What is the mood of the story of Ruth?

Answer 1

From sad to moving to lonely and melancholy, and from there, to hopeful and then happy. Sad: Elimelech and his sons die in a foreign land.

Moving: Ruth the Moabitess leaves everything to join Naomi.

Lonely: Naomi and Ruth return to Israel, destitute and alone.

Melancholy: Naomi and Ruth subsist in poverty.

Hopeful: Boaz assists Ruth, and Naomi instructs her to seek marriage with him.

Happy: Boaz and Ruth are wed.

There was a famine in the era of the Judges. A prominent man named Elimelech went to wait out the lean years in the neighboring land of Moab, with his wife (Naomi) and two sons. The sons married Moabite women and later died, and Elimelech also died.Naomi decided to return to Israel, and her daughter-in-law, Ruth the Moabitess, accompanied her with the intention of converting to Judaism. The two were penniless, and supported themselves by gleaning grain (Leviticus 23:22) in other people's fields. Naomi advised Ruth to glean in the field of Boaz, since he was a relative of Elimelech.

Boaz commanded his field-workers to be considerate toward her.

Naomi, seeking a husband for the young Ruth, sent her to Boaz's threshing-floor when he would be there, in the hope that he would want to marry her. Boaz informed her that there was another relative who, according to custom, had prerogative to redeem Elimelech's field and marry her. The next day, the other man refused to take Ruth, and she and Boaz were married.

More information:

Ruth was a superlative servant of God.Naomi and her family had sojourned in Moab during a famine. Ruth, a Moabitess, became Naomi's daughter-in-law. She had had a long stretch of time during which she observed Naomi's righteousness, and she (Ruth) became convinced that she must serve the One God and abandon her former idolatry. She went on to become so righteous that God made her the ancestress of King David.

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Answer 2

I'm not sure what you mean by the mood. The Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible is a love story with a happy ending, but it is also one of the first Bible stories about someone choosing to convert to the Jewish religion. Ruth is a Moabite, not an Israelite. She is also a widow, and when her mother-in-law Naomi decides to go back to her home in Bethlehem, Ruth decides she does not want to return to Moab. Rather, she wants to stay with Naomi, with whom she has grown close. She begs Naomi to be allowed to go with her, and even offers to accept Naomi's people (the Israelites) as her own, and also accept the Israelite religion (Judaism). Ruth falls in love with a young man named Boaz, and the story tells how they were ultimately able to marry. It is a story of faith, of companionship, and of love.

Answer 3

The mood of the story of Ruth is generally one of loyalty, devotion, and redemption. It portrays a sense of hope and faith in the face of adversity.

Answer 4

Hunger story.