Set in the dark and turbulent days of the judges, the book of Ruth is a beautiful story of loyalty, kindness, and God's unseen hand. It follows Naomi, an Israelite widow who returns to Bethlehem from Moab, bitter and empty after the death of her husband and sons. She is accompanied by her Moabite daughter-in-law, Ruth, whose pledge of devotion is one of the most moving in all of Scripture. Through a series of seemingly ordinary events—gleaning in a field, a strategic encounter at a threshing floor—God provides a kinsman-redeemer in the noble Boaz. The story moves from famine to harvest and from bereavement to birth, culminating in the marriage of Ruth and Boaz and the establishment of a lineage that leads directly to King David.