1 00:01:31,133 --> 00:01:34,497 Your focus is off. 2 00:01:34,599 --> 00:01:37,498 I can't do it, grandfather. 3 00:01:37,599 --> 00:01:40,259 I know what is expected of me. 4 00:01:40,367 --> 00:01:43,265 I'm just a shepherd. 5 00:02:02,266 --> 00:02:04,732 Sit down. 6 00:02:04,833 --> 00:02:11,129 I'm going to tell you a story about hope, about trust, 7 00:02:11,232 --> 00:02:18,131 about faith when we don't understand God's plan. 8 00:02:19,433 --> 00:02:21,422 It was the time of the Judges. 9 00:02:21,533 --> 00:02:23,431 The people were corrupt and everyone did 10 00:02:23,533 --> 00:02:25,294 as they saw fit. 11 00:02:25,399 --> 00:02:29,195 When a great famine came upon Israel, some families chose 12 00:02:29,299 --> 00:02:32,561 to escape their plight and start over in the pagan country 13 00:02:32,666 --> 00:02:34,256 of Moab. 14 00:02:34,366 --> 00:02:37,763 But soon Moab proved to be none the better. 15 00:02:37,865 --> 00:02:40,797 The crops withered and the people suffered, 16 00:02:40,899 --> 00:02:43,797 for there was no rain. 17 00:02:57,399 --> 00:03:00,297 I miss you. 18 00:03:02,832 --> 00:03:06,924 A miracle happened last night. 19 00:03:07,032 --> 00:03:13,658 I awoke with a song in my heart, a song only God could have 20 00:03:13,765 --> 00:03:20,096 put there, a song that reminded me of you, Elimelech. 21 00:03:20,198 --> 00:03:27,529 For so long, I thought I would never find peace again, but God 22 00:03:27,632 --> 00:03:35,997 has given me that peace to handle the memories of you. 23 00:03:36,098 --> 00:03:40,030 I love you, husband. 24 00:03:48,864 --> 00:03:56,956 God, thank You for that song, thank You for that comfort. 25 00:03:57,065 --> 00:04:02,964 I now ask that You give that same comfort to my family. 26 00:04:03,065 --> 00:04:07,157 Nothing grows here anymore. 27 00:04:07,265 --> 00:04:11,754 My sons work day and night in the field and still... 28 00:04:18,231 --> 00:04:20,129 Nothing. 29 00:04:22,864 --> 00:04:29,127 We're all so hungry, but we will not give up. 30 00:04:33,065 --> 00:04:35,622 You have healed my heart. 31 00:04:35,731 --> 00:04:40,288 I know You can heal our land. 32 00:04:40,397 --> 00:04:44,295 Please heal our land. 33 00:05:02,698 --> 00:05:06,596 How did you get here? 34 00:05:09,264 --> 00:05:13,526 Thank You, God, for allowing something so beautiful to grow 35 00:05:13,630 --> 00:05:17,256 in such a place. 36 00:05:17,364 --> 00:05:19,955 Naomi, come quick. 37 00:05:20,064 --> 00:05:21,962 It is Chilion. 38 00:06:04,863 --> 00:06:07,761 Here, let me take him. 39 00:06:16,263 --> 00:06:21,059 God, this must be a dream. 40 00:06:21,163 --> 00:06:24,856 It's no dream, mother. 41 00:06:24,962 --> 00:06:29,156 This town's put a curse on this family. 42 00:06:34,629 --> 00:06:38,027 Orpah, what happened? 43 00:06:38,129 --> 00:06:39,754 He fainted. 44 00:06:39,862 --> 00:06:43,726 His head fell against the well. 45 00:06:43,829 --> 00:06:47,955 He'd been working out in the fields all day and night 46 00:06:48,063 --> 00:06:51,688 with nothing to eat. 47 00:06:54,629 --> 00:07:00,721 Oh, oh, God, why did You allow this to happen? 48 00:07:04,729 --> 00:07:09,423 We never should have come to this country. 49 00:07:09,529 --> 00:07:12,427 Father should have kept us in Bethlehem. 50 00:07:12,529 --> 00:07:16,427 Oh, oh. 51 00:07:41,128 --> 00:07:44,026 oh! 52 00:07:44,128 --> 00:07:45,753 Oh, it feels good to be out again. 53 00:07:45,861 --> 00:07:47,554 Oh, doesn�t it? 54 00:07:47,661 --> 00:07:51,355 Sometimes you just need a change of scenery, just to step up 55 00:07:51,461 --> 00:07:53,518 from your troubles. 56 00:07:53,628 --> 00:07:56,186 I hoped Orpah would come out today as well. 57 00:07:56,295 --> 00:07:59,193 It s been 10 months since Chilion passed. 58 00:07:59,295 --> 00:08:01,988 Can't seem to get her out of the house. 59 00:08:02,095 --> 00:08:06,152 We all deal with it in different ways. 60 00:08:11,361 --> 00:08:13,190 Why did you put that back? 61 00:08:13,294 --> 00:08:15,090 Wishful thinking. 62 00:08:15,194 --> 00:08:17,024 We don�t have enough to spend. 63 00:08:17,127 --> 00:08:21,355 We have enough, Ruth, get what you want. 64 00:08:21,461 --> 00:08:23,359 I cannot. 65 00:08:23,461 --> 00:08:30,950 Ruth, choose what's best for you. 66 00:08:35,361 --> 00:08:36,917 What do you think of this? 67 00:08:37,027 --> 00:08:40,721 It doesn't matter what I think, get what you want. 68 00:08:43,894 --> 00:08:45,622 All right, take that one. 69 00:08:45,727 --> 00:08:48,421 It brings out your eyes. 70 00:08:50,727 --> 00:08:54,853 Praise be the gods, Naomi, what are you doing out today? 71 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:59,790 Well, I thought we both needed a smile today. 72 00:08:59,894 --> 00:09:02,292 Well, a woman in your situation should not be 73 00:09:02,394 --> 00:09:04,053 out on the town. 74 00:09:04,161 --> 00:09:08,150 If I had lost my husband and my eldest son, I would be at 75 00:09:08,261 --> 00:09:12,159 the temple praying to the gods. 76 00:09:12,261 --> 00:09:15,056 My God does not reside in the temple, 77 00:09:15,161 --> 00:09:19,025 He resides in my heart. 78 00:09:19,127 --> 00:09:23,957 I hear your crops are rather small again this year. 79 00:09:24,061 --> 00:09:26,027 And I certainly hope that nothing happens to Mahlon 80 00:09:26,126 --> 00:09:29,286 as well, otherwise, how do you intend 81 00:09:29,393 --> 00:09:32,223 to provide for my daughter? 82 00:09:32,326 --> 00:09:33,656 God will provide. 83 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:35,692 I hope so. 84 00:09:35,794 --> 00:09:39,590 After all, I can't imagine her alone and desolate in this 85 00:09:39,694 --> 00:09:41,660 world with no husband. 86 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:43,658 Mother. 87 00:09:47,193 --> 00:09:48,159 Come. 88 00:09:48,260 --> 00:09:50,385 Dinner won't make itself. 89 00:09:50,493 --> 00:09:54,289 Perhaps your God will make it. 90 00:10:01,226 --> 00:10:05,454 Perhaps I should start making sacrifices to the gods. 91 00:10:05,560 --> 00:10:08,526 Our fields will not prosper simply because they are washed 92 00:10:08,626 --> 00:10:10,388 in blood. 93 00:10:10,493 --> 00:10:13,152 Mahlon works in the fields and nothing grows. 94 00:10:13,260 --> 00:10:15,851 Look in the fields where Molech stands. 95 00:10:15,959 --> 00:10:21,290 Molech, nor any of the other God of Moab is the answer. 96 00:10:21,392 --> 00:10:25,223 Then why haven't you been blessed in this place? 97 00:10:25,325 --> 00:10:31,020 I have been blessed, for my son found you. 98 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:52,718 I'll see if Orpah needs help with dinner. 99 00:10:52,826 --> 00:10:54,984 Yes. 100 00:11:02,426 --> 00:11:03,483 Go inside, mother. 101 00:11:03,592 --> 00:11:06,683 I will be done shortly. 102 00:11:06,792 --> 00:11:07,917 You look weak. 103 00:11:08,025 --> 00:11:08,752 You need rest. 104 00:11:08,858 --> 00:11:10,381 My strength is fine. 105 00:11:10,492 --> 00:11:11,889 It is the field that is weak. 106 00:11:11,992 --> 00:11:16,550 Let it be for now, God will take care of it. 107 00:11:16,658 --> 00:11:20,613 Is that what you told Chilion? 108 00:11:24,758 --> 00:11:26,452 He will take care of this. 109 00:11:26,558 --> 00:11:29,218 God will never give us any more than we can handle. 110 00:11:29,325 --> 00:11:31,620 Then where is He? 111 00:11:37,825 --> 00:11:43,587 I work hard and I am good to my family just like father. 112 00:11:43,692 --> 00:11:47,852 What more does God require for us to be blessed? 113 00:11:47,958 --> 00:11:50,947 All He asks for is our trust. 114 00:11:51,059 --> 00:11:53,718 Trust? 115 00:11:53,825 --> 00:11:55,654 Mother, how do you trust when you can't even see 116 00:11:55,758 --> 00:11:58,724 who's leading you? 117 00:11:58,825 --> 00:12:02,984 What if the people of Moab are right? 118 00:12:03,091 --> 00:12:05,023 What if we are following the wrong God? 119 00:12:05,124 --> 00:12:10,421 Oh, no, He is real, Mahlon, our God is not this God that 120 00:12:10,525 --> 00:12:12,252 you speak of. 121 00:12:12,358 --> 00:12:15,949 He is real. 122 00:12:17,324 --> 00:12:21,450 Mahlon, you must keep your faith. 123 00:12:27,391 --> 00:12:30,686 I'm telling you this family is cursed. 