Ruth 1:6-10 - When she heard in Moab that the LORD had come to the aid of his people by providing food for them, Naomi and her daughters-in-law prepared to return home from there. With her two daughters-in-law she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road that would take them back to the land of Judah.
Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go back, each of you, to your mother's home. May the LORD show kindness to you, as you have shown to your dead and to me. May the LORD grant that each of you will find rest in the home of another husband."
Then she kissed them and they wept aloud and said to her, "We will go back with you to your people."
I wonder how much they packed up to carry with them on the trip. It doesn't sound like they had any animals and were probably just going on foot, but they must have at least taken some food with them. Did they sell everything else they had in Moab?
Did Naomi have a sudden change of heart regarding her daughters-in-law? Surely she didn't plan to pack up, start the trip, and only then tell them it was a waste of time. What made her change her mind only while on the road and not sooner before they had decided to make the trip in the first place?
I'm curious. Could you please tell me what brought you to this page by mentioning it in a comment? I won't publish the comment, if you ask me not to.
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