Monday, January 14, 2013

Ruth 3 1/15/13

Good day everyone, today is Tuesday and were continuing the story of Ruth. 

1-4
Naomi wants to find Ruth a husband and suggests Boaz. He's nice close relative and back then that was ok. He was working at the threshing floor. A threshing floor is a specially flattened surface, usually circular and paved, where a farmer would thresh the grain harvest. That just means separating the edible part of the grain from the rest. ANYways, Naomi told Ruth to dress up for Boaz and lay at his feet after dinner. 

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So Ruth agrees and goes out to lay at Boaz's feet while he slept. At about midnight Boaz wakes up and sees Ruth at his feet and says“May the LORD bless you, young woman. You have been very kind to me. Your kindness to me is greater than the kindness you showed to Naomi in the beginning. You could have looked for a young man to marry, rich or poor. But you did not." He says he will help her but there is a closer relative they have to talk to before they can get married because of legal procedures. She stays at his feet for the rest of the night.

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Boaz tells Ruth to keep their meeting secret and then fills her coat with a bushel of barley for Naomi. He then goes to the city and she returns to Naomi. She gives her the barley and tells her what happened. Naomi tells her to be patient and wait to hear back from Boaz.

And that finishes Ruth 3. Tomorrow will be Wednesday and the last chapter of Ruth. I'll see you guys at the Hinkles. Take care, brush your hair. Oh and thank Wikipedia for the threshing stuff.

4 comments:

Nathan Coupleton said...

Widows like Naomi and Ruth were allowd to marry close relatives as family redeemers. The family redeemer didn't have to redeem them though. If a widow couldn't get married they were doomed to a life of poverty. Boaz saved Ruth from this by redeeming her. This is similar to how Jesus redeemed us.

Joe Hinkle said...

4But when he lies down, observe the place where he lies. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down, and he will tell you what to do." 5And she replied, "All that you say I will do." Ruth 3:4-5

This shows Ruth's obedience to her mother and is a good example of what our response should be to our parents.

Anonymous said...

I agree with Nathan.

Wyatt McBride said...

I like Ruth 3:10 because it says that Ruth was still faithful to God, even after she lost her husband. I think it takes great faith in God to be able to deal with the death of a love one, and still be happy in life. The death of Kilion has made Ruth more loyaler to her new family and friends. That takes great faith in God to deal with that.