124 00:12:30,791 --> 00:12:34,587 Shh, you want mother to hear you say that? 125 00:12:34,691 --> 00:12:36,782 Naomi is not my mother. 126 00:12:36,891 --> 00:12:39,221 I told her once Chilion died, she could stop calling me 127 00:12:39,324 --> 00:12:41,551 daughter. 128 00:12:41,657 --> 00:12:44,249 I'm going back to live with my family. 129 00:12:44,358 --> 00:12:46,381 You're just going to leave? 130 00:12:46,490 --> 00:12:49,615 You forget, we have obligations to Naomi. 131 00:12:49,724 --> 00:12:51,690 We are her family. 132 00:12:51,791 --> 00:12:55,382 I have no obligations anymore. 133 00:12:55,490 --> 00:12:58,479 Naomi and the Israelites do not believe as we believe. 134 00:12:58,590 --> 00:13:00,681 That is why this family is cursed. 135 00:13:00,791 --> 00:13:04,154 Naomi has been good to us. 136 00:13:04,257 --> 00:13:06,815 My parents never should have arranged this. 137 00:13:06,924 --> 00:13:08,947 It was a mistake to marry an Israelite. 138 00:13:09,058 --> 00:13:11,615 Naomi would do anything for you. 139 00:13:11,724 --> 00:13:17,452 Ruth... I'm realizing that I no longer want what she has 140 00:13:17,557 --> 00:13:18,818 to give. 141 00:13:18,924 --> 00:13:22,356 Orpah, it is our duty to be good to her. 142 00:13:22,457 --> 00:13:24,855 We are her daughters through marriage. 143 00:13:24,956 --> 00:13:27,354 It's not only the right thing to do, it's the custom, 144 00:13:27,457 --> 00:13:28,684 it's law. 145 00:13:28,791 --> 00:13:31,655 Don not lecture me about the laws of Moab. 146 00:13:31,757 --> 00:13:35,086 I don't see you making any sacrifices to appease the gods. 147 00:13:35,190 --> 00:13:40,088 All she wants is our love and support, not rituals. 148 00:13:40,190 --> 00:13:42,849 As long as we're under her roof, we should not be making 149 00:13:42,956 --> 00:13:46,718 sacrifices. 150 00:13:52,390 --> 00:13:55,151 Then I'll no longer be under her roof. 151 00:13:55,257 --> 00:13:58,882 I'm going back to what I believe. 152 00:14:00,589 --> 00:14:02,885 Isn't there a part of you that believes something beyond 153 00:14:02,990 --> 00:14:07,285 our gods, something better? 154 00:14:13,256 --> 00:14:15,086 Where's Mahlon? 155 00:14:15,189 --> 00:14:17,781 He is still working. 156 00:14:17,890 --> 00:14:21,720 Perhaps you can go and talk to him. 157 00:14:38,523 --> 00:14:41,318 come inside and eat with us. 158 00:14:41,423 --> 00:14:44,048 Ruth, I must finish this. 159 00:14:44,156 --> 00:14:48,646 Mahlon, please. 160 00:15:02,089 --> 00:15:05,283 When will things change for this family? 161 00:15:05,389 --> 00:15:06,581 Soon. 162 00:15:06,689 --> 00:15:09,087 It'll only be hard for a season. 163 00:15:09,189 --> 00:15:12,246 When will the season end? 164 00:15:12,356 --> 00:15:14,412 I'm beginning to think your people are right when they say 165 00:15:14,522 --> 00:15:17,784 our family�s being punished. 166 00:15:17,889 --> 00:15:20,912 I do not believe people who slay the innocent to please 167 00:15:21,022 --> 00:15:27,887 the gods have a right to choose who should be punished. 168 00:15:33,889 --> 00:15:37,844 I do not know what to do anymore. 169 00:15:41,455 --> 00:15:44,387 I could always become a temple maiden. 170 00:15:44,488 --> 00:15:46,215 No. 171 00:15:46,321 --> 00:15:49,287 I don�t want you have any part of that. 172 00:15:49,388 --> 00:15:55,252 Neither do I but I have to believe it all will work out. 173 00:15:57,321 --> 00:16:00,617 You sound just like my mother. 174 00:16:00,721 --> 00:16:02,517 Come inside. 175 00:16:02,622 --> 00:16:06,988 The field can wait, but dinner cannot. 176 00:16:06,988 --> 00:16:07,249 The field can wait, but dinner cannot. 177 00:20:44,818 --> 00:20:48,977 oh, God. 178 00:20:49,084 --> 00:20:53,039 Why? 179 00:20:53,151 --> 00:20:56,117 Why did You not take me? 180 00:20:56,217 --> 00:21:00,115 Why am I the only one left? 181 00:21:13,084 --> 00:21:17,539 I swear there was no priest, and at a funeral. 182 00:21:17,650 --> 00:21:20,116 No wonder she's lost her entire family. 183 00:21:20,217 --> 00:21:22,774 She's angry at the gods. 184 00:21:22,884 --> 00:21:23,542 Oh, Orpah. 185 00:21:23,650 --> 00:21:24,673 Come here. 186 00:21:24,784 --> 00:21:26,579 Come. 187 00:21:26,684 --> 00:21:28,479 She can tell you all about that woman 188 00:21:28,583 --> 00:21:30,242 She was her other daughter in law. 189 00:21:30,350 --> 00:21:32,441 Hello Beth. 190 00:21:32,550 --> 00:21:34,539 Your poor parents. 191 00:21:34,650 --> 00:21:37,115 Why they must be just as distraught as I am about 192 00:21:37,216 --> 00:21:40,808 arranging you into that family. 193 00:21:40,917 --> 00:21:43,610 Why the only good to come of it is that neither you 194 00:21:43,717 --> 00:21:46,148 nor Ruth ever conceived. 195 00:21:46,250 --> 00:21:48,079 Someday I plan to remarry. 196 00:21:48,183 --> 00:21:51,240 But, of course, you will. 197 00:21:51,350 --> 00:21:54,544 But two barren daughters in one household. 198 00:21:54,650 --> 00:21:57,673 Well, I hope Naomi at least learns from this and tries to 199 00:21:57,784 --> 00:21:59,340 make peace with the gods. 200 00:21:59,450 --> 00:22:00,211 Mother! 201 00:22:00,316 --> 00:22:03,305 Ruth. 202 00:22:05,316 --> 00:22:09,043 Your husband has left you empty handed and neither of you 203 00:22:09,150 --> 00:22:11,514 have any children to support you. 204 00:22:11,617 --> 00:22:15,515 If that isn't a curse, then what is? 205 00:22:15,616 --> 00:22:18,481 Stop it, mother. 206 00:22:18,582 --> 00:22:21,980 Ruth, come please. 207 00:22:22,083 --> 00:22:26,447 Go buy some us some nice fruit. 208 00:22:29,316 --> 00:22:31,248 May I speak, Beth? 209 00:22:31,350 --> 00:22:33,213 Of course, Naomi. 210 00:22:33,316 --> 00:22:37,839 Ruth held her tongue out of respect for you as her mother, 211 00:22:37,949 --> 00:22:41,574 but you are not my mother and I will not allow you to dishonor 212 00:22:41,683 --> 00:22:46,240 my family or my God with your words. 213 00:22:46,349 --> 00:22:53,271 If you have no kind words, then please, be silent. 214 00:22:54,816 --> 00:22:58,680 I pray you all have a blessed day. 215 00:23:35,282 --> 00:23:41,306 Oh, my baby. 216 00:23:44,049 --> 00:23:48,106 Where are You? 217 00:23:48,215 --> 00:23:53,306 Why have You allowed this to happen? 218 00:23:53,415 --> 00:24:00,507 I followed my husband here because I was supposed to. 219 00:24:00,615 --> 00:24:05,014 I knew we were not supposed to come here, but why did You 220 00:24:05,114 --> 00:24:07,376 take my children? 221 00:24:07,481 --> 00:24:08,845 It was my fault. 222 00:24:08,948 --> 00:24:13,846 Why did You take my babies? 223 00:24:17,715 --> 00:24:22,170 I do not understand. 224 00:24:22,281 --> 00:24:25,008 Help me. 225 00:24:25,114 --> 00:24:27,307 Help me see this. 226 00:24:27,415 --> 00:24:31,404 Mother. 227 00:24:31,515 --> 00:24:33,378 Are you all right? 228 00:24:33,481 --> 00:24:35,310 Yes, I'm fine. 229 00:24:35,415 --> 00:24:38,472 I'll be there in a minute. 230 00:24:38,581 --> 00:24:46,105 Naomi, spouse of Elimelech of the house of Bethlehem. 231 00:24:51,148 --> 00:25:01,741 I am-- I am-- I am Caleb, a servant of your friend, Tani. 232 00:25:01,847 --> 00:25:04,006 She wishes to offer you condolences for the loss 233 00:25:04,114 --> 00:25:06,046 of your sons. 234 00:25:06,148 --> 00:25:08,636 She would have sent me earlier, but she did not get word 235 00:25:08,747 --> 00:25:10,508 until a few days ago. 236 00:25:10,614 --> 00:25:13,637 Tell her I said thank you and that I wish her well 237 00:25:13,747 --> 00:25:14,940 I will do as you ask. 238 00:25:15,048 --> 00:25:15,843 Would you come inside? 239 00:25:15,947 --> 00:25:17,708 We prepared food. 240 00:25:17,814 --> 00:25:25,042 Oh, I wish I could stay, but I have to be on my way 241 00:25:25,147 --> 00:25:28,545 Caleb, how is Tani? 242 00:25:28,647 --> 00:25:30,374 She is quite well 243 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,036 The famine is over. 244 00:25:32,147 --> 00:25:35,477 God has delivered us and healed our land. 245 00:25:35,580 --> 00:25:39,034 It is truly miraculous. 246 00:25:39,147 --> 00:25:43,341 That is wonderful news. 247 00:25:43,447 --> 00:25:47,379 Tell her I appreciate her comfort. 