25 In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.
That's what happens with us, if we don't make Jesus our king - we do whatever seems right in our own eyes.
I love the book of Ruth. This time as I read it, I was struck by the overwhelming sense of God's name being mentioned all the time by all parties - Naomi saying "May the Lord bless you", Ruth saying "Your God will be my God", Boaz greeting the harvesters with "The Lord be with you", the harvesters replying "The Lord bless you", Boaz telling Ruth ”May the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.”, Naomi responding to Ruth "May the Lord bless the one who helped you", etc. etc.
I think Ruth was struck by her mother-in-law's faith - and she wanted a part of it. This is total speculation, but I don't think she wanted to go back to her Moabite people after her husband died because she got a "glimpse of God" through Naomi's life. And God rewarded her richly for seeking Him.
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