Ruth 1:3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. He went first from Israel, the land of the living, and led them thence, and so he now goeth out of the world before them. I. DEATH IS THE END OF ALL, AND IT SPARETH NONE (Joshua 23:14; Job 21:33; Ecclesiastes 6:6; Ecclesiastes 7:2; 1 Corinthians 15:51; Hebrews 9:27). II. A FULL SUPPLY OF BODILY WANTS CANNOT PREVENT DEATH. The man must die in Moab, where was food enough; the rich glutton must die also, and the rich man with his barn full. III. WHERE MEN THINK TO PRESERVE LIFE, THERE THEY MAY LOSE IT, as Elimelech doth here, fleeing from the famine in Israel, yet died where plenty was, in Moab; for no place is free from death, and when the time appointed is come, man cannot pass it (Job 14:5). (R. Bernard.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.WEB: Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons. |
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