Contradiction with Matthew 10:35-37
These verses emphasize division within families due to allegiance to Jesus, which contrasts with Ruth's commitment to stay with Naomi.
Matthew 10:35-37: For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Contradiction with Luke 14:26
This verse speaks of hating one's family to be a disciple of Christ, contradicting Ruth's unwavering loyalty to her family-in-law.
Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Contradiction with Genesis 12:1
God commands Abram to leave his family, opposing Ruth's resolve to cling to Naomi.
Genesis 12:1: Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
Contradiction with 1 Kings 19:20
Elisha leaving his family to follow Elijah contrasts with Ruth's decision to stay with Naomi.
1 Kings 19:20: And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and [then] I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? [Go...: Heb. Go return]
Contradiction with Matthew 8:21-22
Jesus instructing a disciple to leave burial of family to follow Him contradicts Ruth's commitment to Naomi.
Matthew 8:21-22: And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Contradiction with Mark 1:20
James and John leaving their father to follow Jesus contrasts with Ruth's choice to remain with her mother-in-law.
Mark 1:20: And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
Paradox #1
The moral conflict in this context could be that Ruth is leaving her own family, culture, and gods to adopt those of her mother-in-law, Naomi. This might seem contradictory to the notion of staying true to one's origins or beliefs. It raises questions about the balance between loyalty to family versus loyalty to one's cultural and religious roots.