Woman Who Is Better Than 7 Men

"...for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him."
(Ruth 4:15)

Woman who is better than seven sons, WOW,..what kind of woman that have a privileged and great valuable than seven sons? In several nation and culture, the sons are more better valuable than the daughters.

This is admirable woman dedicated for Ruth a Moab's Woman (Moab country is the foreign nation for Israel). Certainly, she is a special woman and the one of the two holy books with woman's name from The Bible. And undeniably, her name was registered in the decendants of King David. Ruth is King David's grand-grandmother. So, how special is she? The Bible wrote down her peculiarity:


1. Loyal Heart

Ruth have a loyal heart to her mother-in-law, Naomi. She was chose live with her mother-in-law although she have the right and good reasons come home to her nation. Her loyal heart based on her loyal heart to The God of Israel. The loyalty heart to the God made her still in attachment with Naomi (Ruth 1:16-17). Although there is no reasons for her to keep in loyalty, seeing that is impossible for Naomi born a son for Ruth to get married. If impossible, illogical for her to wait the son growth up (Jewish manner), but she keep in her loyalty.
The future so dark for these two widows, but Ruth steeling her mother-in-law heart's with her faithful till die. Let see what the possibilities for Ruth when she back home to her parent in Moab. She maybe get married again, and if she get a rich man she might be never underprivileged or if she live with her parent she shouldn't have thinking about the food. Ruth forget everything, seems like Moses stories that consent live the luxurious of the Pharaoh's kingdom.

Does we have a loyal heart like Ruth? Keep in loyalty to God in every situation, every hard ways, problems and hopeless.


2. Work Hard

Back home to Bethlehem without the man as a leader for the family and life made Naomi and Ruth life are so hard. Maybe the living house they was live about 10 years could be broken and the field either. There is no choises for Ruth except gleaned in a field after the reapers, live in the people's mercy. But everything there is no coincedenced, God Planned so beautiful for Naomi and Ruth.


3. Do Good Think

What Ruth has did, especially her loyalty to her mother-in-law have being the discussion in Israel, they praise her. And the news heard by Boaz too. Her loyalty borned love and mercy for the people around.


4. Sacred Life

Boaz adored Ruth because she didn't chasing the young men. In her status as a widow is so possible for to get married again, but she didn't chase her desire and still live in a holy life, obeyed The Law of God and the being rules, and learned expecting with loyalty. Her holy life made she more beautiful in Boaz's eyes.


5. Loyal Expectation / Loyal Prayers

Like her mother-in-law adviced, Ruth keep in her loyalty wait for Boaz act's. Expecting or waiting is similary with the prayers. When Ruth stay on her pray, the anwers come right in time. When we lift up our hand, God hand's will turn down to help.

For the woman who learning from the Ruth, learn to her always. Cause God always make you special in HIS Eyes. And absoulutely always in the happy ending. :) GBU.