Faithful God: An Exposition of the Book of Ruth , by Sinclair B. Ferguson, Bryntirion Press, 2005. Paperback, 157 pp., $10.50. Reviewed by David Whitla.

Prolific pastor-theologian-author Sinclair Ferguson has again given the church a winning volume in his devotional exposition of Ruth, entitled Faithful God. In five brief but full chapters he unfolds the message of the book in his characteristically clear and engaging style. Ferguson helps the reader grasp the message of Ruth in its redemptive-historical context, drawing important observations from the Hebrew text that are easily missed in our English translations, but in such a way that technical matters are explained without technical jargon. And what a message it is! Stressing God’s providence in guiding the characters to accomplish His greater purposes, we are taught to see God’s covenantal faithfulness “as the melody line of the Book of Ruth,” and we are thus exhorted to “see God’s ...