Big Idea Ruth begins in a time and a season, showing us that God writes stories in the middle of loss and unseen . 1) A Dark Setting (v.1) “In the days when the ruled…” It was a time of spiritual and moral . 2) A Hard Pressure (v.1) “There was a in the land…” Hard seasons reveal whether we choose by or by . 3) A Desperate Move (vv.1–2) A family leaves and goes to . What looks “practical” can still carry spiritual . 4) A Devastating Emptiness (vv.3–5) The husband . The sons marry outside Israel, and then both sons . Naomi is “ ” — left without her and her . 5) What the Author is Doing The writer stacks loss until you feel “no way .” God often starts redemption when human run out. Response Today, God is calling me to: