Blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. — Naomi easily perceives that the quantity of corn brought home is unusually large, and that therefore some special kindness must have been shown Her own, therefore, as well as her daughter’s thanks are due to this benefactor.
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...
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...
_blessed be he_ Naomi invokes a blessing on the benefactor before she knows who he is; the author delights in such dramatic fitness, cf. Ruth 2:12; Ruth 3:11....
_Ruth Returns to Naomi 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 took it up, and went into the city: a...
_AND SHE TOOK IT UP, AND WENT INTO THE CITY: AND HER MOTHER IN LAW SAW WHAT SHE HAD GLEANED: AND SHE BROUGHT FORTH, AND GAVE TO HER THAT SHE HAD RESERVED AFTER SHE WAS SUFFICED._ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON...
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...
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...
וַ תֹּאמֶר֩ לָ֨הּ חֲמֹותָ֜הּ אֵיפֹ֨ה לִקַּ֤טְתְּ...
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...
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...
And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned today? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother in law with whom she had wrought...
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...
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...
AND HER MOTHER IN LAW SAID UNTO HER, WHERE HAST THOU GLEANED TODAY?.... In what part of the field of Bethlehem? or on whose land, that she had gleaned so much? not that she suspected that she had got...
And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrough...
_Where hast thou gleaned to-day?_ It is a good question to ask ourselves in the evening, “Where have I gleaned to-day?” What improvements have I made in grace or knowledge? What have I learned or done...
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...
And her mother-in-law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned today, and where wroughtest thou? This was a question of astonishment at the large quantity brought home by Ruth, for gleaners usually got...
THE PLEASURE OF NAOMI...
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...
17-23 It encourages industry, that in all labour, even that of gleaning, there is profit. Ruth was pleased with what she gained by her own industry, and was careful to secure it. Let us thus take car...
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Ruth 2:19 mother-in-law H2545 said H559 (H8799) gleaned H3950 (H8765) today H3117 where H375 work H6213 ...
‘ And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gleaned today? And where have you wrought? Blessed be he who took notice of you.” And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and s...
Ruth 2:19 I. There are some whose only chance of gaining knowledge is by gleaning. Their education has been neglected, and their time for reading is limited. To such let me say: (1) Glean where the co...
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...
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...
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...
_Where hast thou gleaned to-day?_ WHERE HAST THOU GLEANED TO-DAY? I. the sphere: life’s opportunities. 1. The law of labour is the law of life. In this world but little can be accomplished without...
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. ⇐
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—Her mother-IN-LAW SAW. With astonishment at the quantity evidently. AND SHE BROUGHT FORTH. And she showed (_Vulgate, Syr.-Arab., Wright, Lange_). Brought forth out of a...
EXPOSITION RUTH 2:18 AND SHE LIFTED IT UP, AND WENT INTO THE CITY: AND HER MOTHER-IN-LAW BEHELD WHAT SHE HAD GLEANED. SHE LIKEWISE BROUGHT FORTH, AND GAVE TO HER, WHAT SHE HAD LEFT OVER AFTER SHE WAS...
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...
1 Kings 7:21; 2 Corinthians 9:13; Psalms 41:1; Ruth 2:10...
Where hast thou gleaned to — day? — It is a good question to ask ourselves in the evening, "Where have I gleaned to — day?" What improvements have I made in grace or knowledge? What have I learned or...