Ruth's Loyalty

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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# 143 - Ruth's Loyalty - In this episode of The Chosen People, Naomi returns to Bethlehem grieving and bitter, but Ruth’s unshakable loyalty lights the first spark of redemption. This powerful chapter reveals how God begins His greatest work in our emptiness—turning sorrow into hope.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-up Episode 143 of The Chosen People is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Today's opening prayer is inspired by Psalm 34:18, “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.5	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.5	Previously on the chosen people.
0:07.6	My homie, my love.
0:12.9	You and our boys are more precious to me than even my father's ancestral home.
0:21.3	I...
0:21.6	I never thought this day would come.
0:26.9	But I just don't see a way around it.
0:31.4	We will go to the land of Moab.
0:34.9	I hear the territory is still yielding crops.
0:38.0	Then we will hold fast to that future.
0:42.5	Slowly but steadily, the family built a new life in Moab.
0:47.2	Naomi turned that radiant smile to Elimelech in the entryway, but her smile fell as she
0:53.1	saw Elimelech's sway and gripped the stones for balance.
0:57.0	Elimolek! Elimlech!
0:59.2	When the sun rose the following day, casting its warm rays across the plains of Moab,
1:05.7	Naomi found herself to be a widow. The years marched on, and though it was harder than Naomi ever could have
1:13.9	imagined, she made a life in Moab for her small family. Naomi scanned the feast again and found her
1:21.9	younger son, Keelian, grinning at another local girl from town, Harper.
1:33.3	Ruth's deep brown eyes seemed to sparkle under her veil in the glow of the torches,
1:35.8	and she couldn't take them off her new husband.
1:38.6	The girl adored Marlon.
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