Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. Ver. 1. _Then went Boaz up to the gate._] Which was the place of judicature among the Jews; as... [ Continue Reading ]
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. Ver. 2. _And he said, Sit ye down here._] Elders they were called for their gravity and authority. Ten, haply, to immind them of the Ten Commandments, the rule of their sovereignty. Sit they must, to teach... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which [was] our brother Elimelech's: Ver. 3. _And he said unto the kinsman._] Without a pleader, without preface or passion, in few and fit words he propounds the cause and brings it to an... [ Continue Reading ]
And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy [it] before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem [it], redeem [it]: but if thou wilt not redeem [it, then] tell me, that I may know: for [there is] none to redeem [it] beside thee; and I [am] after thee. And he said, I... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy [it] also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. Ver. 5. _What day thou buyest the field._] Here God is making provision for these two widows, his clients;... [ Continue Reading ]
And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem [it] for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem [it]. Ver. 6. _I cannot redeem it._] And again, I cannot redeem it. Note here: (1.) His verbosity; see the like, Ecclesiastes 10:14; _See Trapp on "_ Ecc 1:14... [ Continue Reading ]
_Now this [was the manner] in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave [it] to his neighbour: and this [was] a testimony in Israel._ Ver. 7. _Now this was the manner._] _Tyrannus ille trium literarum, Mos, pe... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy [it] for thee. So he drew off his shoe. Ver. 8. _So he drew off his shoe._] See Ruth 4:7. Answerable hereunto is that custom amongst us, of giving possession by turf and twig, by taking up a piece of earth and laying it upon the deed or writing, &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Boaz said unto the elders, and [unto] all the people, Ye [are] witnesses this day, that I have bought all that [was] Elimelech's, and all that [was] Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi. Ver. 9. _Ye are witnesses this day._] Fit witnesses ye are, because eyewitnesses: and faithful I hop... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye [are] witnesses this day. Ver. 10. _Moreover Ruth the Moabites... [ Continue Reading ]
And all the people that [were] in the gate, and the elders, said, [We are] witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem: Ver. 11. _We are witnesses._]... [ Continue Reading ]
_And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman._ Ver. 12. _And let thy house be like the house of Pharez._] That breach maker, as the midwife called him, because he would needs be born before his brother, an... [ Continue Reading ]
So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son. Ver. 13. _So Boaz took Ruth._] Solemnly, in the face of that assembly, where, it appeareth by the former verse, she was personally present. _ And when he went in unto her._] A m... [ Continue Reading ]
And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed [be] the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. Ver. 14. _And the women said unto Naomi._] This was a holy way of gossipping. So Luke 1:58. God was praised and called upon: the time was not wasted in i... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall be unto thee a restorer of [thy] life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him. Ver. 15. _And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life._] A joyless life is a lifeless life. _Mortis habet vi... [ Continue Reading ]
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. Ver. 16. _And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom._] Next her heart, to show her great love and tender affection, though she were but mother-in-law to his mother. What, then, may we think of Ruth, own mother to... [ Continue Reading ]
And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he [is] the father of Jesse, the father of David. Ver. 17. _And the women her neighbours gave it a name._] Those good women, spoken of before, Rth 4:14 persuaded the parents to give the... [ Continue Reading ]
Now these [are] the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, Ver. 18. _These are the generations._] This catalogue showeth that Shiloh came of Judah, according to the promise.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, Ver. 19. _Hezron._] Who went down with Jacob into Egypt. His firstborn, Jerahmeel, 1Ch 2:9 is passed by in this catalogue. _ Ram begat Amminadab._] Whose daughter Elishebah became wife to Aaron.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, Ver. 20. _Nahshon._] Prince of Judah, the first standard.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, Ver. 21. _And Salmon begat Boaz._] Whom the Chaldee calleth that just man, by whose prayers the land was freed of the famine. _ And Boaz begat Obed,_] _i.e., _ Obedient. The Prince of Wales'a word is _Ich Dien,_ I serve. _ Laus Deo_... [ Continue Reading ]