248 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:49,309 Go with God, Caleb. 249 00:25:49,414 --> 00:25:53,312 Thank you, Naomi, I will. 250 00:26:04,147 --> 00:26:08,307 Oh, thank You Lord, for showing mercy to your people 251 00:26:08,413 --> 00:26:11,811 even though they did not deserve it. 252 00:26:11,913 --> 00:26:16,175 So this is what you call a sign of your God's mercy 253 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,178 that Israel's famine is over. 254 00:26:18,279 --> 00:26:20,007 Yes, Ruth. 255 00:26:20,113 --> 00:26:24,068 It is a sign of great mercy. 256 00:26:28,013 --> 00:26:31,843 Orpah, what's wrong? 257 00:26:31,946 --> 00:26:35,503 - I-- - What is it, Orpah? 258 00:26:35,613 --> 00:26:40,375 - I'm-- - What is it? 259 00:26:44,979 --> 00:26:48,139 I'm sorry. 260 00:26:48,246 --> 00:26:52,508 I'm sorry for how the women treated you but most 261 00:26:52,613 --> 00:26:56,772 importantly, I'm sorry that I did not stand by you. 262 00:26:56,879 --> 00:27:01,505 Oh, Orpah, it is all right and you are not my servant. 263 00:27:01,613 --> 00:27:06,375 You do not need to kneel in front of me. 264 00:27:06,479 --> 00:27:10,138 You�ve been so good to me even though I do not 265 00:27:10,246 --> 00:27:11,337 deserve it. 266 00:27:11,446 --> 00:27:17,674 You have a wonderful heart, Orpah, a wonderful heart. 267 00:27:17,779 --> 00:27:24,871 I may not have always shown you love, but I will. 268 00:27:24,979 --> 00:27:28,241 I vow to be forever obedient to you. 269 00:27:28,345 --> 00:27:33,937 You do not need to vow anything to me. 270 00:27:34,046 --> 00:27:38,239 My love is with you always. 271 00:27:38,345 --> 00:27:40,709 Now enough talk of regret. 272 00:27:40,812 --> 00:27:41,937 I'm hungry. 273 00:27:42,046 --> 00:27:44,944 Come, let us sit and eat. 274 00:27:52,845 --> 00:27:55,174 I could not believe the way my mother acted. 275 00:27:55,278 --> 00:27:56,505 Ruth. 276 00:27:56,612 --> 00:27:59,510 I have never seen you so angry before. 277 00:27:59,612 --> 00:28:02,578 You should have seen your face. 278 00:28:02,679 --> 00:28:05,543 It was so, so the opposite of beautiful? 279 00:28:05,645 --> 00:28:09,042 Yes. 280 00:28:26,045 --> 00:28:32,000 Lord, thank You for this food and bless my two beautiful 281 00:28:32,111 --> 00:28:34,872 daughters. 282 00:28:34,978 --> 00:28:37,274 Amen. 283 00:28:47,644 --> 00:28:51,576 Tomorrow I will be leaving. 284 00:28:51,678 --> 00:28:55,076 I feel that God is telling me to go home. 285 00:28:55,177 --> 00:29:00,075 The famine in Israel is over and I will go home to find 286 00:29:00,177 --> 00:29:02,575 peace. 287 00:29:02,678 --> 00:29:06,007 I agree, a fresh start in a new town. 288 00:29:06,110 --> 00:29:11,839 Oh, Ruth, you have goes way beyond what is expected of you. 289 00:29:11,943 --> 00:29:14,705 When I enter my homeland, the bonds and laws made here 290 00:29:14,811 --> 00:29:17,777 will no longer apply. 291 00:29:17,877 --> 00:29:21,002 I cannot expect you to go with me. 292 00:29:21,110 --> 00:29:25,440 Of course I will go with you. 293 00:29:25,544 --> 00:29:27,668 We will go with you. 294 00:29:27,777 --> 00:29:30,675 No. 295 00:29:30,777 --> 00:29:35,607 You will stay because you will find support here and I will go 296 00:29:35,710 --> 00:29:39,699 to Bethlehem to seek mine. 297 00:29:39,810 --> 00:29:42,402 We are family and we will leave as family. 298 00:29:42,510 --> 00:29:43,272 No, Ruth. 299 00:29:43,377 --> 00:29:47,536 - I can't-- - Mother, we need to be 300 00:29:47,643 --> 00:29:51,041 with you. 301 00:30:17,009 --> 00:30:21,101 Tell us what Bethlehem's like, Naomi. 302 00:30:22,677 --> 00:30:25,472 Naomi? 303 00:30:28,109 --> 00:30:32,337 Is something troubling you? 304 00:30:32,443 --> 00:30:34,409 No. 305 00:30:34,510 --> 00:30:36,442 This is not fair. 306 00:30:36,543 --> 00:30:38,735 I cannot do this. 307 00:30:38,842 --> 00:30:40,308 You can do this. 308 00:30:40,410 --> 00:30:43,705 We will help you. 309 00:30:43,809 --> 00:30:45,036 No. 310 00:30:45,143 --> 00:30:48,666 I cannot do this. 311 00:30:48,776 --> 00:30:51,334 Do not follow me any further. 312 00:30:51,443 --> 00:30:53,965 Go home to your real mothers. 313 00:30:54,076 --> 00:30:56,541 No, no, I will not. 314 00:30:56,642 --> 00:31:01,904 Coming with me to Bethlehem, there's no future for you there. 315 00:31:02,009 --> 00:31:04,168 I will be all right. 316 00:31:04,276 --> 00:31:07,435 This is my burden, mine alone. 317 00:31:07,542 --> 00:31:10,008 I will be all right. 318 00:31:10,109 --> 00:31:12,904 Go back to your families and start over. 319 00:31:13,009 --> 00:31:14,032 Mother. 320 00:31:14,143 --> 00:31:18,438 Ruth, I am not your mother. 321 00:31:19,776 --> 00:31:25,470 But you have cared for me in ways she never has. 322 00:31:25,575 --> 00:31:30,405 Oh, Ruth, I love you. 323 00:31:30,509 --> 00:31:33,566 Look at me. 324 00:31:33,676 --> 00:31:38,074 Look at me. 325 00:31:38,175 --> 00:31:41,664 I have nothing more to give you. 326 00:31:41,776 --> 00:31:44,537 My sons are dead. 327 00:31:44,642 --> 00:31:49,574 There will be no more children, no one to support you. 328 00:31:49,676 --> 00:31:54,335 And if by some miracle, I were able to bear children again, 329 00:31:54,442 --> 00:31:59,601 more sons, when it is time to marry again, would you have 330 00:31:59,708 --> 00:32:02,470 waited? 331 00:32:02,574 --> 00:32:03,972 I will wait. 332 00:32:04,075 --> 00:32:06,166 I will wait forever. 333 00:32:06,275 --> 00:32:09,900 No, that is youth talking, and I will not take that 334 00:32:10,008 --> 00:32:11,769 from you. 335 00:32:11,875 --> 00:32:15,807 You have a chance to marry again here. 336 00:32:15,908 --> 00:32:19,772 I need to return to Bethlehem to seek the Lord s favor 337 00:32:19,875 --> 00:32:24,069 for I know his hand has been put against me. 338 00:32:24,175 --> 00:32:26,164 I will be all right. 339 00:32:26,274 --> 00:32:31,037 You do not need to take care of me anymore. 340 00:32:38,441 --> 00:32:43,305 You are truly the one who is kind. 341 00:33:01,541 --> 00:33:08,633 What you have given me will stay with me forever. 342 00:33:25,974 --> 00:33:29,270 Orpah! 343 00:33:32,774 --> 00:33:33,705 I know it's hard. 344 00:33:33,807 --> 00:33:35,295 I cannot go back. 345 00:33:35,407 --> 00:33:37,169 Ruth, she's allowing us to move on. 346 00:33:37,273 --> 00:33:38,296 But she's so alone. 347 00:33:38,407 --> 00:33:40,930 She's lost everything. 348 00:33:41,041 --> 00:33:43,632 Ruth, she says she doesn�t need your help. 349 00:33:43,740 --> 00:33:48,138 She says need, but she means want and although she may not 350 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:52,104 want my help, she does need it. 351 00:33:52,206 --> 00:33:55,639 She will not live much longer if she continues by herself 352 00:33:55,740 --> 00:33:56,364 alone. 353 00:33:56,473 --> 00:34:00,064 And neither will you going off to a strange land. 354 00:34:00,173 --> 00:34:04,901 Orpah, I must do what I feel is right. 355 00:34:05,006 --> 00:34:08,131 What will I tell Beth, your mother? 356 00:34:08,240 --> 00:34:10,729 Tell her I'm with Naomi. 357 00:34:10,839 --> 00:34:14,931 Tell her I am no longer empty handed. 358 00:34:31,639 --> 00:34:33,105 Mother! 359 00:34:33,206 --> 00:34:36,694 Wait! 360 00:34:36,806 --> 00:34:39,329 Mother! 361 00:34:43,472 --> 00:34:47,837 Oh! 362 00:34:47,939 --> 00:34:51,427 Do not force me back to Moab. 363 00:34:51,539 --> 00:34:54,869 I will not leave you. 364 00:34:54,973 --> 00:34:58,268 I want to follow you. 365 00:34:58,372 --> 00:35:02,168 Where you go, I will go. 366 00:35:02,272 --> 00:35:06,034 Where you live, I will live. 367 00:35:06,139 --> 00:35:11,504 Your people will be my people. 368 00:35:11,606 --> 00:35:20,733 And your God... your God will be my God. 369 00:35:28,339 --> 00:35:32,862 Oh, Ruth. 370 00:35:32,972 --> 00:35:36,870 You are truly a gift. 371 00:38:33,603 --> 00:38:37,092 The road was long and wore down the two women. 372 00:38:37,202 --> 00:38:39,259 They are fortunes for God. 373 00:38:39,369 --> 00:38:43,233 They were now penniless as they entered their now home 374 00:38:43,336 --> 00:38:47,995 and witnessed the wonders of the bounty in Israel. 375 00:38:54,302 --> 00:38:56,063 It's been so long since I've seen someone with so much 376 00:38:56,169 --> 00:38:59,158 wheat. 