Ruth

Ruth is one of my favorite books in the Bible. Set in a context in which God's own people are going astry, it tells of one who was not one of God's people, and who came to faith in the One True God. Judges, Kings, and Prophets all tell of Israel's waywardness. Ruth stands out as one who left her waywardness and became one of God's own people, and an ancestor of Jesus Christ. For this reason I call Ruth the Jewel of the Old Testament. It's about true faith, not just lineage.