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Verse Ruth 2:14. _DIP THY MORSEL IN THE VINEGAR._] The חמץ
_chomets_, which we here translate _vinegar_, seems to have been some
refreshing kind of _acid sauce_ used by the reapers to dip their bread...
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To dip the morsel, or sop, whether it were bread or meat, in the dish
containing the vinegar (compare Matthew 26:23; Mark 14:20 : Exodus
25:29;...
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CHAPTER 2 GLEANING IN THE FIELD
_ 1. Ruth gleaning in the field of Boaz (Ruth 2:1)_
2. Grace shown to Ruth by Boaz (Ruth 2:4)
3. Ruth hears concerning Boaz (Ruth 2:18)
Boaz comes now upon the scene...
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THE MEETING OF BOAZ AND RUTH. Naomi's kinsman quite a different word
from the near kinsman (goë l) of Ruth 2:20 is introduced in Heb.
words which sometimes denoted a wealthy man, and sometimes a valia...
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LEFT. left thereof remaining....
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_in the vinegar_ i.e. sour wine. It is said to be still used in
Palestine by the harvesters as relish with bread.
_parched corn_ i.e. grain taken from the newly reaped corn and roasted
in a pan, and...
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EAT OF THE BREAD AND DIP THY MORSEL IN THE VINEGAR— Under the name
_bread,_ as we have before remarked, is comprehended all kinds of
provision. By חמצ _chometz,_ rendered _vinegar,_ is signified a
kin...
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_The Kindness of Boaz Ruth 2:8-16_
8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to
glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by
my maidens:
9 Let thine ey...
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_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, AND WA...
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RUTH THE GLEANER
1. Boaz] ('quickness') was a kinsman of Elimelech's. We are not
informed of the precise degree of relationship. Here and at Ruth 3:2
he is designated an 'acquaintance.' It is by no me...
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Vinegar and water was the customary drink of Roman soldiers and
slaves. The harvesters in Palestine still dip their bread in vinegar
and find it very refreshing. Parched corn is also a favourite artic...
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THERE IS A *REDEEMER
BOOK OF RUTH
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are notes on the Bible text.
CHAPTER 2
V1 Elimelech had been Naomi’s husband. Boaz was a *relation of
Elimelech. Boaz was a...
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AT MEAL-TIME. — This should apparently be joined to what precedes:
Boaz now shows a fresh act of kindness.
VINEGAR. — By this term is to be understood wine which had become
sour (Proverbs 10:26). As s...
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וַ יֹּאמֶר֩ לָ֨ה בֹ֜עַז לְ עֵ֣ת הָ
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KINDNESS TO THE STRANGER
Ruth 2:14
From the time of the Exodus, kind and thoughtful references are made
to the strangers within the gates, Deuteronomy 5:14; Deuteronomy
10:19. These injunctions found...
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The women went home to poverty, where the practical problems of life
faced them. These were, of course, rendered the more difficult by the
fact that Ruth was a Moabitess. Yet she it was who faced the...
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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, and w...
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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, and was...
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FROM: LECTURES INTRODUCTORY TO THE EARLIER HISTORICAL BOOKS OF THE OLD
TESTAMENT.
W. Kelly.
That the book of Ruth stands most fitly in the place where it is
actually found must have been felt by the...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 4.
The Book of Ruth tells us also of the days of the judges, when there
was no king in Israel; but it shews us the fair side of those days, in
the o...
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AND BOAZ SAID, AT MEALTIME COME THOU HITHER,.... This looks as if she
was now in the booth, or house in the field, where the reapers used to
retire to eat their food, or rest themselves, or take shelt...
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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, and w...
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_Eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar_ In the term
_bread_ is comprehended all the provision which was made for the
reapers, with which they had vinegar for sauce, it being very cooling...
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1 Ruth gleaneth in the fields of Boaz.
4 Boaz taking knowledge of her,
8 sheweth her great fauour.
18 That which she got, shee carieth to Naomi.
1 AND Naomi had a kinseman of her husbands, a might...
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And Boaz, still more favorably disposed toward her on account of her
humility, SAID UNTO HER, AT MEAL-TIME COME THOU HITHER, AND EAT OF THE
BREAD, AND DIP THY MORSEL IN THE VINEGAR, the food which was...
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IN THE FIELD OF BOAZ...
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RUTH AND THE MAN OF GREAT WEALTH
(vv. 1-23)
Verse 1 of this chapter introduces us to Boaz, a man of great wealth
who is clearly a type of the Lord Jesus. Besides being wealthy, he was
a close relat...
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4-16 The pious and kind language between Boaz and his reapers shows
that there were godly persons in Israel. Such language as this is
seldom heard in our field; too often, on the contrary, what is im...
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BREAD in those simple and frugal times was the usual food of servants
and the meaner sort, at least when they were engaged in such works as
this, which required speed, and therefore must be quick in t...
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Ruth 2:14 Boaz H1162 said H559 (H8799) mealtime H6256 H400 Come H5066
(H8798) here H1988 eat...
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‘ And at mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here, and eat of the
bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar.” And she sat beside the
reapers, and they passed her parched grain, and she ate, and was
satis...
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RUTH 1-4
The Book of Ruth is a love-story told in four Chapter s. It gives us a
glimpse of everyday life in Bethlehem; in home and in harvest-field,
in its general gossip and its law-suits, more than...
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CONTENTS: Ruth serves Boaz who exercises a great kindness toward her.
CHARACTERS: God, Ruth, Naomi, Boaz.
CONCLUSION: God wisely orders small events and those that seem
altogether contingent serve H...
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Ruth 2:7. _Let me glean._ She modestly asked this as a favour, which
the law itself had allowed the poor.
Ruth 2:10. _She fell on her face,_ honouring Boaz as a prince and
venerable father.
Ruth 2:14...
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_At mealtime come thou hither._
THE COMMON MEAL
1. It should indicate the Divine hand in providing it.
2. It should minister to the calm contentment of our hearts.
3. It should indicate a self-res...
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RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 2:1 Scene 2: Ruth Gleans in Boaz’s Field. This
encounter between Ruth and Boaz in the harvest field is one of their
two crucial meetings.
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—LET ME FIND FAVOUR. I find favour
(_Le Clerc, Bertheau_). This trans. not in accordance with the modesty
of humility, which Ruth manifests in the following words (_Keil_...
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EXPOSITION
RUTH 2:10
RUTH did not seize the opportunity for bewailing the hardship of the
lot to which she had been reduced, and which now constrained her to
undertake a species of work which at one...
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Now Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of
the family of Elimelech; his name was Boaz (Ruth 2:1).
So Elimelech had, and in the fourth chapter Boaz calls him, "our
brother El...
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1 Samuel 17:17; 1 Samuel 25:18; 2 Kings 4:43; 2 Kings 4:44; 2 S
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She sat — Not with or among them, but at some little distance from
them, as one inferior to them. It is no disparagement to the finest
hand, to be reached forth to the needy....