377 00:38:59,269 --> 00:39:02,201 Do you think your fields will prove to yield as much? 378 00:39:02,302 --> 00:39:03,632 No. 379 00:39:03,736 --> 00:39:06,725 When we left there was no one to tend them. 380 00:39:06,835 --> 00:39:09,858 They must be barren by now. 381 00:39:09,969 --> 00:39:13,595 Therefore we will have to go into another man's field 382 00:39:13,702 --> 00:39:17,032 and glean what is left. 383 00:39:27,403 --> 00:39:30,369 Naomi! 384 00:39:30,468 --> 00:39:32,866 Can this be you? 385 00:39:32,969 --> 00:39:35,162 You have returned! 386 00:39:35,269 --> 00:39:38,393 Oh, praise God. 387 00:39:38,502 --> 00:39:40,059 Tani. 388 00:39:40,169 --> 00:39:44,533 Oh, this is my daughter, Ruth. 389 00:39:44,635 --> 00:39:48,829 Welcome to Israel. 390 00:39:50,935 --> 00:39:54,833 Oh, look at the two of you, you must be famished. 391 00:39:54,935 --> 00:39:56,696 Come, I will take you to your home. 392 00:39:56,802 --> 00:40:00,995 I'll stop and buy some food and cook you a meal. 393 00:40:01,101 --> 00:40:03,431 I'm so happy. 394 00:40:50,201 --> 00:40:51,962 I'll help you. 395 00:40:52,068 --> 00:40:54,533 We'll make it beautiful. 396 00:40:55,834 --> 00:40:57,800 Oh, I have missed you. 397 00:40:57,901 --> 00:41:01,856 I prayed for years that you would return. 398 00:41:01,968 --> 00:41:07,457 Oh, Naomi, when I heard of your loss, I was so devastated. 399 00:41:07,567 --> 00:41:11,659 I instantly-- I called a messenger and had him to go 400 00:41:11,768 --> 00:41:13,563 to find you. 401 00:41:13,668 --> 00:41:15,065 Oh, have some bread. 402 00:41:15,167 --> 00:41:17,962 Have some bread, Naomi, please. 403 00:41:18,067 --> 00:41:22,432 I cannot imagine what you have been going through. 404 00:41:22,534 --> 00:41:25,523 I needed to find you to let you know that you would not be 405 00:41:25,634 --> 00:41:29,225 going through this alone. 406 00:41:29,334 --> 00:41:30,322 Oh, I see it. 407 00:41:30,434 --> 00:41:31,730 I see it. 408 00:41:31,833 --> 00:41:36,027 There is a smile. 409 00:41:36,134 --> 00:41:40,328 Oh, I long to hear your laugh again, Naomi, your beautiful 410 00:41:40,434 --> 00:41:41,525 laugh, child. 411 00:41:41,633 --> 00:41:45,327 This woman has laughter that can light up the darkest night. 412 00:41:45,434 --> 00:41:47,229 Naomi, have some more water. 413 00:41:47,334 --> 00:41:51,595 Stop! 414 00:41:51,700 --> 00:41:54,791 Stop saying my name. 415 00:41:54,900 --> 00:41:56,763 Stop calling me Naomi. 416 00:41:56,867 --> 00:42:01,390 It means pleasant, and I am far from that. 417 00:42:01,500 --> 00:42:05,728 I�ve lost everything. 418 00:42:05,833 --> 00:42:09,197 My name should be Marah. 419 00:42:09,299 --> 00:42:13,789 The emptiness and bitterness can only describe what I'm 420 00:42:13,900 --> 00:42:16,559 feeling in this moment. 421 00:42:16,667 --> 00:42:20,690 But you are home now, the Lord will show His favor 422 00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:24,425 on you. 423 00:42:26,767 --> 00:42:29,699 - Well, I should be-- I should be leaving. - I didn't mean... 424 00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:30,958 No, no, I'm fine. 425 00:42:31,066 --> 00:42:32,293 I'm fine. 426 00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:38,663 I'm just so happy to have you back. 427 00:42:40,266 --> 00:42:43,721 And you too, Ruth. 428 00:44:07,465 --> 00:44:11,124 We're home now. 429 00:44:11,232 --> 00:44:16,630 Oh, please, God, show us your mercy. 430 00:44:16,731 --> 00:44:21,221 If not for me, then for Ruth. 431 00:44:36,865 --> 00:44:38,956 Well, good morning. 432 00:44:39,065 --> 00:44:40,963 You�ve changed. 433 00:44:41,065 --> 00:44:43,826 My dress was torn. 434 00:44:45,164 --> 00:44:47,892 It's time. 435 00:44:47,998 --> 00:44:50,793 Today I will go to the fields to glean. 436 00:44:50,898 --> 00:44:52,830 No, Ruth. 437 00:44:52,931 --> 00:44:55,226 I thought that's what you called it. 438 00:44:55,331 --> 00:44:56,388 It is. 439 00:44:56,498 --> 00:44:59,055 I meant that it's my job. 440 00:44:59,164 --> 00:45:00,858 You cannot do that for me. 441 00:45:01,031 --> 00:45:05,827 No, you stay here and make your home. 442 00:45:05,930 --> 00:45:09,192 Let me do this for you. 443 00:45:09,297 --> 00:45:11,058 Very well 444 00:45:11,164 --> 00:45:14,653 But please, be careful. 445 00:46:08,830 --> 00:46:11,057 First day? 446 00:46:11,163 --> 00:46:12,493 Yes. 447 00:46:12,597 --> 00:46:13,994 It's quite easy. 448 00:46:14,096 --> 00:46:17,756 Just watch me, you�ll learn quickly. 449 00:46:17,863 --> 00:46:20,659 I am Ruth, daughter of Naomi. 450 00:46:20,764 --> 00:46:25,059 I am Simeon, picker of the wheat. 451 00:47:09,963 --> 00:47:12,360 men, look at all this wheat. 452 00:47:12,462 --> 00:47:14,553 God has really been good to us. 453 00:47:14,663 --> 00:47:16,720 Yes, He has. 454 00:47:16,829 --> 00:47:19,488 Just finished surveying the fields here and we think we're 455 00:47:19,596 --> 00:47:23,494 gonna finish with more crops and ahead of schedule. 456 00:47:23,596 --> 00:47:26,824 That is glorious news. 457 00:47:26,928 --> 00:47:31,088 So, what would you have us do next? 458 00:47:35,596 --> 00:47:36,959 Sir? 459 00:47:37,062 --> 00:47:39,528 What would you have us do next? 460 00:47:39,629 --> 00:47:40,787 What? 461 00:47:40,895 --> 00:47:42,724 We're ahead of schedule. 462 00:47:42,828 --> 00:47:44,385 That's good. 463 00:47:44,496 --> 00:47:46,587 You all right, sir? 464 00:47:46,695 --> 00:47:53,185 Seth, who's that woman over there? 465 00:47:53,295 --> 00:47:54,851 I-- I have no idea. 466 00:47:54,962 --> 00:47:57,360 I don�t have time to take the name of everyone, 467 00:47:57,461 --> 00:48:01,019 especially the gleaners. 468 00:48:04,928 --> 00:48:06,518 What is wrong with him? 469 00:48:06,628 --> 00:48:09,526 How should I know? 470 00:48:10,428 --> 00:48:13,122 Benjamin, do you know the name of this woman? 471 00:48:13,229 --> 00:48:14,319 No, sir. 472 00:48:14,428 --> 00:48:17,156 Seth had me tending the grain all day and my hands were kind 473 00:48:17,261 --> 00:48:19,693 of full. 474 00:48:19,795 --> 00:48:22,158 Sir, why are you so concerned with this woman, 475 00:48:22,261 --> 00:48:24,023 and a foreigner at that? 476 00:48:24,128 --> 00:48:29,254 Do any of my workers know the name of this woman? 477 00:48:29,361 --> 00:48:32,657 May I speak, sir? 478 00:48:32,762 --> 00:48:34,751 Yes, my friend. 479 00:48:34,862 --> 00:48:37,327 Her name is Ruth. 480 00:48:37,428 --> 00:48:39,257 Ruth. 481 00:48:39,361 --> 00:48:40,883 She's the daughter of Naomi. 482 00:48:40,994 --> 00:48:48,052 She's been working with me all day and has not stopped. 483 00:48:48,161 --> 00:48:49,627 If my services are through here, sir, I'd like to return 484 00:48:49,728 --> 00:48:52,216 to my work. 485 00:48:52,328 --> 00:48:54,419 Of course. 486 00:48:57,927 --> 00:49:04,053 Sir, you need to focus on the grain. 487 00:49:04,161 --> 00:49:08,321 I am tired of you questioning my decisions. 488 00:49:08,428 --> 00:49:09,984 You're relieved of your duties. 489 00:49:10,094 --> 00:49:10,718 But, sir. 490 00:49:10,827 --> 00:49:13,452 Leave now. 491 00:49:13,560 --> 00:49:17,288 I'll report this to Neb. 492 00:49:17,394 --> 00:49:21,622 Tell my uncle whatever you wish. 493 00:49:21,727 --> 00:49:26,352 You, sir, what's your name? 494 00:49:26,460 --> 00:49:28,255 They call me Simeon. 495 00:49:28,360 --> 00:49:31,793 Well, Simeon, congratulations. 496 00:49:31,894 --> 00:49:35,122 You�ve become my new chief harvester. 497 00:49:35,227 --> 00:49:39,990 Seems like you know more about my fields than my workers do. 498 00:49:40,093 --> 00:49:42,218 Blessings to you. 499 00:49:42,327 --> 00:49:44,885 Blessings to you. 500 00:49:44,993 --> 00:49:48,187 To you as well. 501 00:50:00,227 --> 00:50:04,852 Is it true that you're the daughter of Naomi? 502 00:50:04,960 --> 00:50:06,153 Yes, sir. 503 00:50:06,260 --> 00:50:07,453 You don�t have to call me sir. 504 00:50:07,560 --> 00:50:09,150 I'm not your master. 