Anything Ruth learned from Mahlon or Naomi about the loving and merciful God of Israel, Jehovah, surely struck her as a marked contrast. Jehovah ruled through love, not terror!
See, mida Rutt kas Mahlonilt või Noomilt iisraellaste armastava ja halastava Jumala Jehoova kohta teada sai, oli moabi jumalatele rabavaks kontrastiks: Jehoova valitses armastuse, mitte hirmu abil.