The Secret Hero

Posted on: February 12, 2016
By: Tanya Marlow

Who is the hero of the book of Ruth? Ruth? Boaz?

Well, I think Naomi is the secret hero of the book of Ruth. The story opens with her losing everything – no home, no husband, no sons. She doesn’t react well. “Call me bitter!” She says. “The Lord has brought me back empty!”

Yet at the end of the book the cry goes up, “Naomi has a son!” Naomi’s hands are full again. God blesses bitter Naomi. Ruth was the devout outsider, Naomi the rebellious insider, and God was kind to both.

Which one are you: a devout outsider or a rebellious insider?
What do you think Naomi was feeling throughout this story?

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// CREDITS //
Written & spoken by Tanya Marlow
Music by Dexter Britain
Footage by VideoBlocks
Edited by Jim Kast-Keat

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Tanya Marlow

Tanya Marlow was formerly a lecturer in Biblical Theology, and now an author, broadcaster and campaigner. She loves writing honestly at her blog, Thorns And Gold, about the messy edges of life, and finding God in hard places. Her first book, Coming Back to God When You Feel Empty, offers a path back to God after disappointment and loss and can be downloaded for FREE from www.TanyaMarlow.com

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This is really good and I plan to share it. If you have a chance turn off automatic captions as an option on YouTube. They are not close to what you said 🙂
- Jim Kast-Keat
  
  Thanks! As for the automatic captions, I’ll take a look and see if I can turn them off. I don’t recall ever turning them on!
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