505 00:50:09,260 --> 00:50:11,192 My name is Boaz. 506 00:50:11,293 --> 00:50:15,987 Yes, sir, I mean Boaz. 507 00:50:16,093 --> 00:50:19,059 I don�t want you to work anyone's fields but mine. 508 00:50:19,160 --> 00:50:23,115 You have the freedom to do whatever you need to do. 509 00:50:23,227 --> 00:50:25,090 Thank you. 510 00:50:25,193 --> 00:50:28,091 You must know that I'm not of your people. 511 00:50:28,193 --> 00:50:30,159 Why are you so good to me? 512 00:50:30,260 --> 00:50:36,056 I don't see people for who they�re not. 513 00:50:36,160 --> 00:50:41,820 I see them for who they are. 514 00:50:41,926 --> 00:50:45,221 I know you've come here seeking protection under the wings 515 00:50:45,326 --> 00:50:48,554 of our Lord. 516 00:50:48,660 --> 00:50:53,319 I pray that He uses me for that purpose. 517 00:50:53,426 --> 00:50:56,324 Thank you. 518 00:51:15,693 --> 00:51:22,023 Sir, I wanted to apologize about today. 519 00:51:22,126 --> 00:51:26,388 Go eat, enjoy yourself. 520 00:51:26,493 --> 00:51:31,425 But why did you not release me? 521 00:51:31,526 --> 00:51:36,185 Cause you're a good learner and unlike others, you never 522 00:51:36,292 --> 00:51:41,054 make the same mistake twice. 523 00:51:41,159 --> 00:51:44,591 She's still there. 524 00:51:44,692 --> 00:51:51,716 Benjamin, tomorrow when we eat, I want you to go tell Ruth. 525 00:51:51,825 --> 00:51:55,313 I want her to eat with us. 526 00:51:55,425 --> 00:51:58,414 Yes, sir. 527 00:52:06,792 --> 00:52:07,780 Take a drink. 528 00:52:07,892 --> 00:52:08,880 You look thirsty. 529 00:52:08,992 --> 00:52:10,617 Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. 530 00:52:10,725 --> 00:52:11,588 Sir? 531 00:52:11,692 --> 00:52:12,282 Yes. 532 00:52:12,392 --> 00:52:13,881 I have just been released. 533 00:52:13,991 --> 00:52:14,685 Why? 534 00:52:14,792 --> 00:52:18,053 Because Boaz is distracted by some foreigner. 535 00:52:18,158 --> 00:52:19,590 Who is this foreigner? 536 00:52:19,692 --> 00:52:20,521 I have no idea. 537 00:52:20,625 --> 00:52:22,215 Some woman from Moab. 538 00:52:22,325 --> 00:52:24,723 Who's related to someone named Naomi. 539 00:52:24,824 --> 00:52:26,290 Naomi is back? 540 00:52:26,392 --> 00:52:29,915 What would you like me to do? 541 00:52:30,025 --> 00:52:32,923 I will take care of it. 542 00:52:33,025 --> 00:52:36,116 You are true to your people. 543 00:52:43,991 --> 00:52:48,185 Ruth, have you eaten yet? 544 00:52:48,291 --> 00:52:51,280 No, sir, I'd rather wait till I finish the work. 545 00:52:51,392 --> 00:52:53,255 You can finish later. 546 00:52:53,358 --> 00:52:56,290 Eat, eat with us now. 547 00:52:56,391 --> 00:52:58,584 No, no, no, come sit over here. 548 00:52:58,691 --> 00:53:02,350 Sit with me. 549 00:53:08,958 --> 00:53:11,856 Pomegranate. 550 00:53:29,090 --> 00:53:31,613 I should be getting back to work. 551 00:53:31,724 --> 00:53:36,747 It's getting late and I have not gathered nearly enough. 552 00:53:36,857 --> 00:53:38,483 Okay, well, wait. 553 00:53:38,591 --> 00:53:40,750 Before you go, before you go, 554 00:53:40,857 --> 00:53:43,755 I want you to take this. 555 00:53:48,890 --> 00:53:53,186 I want you to give this to Naomi. 556 00:53:53,290 --> 00:54:01,746 You tell her that this is a gift from Boaz. 557 00:54:01,857 --> 00:54:04,823 Thank you again. 558 00:54:11,057 --> 00:54:13,648 Benjamin, how much has she gleaned? 559 00:54:13,757 --> 00:54:18,416 Not much, maybe enough for two people for a few days. 560 00:54:18,523 --> 00:54:21,580 I want you to take a few bushels and shake it out 561 00:54:21,690 --> 00:54:25,145 and put some grain out so she can collect it. 562 00:54:25,256 --> 00:54:28,087 If you don�t mind me asking, why do you give her more when 563 00:54:28,189 --> 00:54:34,952 she doesn't ask for any? 564 00:54:35,056 --> 00:54:39,250 I'm just following her example. 565 00:54:52,690 --> 00:54:56,486 Ruth, how was your day? 566 00:54:56,590 --> 00:55:01,147 We were blessed. 567 00:55:01,256 --> 00:55:02,881 Who was kind enough to let you glean all this grain 568 00:55:02,989 --> 00:55:06,183 from their field? 569 00:55:06,289 --> 00:55:08,686 His name was Boaz. 570 00:55:08,789 --> 00:55:11,721 Boaz? 571 00:55:11,822 --> 00:55:13,981 Boaz. 572 00:55:14,089 --> 00:55:17,283 He is a relative of Elimelech's. 573 00:55:17,390 --> 00:55:19,185 He was always such a kind child. 574 00:55:19,289 --> 00:55:20,754 He's still very kind. 575 00:55:20,856 --> 00:55:25,255 Look what he gave me and even more. 576 00:55:31,355 --> 00:55:34,117 Come, help me sort the grain. 577 00:55:40,123 --> 00:55:43,714 with their needs now being met, Ruth began to feel 578 00:55:43,822 --> 00:55:48,845 the pains of being alone, the reality of a stranger 579 00:55:48,956 --> 00:55:50,819 in a strange land. 580 00:55:50,922 --> 00:55:53,978 Now it feels like home. 581 00:55:54,088 --> 00:55:57,521 Yes, it does. 582 00:56:03,022 --> 00:56:04,954 Ruth? 583 00:56:05,055 --> 00:56:09,987 How is your heart, about Mahlon, I mean? 584 00:56:10,088 --> 00:56:12,646 Some days I'm busy and I forget. 585 00:56:12,755 --> 00:56:16,744 Some days he's all I ever think about. 586 00:56:16,855 --> 00:56:18,878 God has someone out there for you. 587 00:56:18,988 --> 00:56:22,512 He does not mean for you to be aloe. 588 00:56:22,621 --> 00:56:23,882 But I'm a foreigner. 589 00:56:23,988 --> 00:56:27,045 No man in Bethlehem would want to marry me. 590 00:56:27,155 --> 00:56:30,848 Any man with half his wits would die to be with you. 591 00:56:30,955 --> 00:56:33,387 I don�t believe I can provide him with a family. 592 00:56:33,488 --> 00:56:35,545 You're too young to say that. 593 00:56:35,655 --> 00:56:37,121 What about you? 594 00:56:37,222 --> 00:56:40,154 I can't get married and leave you behind. 595 00:56:40,255 --> 00:56:41,720 It's too soon. 596 00:56:41,821 --> 00:56:43,117 Now you say it's too soon. 597 00:56:43,222 --> 00:56:45,278 One day you�ll say it's too late. 598 00:56:45,388 --> 00:56:48,684 Maybe God can find a way to bless us together. 599 00:56:48,788 --> 00:56:53,379 Anything is possible where God is concerned. 600 00:56:54,121 --> 00:56:55,109 This area over here. 601 00:56:55,221 --> 00:56:57,710 We gotta make sure that there's fencing put around the entire 602 00:56:57,821 --> 00:57:01,810 area because these have you gone mad? 603 00:57:01,921 --> 00:57:03,250 What? 604 00:57:03,354 --> 00:57:07,810 I hear you are giving extra food to that foreigner. 605 00:57:07,920 --> 00:57:11,512 You know if you do that, you must give it to all the others 606 00:57:11,621 --> 00:57:13,143 and you�ll probably do it. 607 00:57:13,254 --> 00:57:15,947 She never takes anymore than what is allotted by the law 608 00:57:16,054 --> 00:57:17,849 - and even then she won't take-- - Don't waste your breath 609 00:57:17,954 --> 00:57:18,942 on him. 610 00:57:19,054 --> 00:57:21,452 This is not about the law. 611 00:57:21,554 --> 00:57:23,849 This is about treating a foreigner better 612 00:57:23,954 --> 00:57:27,614 than your own people. 613 00:57:27,720 --> 00:57:30,914 You tell Simeon to put together a bundle and to give 614 00:57:31,021 --> 00:57:31,884 it to Naomi. 615 00:57:31,987 --> 00:57:34,476 Tell her it is a gift from me. 616 00:57:34,587 --> 00:57:36,019 They�ll have their food. 617 00:57:36,121 --> 00:57:39,951 She is bringing a curse upon us, the curse of death. 618 00:57:40,054 --> 00:57:43,577 The same curse that she did to her family. 619 00:57:44,854 --> 00:57:48,513 Sir. 620 00:57:48,620 --> 00:57:51,848 Just because we're relatives, I do not have to 621 00:57:51,954 --> 00:57:54,216 tolerate this kind of behavior. 622 00:57:54,320 --> 00:58:00,117 One day you will need me, and I will not be there. 623 00:58:02,021 --> 00:58:03,509 Pay him no mind. 624 00:58:03,620 --> 00:58:05,711 He knows nothing about anything. 625 00:58:05,820 --> 00:58:07,809 He's a fool. 626 00:58:07,920 --> 00:58:12,545 Don't ever allow yourself to be called a fool. 627 00:58:12,654 --> 00:58:15,745 I understand what you're trying to do, sir, just I beg you 628 00:58:15,854 --> 00:58:18,251 be careful. 629 00:58:18,353 --> 00:58:21,183 You worried about me? 630 00:58:21,286 --> 00:58:23,548 Well, if I can speak freely, many of us are very concerned 631 00:58:23,654 --> 00:58:27,177 why you're going out of your way for this woman? 632 00:58:27,286 --> 00:58:29,979 Why is that so hard to understand? 