Ruth - Part 2

References:

• Wisdom: Proverbs 7:4 - מוֹדָע - (mo-dah') - kins-man(woman), relative

  • Boaz - he was prominent, wealthy, powerful: related to Naomi’s deceased husband

  • Ruth works Boaz’s field by “chance?” - וַיִּקֶר מִקְרֶהָ - (kaw-raw' mik-reh') - unforeseen meeting or event, accident, happening, chance, fortune -

    • used 10X in OT, 7 in Ecc. ! - Wisdom

    • When God is involved, there is no such thing as “luck” or chance. (see 1 Sam 6:1-18)

• Ruth trying to survive meets the dignity of gleaning. לָקַט - (law-kat') & Boaz’s example (vs. 8-9, 14-17, 21)

  • Torah background

    • Lev 19:9-10 - ESV heading - “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

    • Deut 24:19-22 - “for the foreigners, orphans, and widows” and because YOU were a slave in Egypt

  • For us today

    • Stewardship of our lives

      • Business owners

      • With your stuff

      • Spiritually

    • Beyond “charitable giving.”

      • Rather than a hand out, a hand up

• Blessings - vs 12, 19, 20

  • “under whose wings…” כָּנָף (kaw-nawf') (Mal 4:2; Lk 8:43-48)

  • “May the Lord bless…” - “he is showing his kindness”

  • “family redeemer” - גָּאַל (gaw-al') - to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom