Feb 26, 2017
Once Ruth met Boaz at the threshing floor and requested him to be her redeemer, he recognized there was a closer relative than him, so to honor God, her, and the other relative, he promised to do it the right way and seek him out. The chain of redeemer started with the closest male relative—brother to uncle to cousin...
Feb 19, 2017
After an exhausting day finishing winnowing the grain, Boaz and his workers eat and drink to celebrate the harvest. Humans are built by God to celebrate great occasions often accompanied by eating and drinking wine, especially as a reward for working hard (Deut. 14:22-26; Eccl. 2:24, 25; 3:12, 13; John 2:1-3). Once dinner was...
Feb 12, 2017
For three months in the spring, Ruth worked gleaning in the field of Boaz. As the harvest season closed, Naomi devised a daring plan to have Ruth meet with Boaz and ask him to be her redeemer. Knowing her difficult financial condition and possibly knowing the feelings Ruth and Boaz have for each other, Naomi sends her...
Feb 5, 2017
Because of Ruth’s desire to find solutions for her problems rather than excuses, she goes to work gathering grain in a field that, in God’s sovereignty, belonged to Boaz. On her first day, her work was so exemplary Boaz invited her to continue as part of his team. At lunch time, Boaz gave her bread, wine and roasted...