633 00:58:30,086 --> 00:58:33,211 Love, sir, see, love has never been part of your life. 634 00:58:33,320 --> 00:58:34,945 It's always been just work. 635 00:58:35,053 --> 00:58:36,576 The only thing that comes before it is God and the only 636 00:58:36,687 --> 00:58:39,914 thing after it has been sleep so... 637 00:58:40,020 --> 00:58:43,884 Look, who said anything about love? 638 00:58:43,986 --> 00:58:48,419 I'm just wanting to find the right one 639 00:58:48,520 --> 00:58:50,951 Well, a lot of good women have come and gone as you wait 640 00:58:51,053 --> 00:58:56,008 for the right one. 641 00:58:56,120 --> 00:59:01,314 Why settle for that which is good when you can have what's 642 00:59:01,419 --> 00:59:03,908 great. 643 00:59:04,020 --> 00:59:05,849 Okay, I'll remember that. 644 00:59:05,953 --> 00:59:08,316 I just pray that my good friend, Boaz, has the wisdom to 645 00:59:08,419 --> 00:59:14,114 know good from great when she's standing right in front of him. 646 00:59:15,786 --> 00:59:21,309 Nao-- excuse me, Marah. 647 00:59:21,419 --> 00:59:25,749 It's so good to see life come back into this place. 648 00:59:25,853 --> 00:59:28,011 It is because of Ruth. 649 00:59:28,119 --> 00:59:30,517 Oh. 650 00:59:30,619 --> 00:59:33,244 She is so good to you. 651 00:59:33,352 --> 00:59:37,444 All the mothers in the village are jealous. 652 00:59:40,386 --> 00:59:42,943 So in all these years you�ve never married. 653 00:59:43,052 --> 00:59:46,485 No, but I'm at peace with that. 654 00:59:46,586 --> 00:59:56,076 I let that idea drift away a very, very long time ago. 655 00:59:56,185 --> 00:59:58,276 Ah, you�ve done it again. 656 00:59:58,386 --> 00:59:59,374 What? 657 00:59:59,486 --> 01:00:03,509 Well, I came here to comfort you and now you are thinking 658 01:00:03,618 --> 01:00:05,482 of me. 659 01:00:05,585 --> 01:00:06,608 You are my friend. 660 01:00:06,718 --> 01:00:10,412 It's the least I can do. 661 01:00:10,518 --> 01:00:13,280 I know. 662 01:00:13,385 --> 01:00:18,477 I�ve seen how you and Ruth struggle from day to day. 663 01:00:18,585 --> 01:00:20,483 Why don't you sell this place? 664 01:00:20,585 --> 01:00:21,983 Go on. 665 01:00:22,085 --> 01:00:26,142 You can get a very good price for it right now. 666 01:00:26,251 --> 01:00:29,649 Mmm, I've thought about it, but I feel that God is 667 01:00:29,752 --> 01:00:31,945 telling me to wait. 668 01:00:32,052 --> 01:00:35,643 I know but you can sell it to 669 01:00:35,752 --> 01:00:36,410 Naomi. 670 01:00:36,518 --> 01:00:37,211 Yes. 671 01:00:37,318 --> 01:00:38,978 Oh, you're home. 672 01:00:39,084 --> 01:00:40,675 Peace be with you. 673 01:00:40,785 --> 01:00:41,944 I'm Simeon. 674 01:00:42,051 --> 01:00:45,711 My master, Boaz, has sent a gift for you and Ruth. 675 01:00:45,818 --> 01:00:49,215 Oh, Boaz is too kind. 676 01:00:49,318 --> 01:00:49,976 Come, eat with us. 677 01:00:50,084 --> 01:00:53,608 There's more than enough for two. 678 01:00:53,718 --> 01:00:55,513 Won't you stay? 679 01:00:55,618 --> 01:01:01,209 I-- I must be moving on. 680 01:01:01,318 --> 01:01:03,614 Well, may the Lord bless you. 681 01:01:03,717 --> 01:01:07,548 And you. 682 01:01:12,451 --> 01:01:15,440 It's good to see Simeon doing so well. 683 01:01:15,550 --> 01:01:16,846 You know him? 684 01:01:16,951 --> 01:01:21,407 Yes, yes, he's a kind man who fell on some hard times, 685 01:01:21,517 --> 01:01:24,109 but I hear the Lord has blessed him. 686 01:01:24,218 --> 01:01:26,877 Ah. 687 01:01:26,984 --> 01:01:28,609 Oh, I'm out of water. 688 01:01:28,717 --> 01:01:29,910 Let's go to the well. 689 01:01:30,018 --> 01:01:31,211 The walk will do us both good. 690 01:01:31,317 --> 01:01:31,951 Oh. 691 01:01:31,951 --> 01:01:33,212 Oh. 692 01:01:36,018 --> 01:01:37,415 Greetings again, ladies. 693 01:01:37,517 --> 01:01:39,312 Let me get that, Naomi. 694 01:01:39,417 --> 01:01:42,872 Thank you, Simeon. 695 01:01:45,984 --> 01:01:48,381 You know the harvest festival is tomorrow. 696 01:01:48,484 --> 01:01:49,711 Yes, I know. 697 01:01:49,817 --> 01:01:52,908 This is the first time I've ever been cause now I'm 698 01:01:53,017 --> 01:01:54,483 a harvester. 699 01:01:54,584 --> 01:01:57,379 Well, I'm very pleased for your promotion. 700 01:01:57,484 --> 01:02:01,280 Thank you. 701 01:02:01,384 --> 01:02:05,316 Tani would love to go to the festival with you. 702 01:02:05,417 --> 01:02:07,178 I would like that. 703 01:02:07,283 --> 01:02:10,044 I would like that very much. 704 01:02:10,150 --> 01:02:14,775 Well see you at the house. 705 01:02:19,716 --> 01:02:24,274 I thank you a thousand times for what you just did, I think. 706 01:02:24,384 --> 01:02:28,339 I never thought that a man like that would be interested in me. 707 01:02:28,450 --> 01:02:34,349 God works miracles when you least expect them. 708 01:02:40,416 --> 01:02:43,315 Yes, He does, doesn�t He? 709 01:03:06,783 --> 01:03:08,908 How is it I've been working all day and you seem to be 710 01:03:09,016 --> 01:03:11,039 the one out of breath? 711 01:03:11,149 --> 01:03:12,410 What have you been up to? 712 01:03:12,516 --> 01:03:18,210 Come, sit down, we must talk. 713 01:03:18,316 --> 01:03:22,839 God has put something into my heart. 714 01:03:22,949 --> 01:03:25,813 The time is now. 715 01:03:25,915 --> 01:03:27,541 The time is now? 716 01:03:27,650 --> 01:03:31,672 Oh, mother, please tell me you're not dying. 717 01:03:31,782 --> 01:03:35,306 No, I have not felt this good in years. 718 01:03:35,416 --> 01:03:38,109 That's good. 719 01:03:38,216 --> 01:03:44,012 It is time for you to move on. 720 01:03:44,116 --> 01:03:47,378 Oh, mother, I cannot leave you. 721 01:03:47,482 --> 01:03:52,710 Listen, the harvest festival is tonight, you must go. 722 01:03:52,815 --> 01:03:55,338 You know I'm not allowed there. 723 01:03:55,448 --> 01:03:57,108 You're not just a gleaner. 724 01:03:57,216 --> 01:04:02,580 Through me you're a kin which brings me to this, 725 01:04:02,682 --> 01:04:08,342 I believe God has shown me who you are to marry. 726 01:04:08,448 --> 01:04:09,778 I am from Moab. 727 01:04:09,882 --> 01:04:12,609 No one even looks at me. 728 01:04:12,715 --> 01:04:18,909 Oh, daughter, there is one who looks at you every day. 729 01:04:19,015 --> 01:04:20,447 Who? 730 01:04:20,548 --> 01:04:24,378 Boaz. 731 01:04:26,981 --> 01:04:30,345 Boaz. 732 01:04:38,348 --> 01:04:40,905 Well, yes. 733 01:04:41,015 --> 01:04:46,471 He's a very kind man, but I'm not worthy of his love 734 01:04:46,582 --> 01:04:51,207 and he could not be possibly interested in me. 735 01:04:51,315 --> 01:04:54,509 Oh, Ruth. 736 01:04:54,614 --> 01:04:57,274 Boaz has been waiting for someone like you just as you 737 01:04:57,382 --> 01:05:00,280 have been waiting for someone like him. 738 01:05:00,382 --> 01:05:04,314 He can protect you and provide for you. 739 01:05:04,414 --> 01:05:07,108 You must let him know your true feelings tonight. 740 01:05:07,215 --> 01:05:10,306 But tonight is the harvest festival and hell be busy 741 01:05:10,414 --> 01:05:11,778 with the celebration. 742 01:05:11,881 --> 01:05:15,643 I assure you that when he sees you, he will stop 743 01:05:15,748 --> 01:05:17,771 and take notice. 744 01:05:17,881 --> 01:05:23,575 Look at me, I've been wearing the same clothes since we arrived. 745 01:05:23,681 --> 01:05:27,738 All hell notice is how bad I look. 746 01:05:27,848 --> 01:05:32,303 Come, let me show you something. 747 01:05:44,913 --> 01:05:51,278 Mother, this is beautiful. You did not have to do this. 748 01:05:51,381 --> 01:05:53,540 Oh, yes I did, Ruth. 749 01:05:53,648 --> 01:05:56,170 You have been so kind and loyal to me even 750 01:05:56,280 --> 01:05:58,508 when you did not have to be. 751 01:05:58,614 --> 01:06:01,512 You deserve something that reflects the beauty that I see 752 01:06:01,613 --> 01:06:03,875 in you. 753 01:06:03,980 --> 01:06:07,537 It's the most beautiful dress I've ever seen. 754 01:06:07,647 --> 01:06:09,579 Perhaps you're right. 755 01:06:09,680 --> 01:06:12,737 Maybe Boaz will notice me. 756 01:06:12,847 --> 01:06:17,836 But there is more and you will have to trust me. 757 01:06:17,947 --> 01:06:20,175 All right. 758 01:06:20,280 --> 01:06:23,871 Tonight when you go to the festival, wait. 759 01:06:23,980 --> 01:06:27,174 You will surely want to run up to him but do not. 760 01:06:27,279 --> 01:06:31,769 Just watch and wait until he's had plenty to eat and drink and 761 01:06:31,880 --> 01:06:34,505 then follow him where he goes to rest. 762 01:06:34,613 --> 01:06:37,511 Wait until he falls asleep, 763 01:06:37,613 --> 01:06:41,477 uncover his feet and lie down there. 764 01:06:41,580 --> 01:06:46,512 Mother, I trust you, but I cannot do that. 765 01:06:46,613 --> 01:06:49,875 Oh, Ruth, it is a custom of our people. 766 01:06:49,979 --> 01:06:53,673 Boaz will recognize the sign you are making and he will show 767 01:06:53,780 --> 01:06:56,268 you whether he agrees or not. 768 01:06:56,380 --> 01:06:58,608 What if he's not an honorable man? 769 01:06:58,713 --> 01:07:01,008 What if tries to take advantage of me? 770 01:07:01,113 --> 01:07:04,671 If Boaz is the man of God I know him to be, he will only 771 01:07:04,779 --> 01:07:07,245 do what the law tells him to do. 772 01:07:07,346 --> 01:07:09,073 This plan seems so foolish. 773 01:07:09,179 --> 01:07:10,167 Trust me. 774 01:07:10,279 --> 01:07:13,074 God uses the foolish things of this world to confound 775 01:07:13,179 --> 01:07:14,667 the wise. 776 01:07:14,779 --> 01:07:19,178 He will not let you be harmed. 777 01:07:19,279 --> 01:07:21,744 All right. 778 01:07:21,846 --> 01:07:23,176 I'll do it. 779 01:07:23,279 --> 01:07:23,903 Good. 780 01:07:24,013 --> 01:07:24,979 We have little time. 781 01:07:25,079 --> 01:07:27,977 We must get you ready to go. 782 01:07:54,646 --> 01:07:57,669 That will be my last drink. 783 01:07:57,779 --> 01:08:01,438 Oh, come on, you deserve one more. 784 01:08:01,545 --> 01:08:02,602 What about you? 785 01:08:02,712 --> 01:08:06,610 You having a good time? 786 01:08:07,978 --> 01:08:12,308 Oh, oh, someone has caught your eye. 787 01:08:12,412 --> 01:08:14,809 Seth used to always say that women only want you if you have 788 01:08:14,911 --> 01:08:16,138 something to give. 789 01:08:16,245 --> 01:08:16,972 Seth? 790 01:08:17,078 --> 01:08:18,941 A lot of good that has done him. 791 01:08:19,045 --> 01:08:20,375 Very true. 792 01:08:20,479 --> 01:08:25,843 Look, you're a fine man, strong, courageous. 793 01:08:25,945 --> 01:08:28,809 You're more than any of these women would want. 794 01:08:28,911 --> 01:08:29,672 You think so? 795 01:08:29,778 --> 01:08:34,370 Yes, you just gotta have more confidence in yourself. 796 01:08:34,479 --> 01:08:36,308 And what have you got to lose? 797 01:08:36,412 --> 01:08:41,344 If she says no, you're no worse off than you are now. 798 01:08:41,444 --> 01:08:42,103 All right. 799 01:08:42,212 --> 01:08:42,973 Yes, you're right. 800 01:08:43,078 --> 01:08:44,976 You're right. 801 01:11:27,709 --> 01:11:30,140 Who's there? 802 01:11:30,242 --> 01:11:33,504 It is I, Ruth. 803 01:11:33,609 --> 01:11:36,837 Ruth? 804 01:11:36,943 --> 01:11:43,068 What are you doing here? 805 01:11:43,175 --> 01:11:48,608 Because you are kinsman, I approach you this night. 806 01:11:48,709 --> 01:11:52,232 You once asked may the Lord protect me under the spread 807 01:11:52,342 --> 01:12:01,674 of his wings, now I ask the same of you. 808 01:12:15,642 --> 01:12:21,666 Thank God. 809 01:12:21,775 --> 01:12:27,037 Did Naomi put you up to this? 810 01:12:29,142 --> 01:12:34,802 You are a faithful woman. 811 01:12:34,908 --> 01:12:36,771 Why me? 812 01:12:36,875 --> 01:12:41,705 Of all the men you could have chosen, why me? 813 01:12:41,808 --> 01:12:46,263 Because your kindness is greater than I've ever known. 814 01:12:46,375 --> 01:12:51,000 You�ve shown me mercy when I've not deserved it. 815 01:12:51,108 --> 01:12:54,768 I will not choose another. 816 01:12:54,875 --> 01:13:00,739 You're the only one that can save our family. 817 01:13:02,808 --> 01:13:06,967 When I first saw you in the field, 818 01:13:07,074 --> 01:13:09,972 I knew you were special. 819 01:13:12,675 --> 01:13:18,073 I prayed and asked God that if it be His will that you would 820 01:13:18,174 --> 01:13:24,232 give me your love. 821 01:13:24,341 --> 01:13:29,239 Then the Lord made it so. 822 01:13:36,308 --> 01:13:40,967 I am not your closest kinsman. 823 01:13:41,074 --> 01:13:49,370 There's another, one who I have created a problem with. 824 01:13:49,474 --> 01:13:53,406 He would do anything he could to spite me especially if it 825 01:13:53,507 --> 01:13:56,667 has anything to do with you. 826 01:13:56,774 --> 01:13:59,467 Who is this man that could hate you? 827 01:13:59,574 --> 01:14:05,803 Neb, the brother of Elimelech. 828 01:14:05,907 --> 01:14:12,863 But this-- this is something that I-- I have-- I've brought upon 829 01:14:12,973 --> 01:14:16,996 myself and I-- I can fix this. 830 01:14:17,107 --> 01:14:21,130 It's my problem to solve and I will. 831 01:14:21,240 --> 01:14:22,967 You just have to trust me. 832 01:14:23,073 --> 01:14:27,971 I'll make it right. 833 01:14:28,073 --> 01:14:31,903 You just need to sleep. 834 01:14:32,007 --> 01:14:34,235 You can sleep here. 835 01:14:34,340 --> 01:14:39,238 Here, you can sleep here. 836 01:14:41,973 --> 01:14:45,871 I'll take care of everything. 837 01:15:07,139 --> 01:15:09,765 Ruth... Ruth, Ruth, Ruth. 838 01:15:09,873 --> 01:15:16,294 Ruth, wake up, wake up. 839 01:15:16,406 --> 01:15:18,429 You have to leave before the sun comes up. 840 01:15:18,539 --> 01:15:23,631 People will think the wrong thing. 841 01:15:23,740 --> 01:15:26,171 Since I've met you, you�ve always thought of me 842 01:15:26,272 --> 01:15:27,738 over yourself. 843 01:15:27,840 --> 01:15:34,671 Well, I think a woman ought to be treated with kindness 844 01:15:34,772 --> 01:15:41,069 no matter where she's from, who she is. 845 01:15:48,839 --> 01:15:52,601 I really want to be with you, but I have to do it according 846 01:15:52,705 --> 01:15:54,001 to the law. 847 01:15:54,106 --> 01:15:57,936 I can't touch you until the law says I can. 848 01:15:58,039 --> 01:15:59,369 I'm gonna work this out. 849 01:15:59,472 --> 01:16:01,268 Trust me. 850 01:16:01,373 --> 01:16:08,567 I need you to go and be with your mother. 851 01:16:08,672 --> 01:16:11,604 Okay? 852 01:16:11,705 --> 01:16:14,035 Wait, wait, wait, wait. 853 01:16:14,139 --> 01:16:17,571 I want you to take this. 854 01:16:22,205 --> 01:16:26,103 Give this to Naomi. 855 01:16:30,705 --> 01:16:34,501 Tell her I said thank you. 856 01:16:34,605 --> 01:16:37,503 She'll understand. 857 01:16:48,971 --> 01:16:53,631 And the next day Boaz sat, not eating or drinking 858 01:16:53,738 --> 01:16:56,966 until God showed him how to be together 859 01:16:57,071 --> 01:17:00,265 with his one true love. 860 01:17:15,904 --> 01:17:18,802 Well? 861 01:17:20,738 --> 01:17:22,034 Oh! 862 01:17:22,138 --> 01:17:25,002 Oh, mother, you should have seen it. 863 01:17:25,105 --> 01:17:28,037 He awoke and said, 'Who is there?' 864 01:17:28,138 --> 01:17:29,967 I said, it is I, Ruth. 865 01:17:30,071 --> 01:17:38,902 And he-- and he-- oh, mother he's an honorable man. 866 01:17:39,005 --> 01:17:40,937 You were right. 867 01:17:41,037 --> 01:17:45,936 Thank you for showing me the way. 868 01:17:46,037 --> 01:17:48,367 There is a problem though. 869 01:17:48,471 --> 01:17:51,925 There's a kinsman closer than Boaz. 870 01:17:52,037 --> 01:17:53,298 It is Neb. 871 01:17:53,404 --> 01:17:54,665 You knew? 872 01:17:54,771 --> 01:17:58,066 Yes. 873 01:17:58,170 --> 01:18:00,659 I could have made my life easier by selling the field 874 01:18:00,770 --> 01:18:04,362 and bringing Neb closer to me, but I did not want you 875 01:18:04,471 --> 01:18:10,199 in his mercy and I knew Boaz would fight for you. 876 01:18:10,304 --> 01:18:13,065 He said he would do the right thing, for us to sit 877 01:18:13,170 --> 01:18:14,397 and wait. 878 01:18:14,504 --> 01:18:18,731 Boaz will do his part, but we must do our part too. 879 01:18:18,837 --> 01:18:21,598 What else is there for us to do? 880 01:18:21,703 --> 01:18:24,431 Pray. 881 01:18:29,104 --> 01:18:33,900 Oh, Lord, I thank You with all my heart. 882 01:18:34,004 --> 01:18:38,902 I thank You for Your mercy, for Your grace, 883 01:18:39,004 --> 01:18:42,401 for a second chance. 884 01:18:44,603 --> 01:18:46,569 I want you to betray me. 885 01:18:46,670 --> 01:18:50,000 What? 886 01:18:50,103 --> 01:18:51,694 I want you to go to Neb. 887 01:18:51,803 --> 01:18:57,394 Tell him that I've just-- I've lost my wits in my infatuation 888 01:18:57,503 --> 01:19:01,265 for Ruth and I'm about to give her half of my grain. 889 01:19:01,370 --> 01:19:03,427 But, sir, this could ruin you. 890 01:19:03,536 --> 01:19:05,502 I mean they could publicly ridicule you for showing 891 01:19:05,603 --> 01:19:08,763 favoritism. 892 01:19:08,869 --> 01:19:13,734 I know. 893 01:19:13,836 --> 01:19:16,564 It's love. 894 01:19:16,670 --> 01:19:23,830 For that, I would risk anything. 895 01:19:27,436 --> 01:19:30,560 All right. 896 01:19:30,669 --> 01:19:34,567 If you believe that, so do I. 897 01:19:40,136 --> 01:19:43,159 Neb, you were right. 898 01:19:43,269 --> 01:19:46,826 Boaz has lost his wits over that Moab woman. 899 01:19:46,936 --> 01:19:50,198 I mean, he has chosen to give half his grain to Ruth. 900 01:19:50,302 --> 01:19:51,030 I knew it. 901 01:19:51,136 --> 01:19:55,329 The son of Rahab is showing his true self. 902 01:19:55,435 --> 01:19:58,230 Will you testify to this? 903 01:19:58,335 --> 01:20:00,528 Yes, I will. 904 01:20:00,636 --> 01:20:01,897 You're a wise man, Benjamin. 905 01:20:02,003 --> 01:20:04,026 I will see you rewarded. 906 01:20:04,135 --> 01:20:05,192 Thank you, sir. 907 01:20:05,302 --> 01:20:08,268 Now we need to get the elders to the public square 908 01:20:08,369 --> 01:20:12,267 so that may see the true Boaz. 909 01:20:27,702 --> 01:20:29,292 Is this true? 910 01:20:29,402 --> 01:20:32,095 This man will testify to this. 911 01:20:32,202 --> 01:20:34,724 You will swear to this? 912 01:20:34,835 --> 01:20:37,733 I give you my solemn oath. 913 01:20:37,835 --> 01:20:40,960 Neb, you�ve doe a great service for your people. 914 01:20:41,068 --> 01:20:44,830 I will gather the elders to meet us here at the temple. 915 01:20:58,568 --> 01:21:00,194 Boaz, you are here. 916 01:21:00,301 --> 01:21:05,359 We have some concerns about your actions with the harvest. 917 01:21:14,668 --> 01:21:15,998 I have nothing to hide. 918 01:21:16,101 --> 01:21:19,465 You will not make light of this once you find out what 919 01:21:19,568 --> 01:21:23,933 I know about your intentions. 920 01:21:24,034 --> 01:21:28,091 Members of council, people of Israel, 921 01:21:28,201 --> 01:21:31,099 this man is a traitor. 922 01:21:31,201 --> 01:21:35,691 He plans to give half his grain to that woman from Moab. 923 01:21:35,801 --> 01:21:38,164 He is no longer one of us. 924 01:21:38,267 --> 01:21:41,790 If I were to do something like that, give away anything to 925 01:21:41,900 --> 01:21:51,095 a foreigner, I would expect to be stoned to death. 926 01:21:51,201 --> 01:21:53,326 Is this true, Boaz? 927 01:21:53,434 --> 01:21:59,162 Are you planning to do what he says? 928 01:21:59,267 --> 01:22:00,755 Neb is right. 929 01:22:00,867 --> 01:22:06,164 I do plan on helping the widow, but by purchasing the land 930 01:22:06,267 --> 01:22:13,257 owned by Elimelech and by becoming her kinsman to save 931 01:22:13,367 --> 01:22:15,890 the house of Elimelech from destitution. 932 01:22:16,001 --> 01:22:18,967 You will not do that, that is my right. 933 01:22:19,067 --> 01:22:20,930 I am the closest relative. 934 01:22:21,034 --> 01:22:26,489 Elimelech's land and his wife are mine. 935 01:22:26,600 --> 01:22:29,430 Neb, you did not read the law carefully. 936 01:22:29,533 --> 01:22:32,829 It is not the widow of Elimelech that you redeem but the wife 937 01:22:32,934 --> 01:22:36,388 of his son, the Moabitess named Ruth. 938 01:22:36,500 --> 01:22:38,056 No, no, no, no, no, no. 939 01:22:38,166 --> 01:22:39,462 It is not so. 940 01:22:39,567 --> 01:22:43,465 It is not so. 941 01:22:43,567 --> 01:22:48,897 Neb, do you still intend to redeem the land and Ruth? 942 01:22:49,000 --> 01:22:51,898 I will not marry a woman from Moab. 943 01:22:52,000 --> 01:22:54,125 He will deal with her. 944 01:22:54,233 --> 01:22:56,665 As is a custom of our laws, remove your sandal and give it 945 01:22:56,766 --> 01:23:01,358 to Boaz. 946 01:23:04,000 --> 01:23:07,727 By the power of the council given by God, I name Boaz 947 01:23:07,833 --> 01:23:10,391 the kinsman redeemer of the house of Elimelech. 948 01:23:15,466 --> 01:23:17,796 but if you did not plan to give her half your grain, 949 01:23:17,899 --> 01:23:20,456 then that man is a liar. 950 01:23:20,566 --> 01:23:23,294 No, he did not lie. 951 01:23:23,399 --> 01:23:25,922 I do plan on giving half my bounty to Ruth. 952 01:23:26,033 --> 01:23:26,930 You see? 953 01:23:27,033 --> 01:23:32,522 But not the half that belongs to Israel. 954 01:23:32,633 --> 01:23:38,293 I want to give her my half, for I plan to make her my wife. 955 01:23:43,232 --> 01:23:47,722 Ruth and Boaz were married shortly after and a new hope 956 01:23:47,833 --> 01:23:51,432 began for Ruth and Naomi, which surely was a blessing from God. 957 01:23:51,432 --> 01:23:56,091 began for Ruth and Naomi, which surely was a blessing from God. 958 01:23:56,199 --> 01:23:59,290 Their trust and faith in Him allowed blessings on their 959 01:23:59,399 --> 01:24:04,297 family they never thought possible. 960 01:24:15,566 --> 01:24:19,362 I came as soon as I heard. 961 01:24:19,466 --> 01:24:22,193 There's something really wrong with Ruth. 962 01:24:22,299 --> 01:24:25,731 She can't keep anything down that she eats. 963 01:24:25,832 --> 01:24:30,855 Boaz, I need for you to go outside. 964 01:24:32,199 --> 01:24:33,391 And get what? 965 01:24:33,498 --> 01:24:37,931 Nothing, go pray. 966 01:24:38,032 --> 01:24:39,429 Pray? 967 01:24:39,531 --> 01:24:42,622 Pray. 968 01:24:49,498 --> 01:24:53,191 She wants me to pray. 969 01:24:53,298 --> 01:24:58,196 I've waited all these years. 970 01:25:01,064 --> 01:25:08,520 I have done everything You wanted. 971 01:25:12,231 --> 01:25:16,721 I love her. 972 01:25:16,831 --> 01:25:20,854 This can't be happening. 973 01:25:20,964 --> 01:25:25,488 God, I would, I would... 974 01:25:30,064 --> 01:25:33,519 Why are you laughing? 975 01:25:42,164 --> 01:25:44,527 What? 976 01:25:44,631 --> 01:25:47,392 What? 977 01:25:57,297 --> 01:25:58,127 A baby? 978 01:25:58,230 --> 01:26:02,253 A baby, yes. 979 01:26:14,597 --> 01:26:18,859 My mother and father named me Obed, which means servant. 980 01:26:18,963 --> 01:26:22,327 And Naomi's life was fulfilled again through the love of 981 01:26:22,430 --> 01:26:25,624 something as small as a newborn child. 982 01:26:25,731 --> 01:26:29,356 Naomi loved and cared for me throughout her days as if 983 01:26:29,464 --> 01:26:31,453 I were her own. 984 01:26:31,564 --> 01:26:33,655 Thank You. 985 01:26:33,763 --> 01:26:36,695 I know You're here with me. 986 01:26:36,796 --> 01:26:40,490 I know You always have been. 987 01:26:40,597 --> 01:26:44,619 Oh, and Lord, thank You so much for little Obed. 988 01:26:44,730 --> 01:26:50,288 Protect him all of his days and let this family continue 989 01:26:50,397 --> 01:26:53,487 to bless Israel. 990 01:27:00,063 --> 01:27:04,018 Think of your great grandmother and Naomi. 991 01:27:04,130 --> 01:27:08,256 If they had not trusted God during the most difficult days 992 01:27:08,363 --> 01:27:14,956 of their lives, you and I would not be sitting here today. 993 01:27:15,063 --> 01:27:17,858 It is wonderful what God has done for our ancestors, but how 994 01:27:17,963 --> 01:27:21,520 I know he will do that for me. 995 01:27:21,630 --> 01:27:28,426 Just because some man came and told me that I'm gonna be king 996 01:27:28,529 --> 01:27:33,154 and anointed my head with oil doesn�t mean that I will be. 997 01:27:33,262 --> 01:27:37,592 He gave you the strength to fight a lion and a bear that 998 01:27:37,696 --> 01:27:40,820 were attacking your father's sheep. 999 01:27:40,929 --> 01:27:46,294 If He will help you to protect sheep, He will surely give you 1000 01:27:46,396 --> 01:27:51,385 wisdom and strength to be king. 1001 01:27:53,929 --> 01:27:56,088 Your father wants you to come home and bring lunch 1002 01:27:56,196 --> 01:28:00,128 to your brothers. 1003 01:28:00,229 --> 01:28:05,991 Go and do what the Lord says. 1004 01:28:13,895 --> 01:28:16,588 Thank you. 1005 01:28:24,929 --> 01:28:30,828 David, you forgot this.