Tales from the Great Book #3

Jesus recounts the parable of a father and his two sons—when the youngest demands his inheritance early and leaves home to live recklessly, he squanders everything and finds himself destitute in a foreign land. Humbled and desperate, he returns to his father seeking forgiveness, only to discover how his father's mercy stirs unexpected turmoil within his older brother. This tale of redemption and grace has endured for centuries as a meditation on repentance, forgiveness, and the nature of love.

When Queen Athaliah murders the heirs of David's house to seize the throne of Judah, a brave woman named Jehosheba manages to rescue the infant prince Joash and hide him in the temple—the one place the pagan queen won't look. As the boy grows in secret, the high priest Jehoiada trains him to become the rightful king, waiting for the moment when he can restore God's true worship to the land.

During a terrible famine in Judah, Elimelech uproots his family to seek a better life in the prosperous land of Moab, where he builds a successful olive vineyard before his death leaves his widow Naomi and their son Mahlon to carry on. When Mahlon marries a young Moabite woman named Ruth, she enters his household with hope and devotion, eager to prove herself a worthy wife—but her efforts test the boundaries of her new family's faith and customs. This biblical tale explores how Ruth's loyalty and selflessness shape her place in a world far from her own.