And now comes the waiting. Ruth has obeyed Naomi’s instructions. She met with Boaz. He has agreed to marry her, but there is someone who has a higher claim. So now Ruth has to wait – will this one with the higher claim give it up?
Last week we saw that Naomi had a plan for getting a husband for Ruth. We also saw Ruth trusting Naomi and agreeing to her plan. Now it all begins to happen. Ruth 3:6-13 6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. 7 And … [Read more…]
We’re halfway through the book of Ruth. Life is looking better for the two widows. It is likely they have enough food to last until the next harvest thanks to the generosity of Boaz and hard work of Ruth, but that’s it. Life is more than just food although it is a very important part … [Read more…]
Life is now settling into a pleasant routine for Naomi and Ruth. Boaz tells Ruth to glean only in his fields and Naomi seconds this plan. Ruth 2:17-23 – 17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. 18 And she … [Read more…]
Ruth continues to move up from poverty-stricken foreigner to someone with enough food to share. Ruth 2:14-16 14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, … [Read more…]
The verses we are going to look at today in Ruth are some of my favourites in the book. They show the seeds of a new love being planted. We learn more of the character of Boaz and Ruth. Being attracted to someone’s character is so much more important than looks. Looks can and will … [Read more…]
Chapter two contains a lot of dialogue. Boaz and his servant(s), Boaz and Ruth, Ruth and Naomi. You learn a lot about people from what they say and how they say it. Ruth 2:5-9 5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? 6 And the … [Read more…]
