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In Ruth, chapter four, verse ten, Boaz becomes a redeemer in two ways. He married Ruth and preserved the name of Elimelech, Naomi’s deceased husband. The firstborn son of Boaz and Ruth was considered a son of Elimelech’s line. Boaz redeemed the family land that Naomi had said and restored it to Elimelech’s line. Boaz […]

In Ruth, chapter four, verse fourteen, although Naomi had experienced great sorrow and adversity, she had maintained her faith in God. Because of her faith, God ordered events that her life ended in goodness and blessing. Naomi could testify at the end of her life that the Lord is very pitiful, as in James five,

In Ruth, chapter three, verse twelve, The nearest relative had the first right to marry Ruth and inherit the family land. Only if he refuses was Boaz free to marry Ruth. Naomi mentioned in passing that Boaz is a “redeemer,” a relative of Elimelech, Naomi’s late husband, so he has the responsibility to buy Elimelech’s

In Ruth, chapter three, verse nine, the gesture indicates Ruth was asking Boaz to take her for his wife. The covering symbolizes protection and support. Boaz has been sleeping on the community threshing floor. He’s had a successful harvest and celebrated with others with food and wine. Now, he only must sell his grain. He

In Ruth, chapter three, verse four, the laying down of Ruth at Boaz’s feet view in the light of the customs of that day. It was done discreetly and without sexual connotations. As Boaz remained on the threshing floor during the night to protect his crop, Ruth went there, and her action conveyed to Boaz

In Ruth, chapter two, verse twenty, Naomi begins to understand that God had not forsaken her and that His love and kindness toward her were unchanged and constant. Her attitude changed from her earlier perception that God had turned against her. Naomi returned to Bethlehem with her Moabite daughter-in-law Ruth, and neither knew what to

In Ruth, chapter two, verse twelve, is the key to the entire book. Even amid great apostasy during the period of the judges, God watched over those who clung to Him with sincere trust and committed faith, as described in Psalms seventeen, verses eight, thirty-six, seven, sixty-three, stanza seven. The story of Ruth is God’s

In Ruth, chapter two, verse four, Boaz greeting of his harvesters with a blessing, and his care for Ruth and Naomi, as in verses eight through twelve, shows him to be a righteous Israelite. Boaz is a well-respected and vigorous man in Bethlehem. He descended from the chief of the tribe of Judah during the

In Ruth, chapter two, verse two, in the law of Moses, God commanded Israel to permit the poor and needy to gather the grain left in the fields after harvest, as in Leviticus nineteen, verse nine, twenty-three twenty-two, and Deuteronomy twenty-four nineteen, respectively. God wants those who have enough to share with others who lack

In Ruth, chapter one, verse sixteen, Naomi imparted to Ruth her faith in the Lord God by example and teaching as in Deuteronomy eleven, eighteen through nineteen. Ruth’s faith in God caused her to remain faithful in her love for Naomi. Ruth illustrates the divine principle that ” he that loseth his life for his