
Noami longed for a return
to the country of her birth,
And longed her saddening past to burn
and kiss Judean earth.

Ruth’ love of husband did regress
upon his aging mom,.
It cradled her with tenderness
while seeking a new home.
The Moabitish damsel soon
became a shining light.
In Israel, that praised henceforth
Great virtue Moabite.

No daughter-in-law ever was,
as Ruth, the Moabitess,
In-law-a-daughter only, but
so self oblivious;
Ruth did stay on with loyalty,
while Orpah took her leave,
Turned back to Moab, - while Ruth stayed
to share Noami’s grief.



Lo! mothers-in-law seldom find
too much of daughter love,
But Ruth embraced her husband's mom
With love still unheard of;
Both wandered across rough terrain,
directed by the Lord,
To reach Noami’s Bethlehem
with Ruth as sole support.

She kissed her mother-in-law’s bruise
and bandaged it with care,
And improvised a sheltering booth
and coverlets for her.
Both reached the Holy Land and then,
Ruth trusting and serene,
Worked hard and labored, stooped and bent,
in barley fields to glean.



She gleaned, and picked up barley stalks,
their daily bread to win,
In scorching sun, in wearying walks,
that tanned her jasmine skin.
Orpah retraced her steps back home,
but Ruth stayed on and clung,
And generations later bards
composed this lofty song:

“Entreat me not to leave Thee,
or to return from following after Thee,-
For whither Thou goest there I will go,
And where though lodgest, there 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”
(Ruth 1:16)

The lands' lord, - Boaz,-saw her glean,
and in great wonderment,
Found out the gleaner was his kin,
returned to Noamis’s land;



And Boaz, the proprietor
took notice of his kin,
And marveled at her beauty when
she stooped and bent to glean.

Her reddish golden hair shone bright,
kissed by the mid-day sun,
A thrilling sight in spite her garb,
of crash so coarsely spun.
The raiment spoke of poverty,
her traits revealed a queen,
So lofty sweet a countenance
as he had never seen.

Two hearts soon throbbed in one accord,
at whizzing sickles’ sound.
When gleaner and the acres’ Lord,
with love each other found,
The dawn found Ruth across his feet,
the token guarantee
Of sealed a bond attested to
by Noami’s prophesy.

Soon wed to Boaz as his spouse,
and to highest honors raised,
A forebear of King David’ House
And ancestress of Christ.
“The loveliest of all idylls
of Scripture Goethe* says,-
How God His purposes fulfills-
Ah wondrous are His ways“!.


*Goethe = German poet.






© Elizabeth Dandy

Noami and Ruth had no means of support, so Ruth gathered the left over grain from the harvesty fields for sustenance

Ruth faced an unknown situation, similar to Abraham, leaving all behind, forsaking all she had known to commit herself to God and her future by faith, not aware of what lay ahead of her in a foreign land. She did not seek pity and showed strong maturity of faith, greater than her mother-in-law, Noami.
Ruth had many issues against her, for she lived in a cultural time when women were honoured if they had children and the women depended upon husbands for their welfare. Communities were close amongst themselves, Ruth was in poverty and a foreigner. She was socially vulnerable to ill treatment by others because of her situation.

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Ruth of Moab - The Foreigner Contributed by Elizabeth_Dandy on Thursday, 17th November 2005 @ 10:52:22 AM in AEST Topic: StoryPoetry Unconditional Love Moab's sweet Ruth is loveliest Amongst the women guilds, Of Scripture, -Ruth, so highly blessed, gleaned in the barley fields; Self-sacrificing, faithful she, whose beauty was so great, Worked gleaning barley busily in the garb of servant clad. Ruth’ tender love did penetrate the stiff barriers of race, And overthrew this grievous state with her devotion’s grace. The loveliest of woman Ruth of the Old Testament, A widow in still blooming youth, so fair, but indigent. She left her home, left friends and kin, and all she held most dear, To comfort old Noami and then breached a race a barrier. Noami longed for a return to the country of her birth, And longed her saddening past to burn and kiss Judean earth. Ruth’ love of husband did regress upon his aging mom,. It cradled her with tenderness while seeking a new home. The Moabitish damsel soon became a shining light. In Israel, that praised henceforth Great virtue Moabite. No daughter-in-law ever was, as Ruth, the Moabitess, In-law-a-daughter only, but so self oblivious; Ruth did stay on with loyalty, while Orpah took her leave, Turned back to Moab, - while Ruth stayed to share Noami’s grief. Lo! mothers-in-law seldom find too much of daughter love, But Ruth embraced her husband's mom With love still unheard of; Both wandered across rough terrain, directed by the Lord, To reach Noami’s Bethlehem with Ruth as sole support. She kissed her mother-in-law’s bruise and bandaged it with care, And improvised a sheltering booth and coverlets for her. Both reached the Holy Land and then, Ruth trusting and serene, Worked hard and labored, stooped and bent, in barley fields to glean. She gleaned, and picked up barley stalks, their daily bread to win, In scorching sun, in wearying walks, that tanned her jasmine skin. Orpah retraced her steps back home, but Ruth stayed on and clung, And generations later bards composed this lofty song: “Entreat me not to leave Thee, or to return from following after Thee,- For whither Thou goest there I will go, And where though lodgest, there 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” (Ruth 1:16) The lands' lord, - Boaz,-saw her glean, and in great wonderment, Found out the gleaner was his kin, returned to Noamis’s land; And Boaz, the proprietor took notice of his kin, And marveled at her beauty when she stooped and bent to glean. Her reddish golden hair shone bright, kissed by the mid-day sun, A thrilling sight in spite her garb, of crash so coarsely spun. The raiment spoke of poverty, her traits revealed a queen, So lofty sweet a countenance as he had never seen. Two hearts soon throbbed in one accord, at whizzing sickles’ sound. When gleaner and the acres’ Lord, with love each other found, The dawn found Ruth across his feet, the token guarantee Of sealed a bond attested to by Noami’s prophesy. Soon wed to Boaz as his spouse, and to highest honors raised, A forebear of King David’ House And ancestress of Christ. “The loveliest of all idylls of Scripture Goethe* says,- How God His purposes fulfills- Ah wondrous are His ways“!. *Goethe = German poet. © Elizabeth Dandy Noami and Ruth had no means of support, so Ruth gathered the left over grain from the harvesty fields for sustenance Ruth faced an unknown situation, similar to Abraham, leaving all behind, forsaking all she had known to commit herself to God and her future by faith, not aware of what lay ahead of her in a foreign land. She did not seek pity and showed strong maturity of faith, greater than her mother-in-law, Noami. Ruth had many issues against her, for she lived in a cultural time when women were honoured if they had children and the women depended upon husbands for their welfare. Communities were close amongst themselves, Ruth was in poverty and a foreigner. She was socially vulnerable to ill treatment by others because of her situation. Copyright © Elizabeth_Dandy ... [ 2005-11-17 10:52:22] (Date/Time posted on site) Advertisments: Previous Posted Poem         | |         Next Posted Poem

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Re: Ruth of Moab - The Foreigner (User Rating: 1 ) by lovingcritters on Thursday, 17th November 2005 @ 09:53:57 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Oh So Loyal was Ruth.............she was willing as you penned to leave everyone behind to follow her loving mother-in-law.......not that's certainly different from what we see today. I just loved this story because it also teaches us that when she will to marry a much older man she automatically brought herself in line for the Christ.........marvelous honor what that! Beautifully written, and the images were so self-explanatory ED. This was a marvelous story and you out did yourself in telling it too. Warm love consue

Re: Ruth of Moab - The Foreigner (User Rating: 1 ) by Lionel on Wednesday, 23rd November 2005 @ 12:53:27 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) A great example of Ezek. 11:19 Say's a lot about Noami too. What a fine example she must have been. A marvelous story, wonderfully told by a master poet.

Re: Ruth of Moab - The Foreigner (User Rating: 1 ) by emystar on Friday, 9th December 2005 @ 04:36:46 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Wow! Sorry I'm so far behind had 2 take some time out from my putor. Girlfriend-n-scholar, this write takes me back to bible calss in scholl we had to act out our scriture and choose someone to help. In the skit I was Ruth. it was beautifull then but it's dynomite in this masterpeice of beauty, luv u, emy