“And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.”
The women's blessing upon Ruth and upon the Lord, who has not left Ruth without a kinsman-redeemer, marks the fulfillment of the blessing Naomi had pronounced in earlier chapters. The explicit acknowledgment that the Lord has been providentially working throughout Ruth's story vindicates her commitment to follow Naomi and validates her faith in God's ultimate care. The women's blessing represents the community's recognition that God has been secretly orchestrating redemption throughout the narrative and that Ruth has been the particular object of divine solicitude.
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