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08 May 2007
The Story of Ruth
3 of 3 found this helpful I saw this movie when I was a child and it left a lasting impression on me. I feel that the movie although fictional in many parts,is a close adaptation of the biblical account of the book of Ruth.
Scripture does not say exactly how Naomi's husband and sons died. According to scripture, Ruth and Mahlon were married for ten years before he died. In this fictional account, Mahlon delivers a crown for the next child that will be sacrificed and attempts to speak to Ruth about his God who does not require the sacrifice of children and this visit begins their ensuing romance. This fictional account helps the viewer to understand how Ruth who is depicted as a Moabite priestess and whose duty is to prepare the child to be sacrificed to her pagan diety, realizes how wrong this practice is. Mahlon is blamed for her change in attitude and is made a slave and is sent to a rock mine. Ruth attempts to rescue Mahlon who is stabbed, taken to a hiding place and dies within minutes after they arrive and are married.
Ruth's love and faithfulness to Naomi as they leave Moab for Bethlehem is moving. Through Ruth's marriage to Boaz, Naomi's kinsmen redeemer, begets Obed the grandfather to King David whose lineage begets Jesus the Christ.
I would highly recommend this movie, with the understanding that it does not follow scripture to the letter.