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WHO ART THOU, MY DAUGHTER? - In the dim twilight Ruth 3:14 her mother
was not sure at first who the young woman was, who sought admittance
into the house....
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CHAPTER 3 AT THE FEET OF BOAZ
_ 1. Naomi instructs Ruth (Ruth 3:1)_
2. At his feet (Ruth 3:6)
3. The discovery (Ruth 3:8)
4. The six measures of barley ...
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RUTH 3. BOAZ AS A GOË L. Elimelech and his two sons were dead. Would
any member of the family have enough right and proper feeling to save
his name from extinction? The nearest relative was in this ca...
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_Who art thou_ i.e. _how art thou? how hast thou fared_? Cf. Genesis
27:18....
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_Ruth Returns to Naomi Ruth 3:14-18_
14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before
one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman
came into the floor.
15...
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_AND WHEN SHE CAME TO HER MOTHER IN LAW, SHE SAID, WHO ART THOU, MY
DAUGHTER? AND SHE TOLD HER ALL THAT THE MAN HAD DONE TO HER._
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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THE APPEAL TO BOAZ
1. Marriages are always arranged by the parents in Eastern lands;
here, of course, the mother-in-law must intervene.
2-7. Grain is winnowed in the evening, to avoid the heat of the...
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THERE IS A *REDEEMER
BOOK OF RUTH
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are notes on the Bible text.
CHAPTER 3
V1 Naomi, Ruth’s husband’s mother, said to her, ‘My daughter, I
am looking for a hom...
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WHO ART THOU? — We can hardly view this as a simple question as to
Ruth’s identity, but rather as meaning, _how hast thou fared?
_...
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וַ תָּבֹוא֙ אֶל ־חֲמֹותָ֔הּ וַ
תֹּ֖אמֶר מִי
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THE HAZARDOUS PLAN
Ruth 3:1
HOPE came to Naomi when Ruth returned with the ephah of barley and her
story of the rich man's hearty greeting. God was remembering His
handmaiden; He had not shut up His...
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THE PART OF A KINSMAN
Ruth 3:1
According to the old Hebrew law, Ruth was already married to Boaz, on
the supposition that he was next of kin. Naomi apparently had no
knowledge of a nearer kinsman tha...
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Necessarily, gleaning as a means of livelihood can last only through
harvest time. Consequently, Naomi was anxious about the future,
especially Ruth's future.
As the outcome of this anxiety we have th...
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And when she came to her mother in law, she said, (f) Who [art] thou,
my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
(f) Believing by her returning home that he had not taken her as...
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_What, &c. Hebrew, "Who art thou?" It was yet so dark that she did not
know her. (Calmet)_...
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And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my
daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. (17) And
she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said...
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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 WHEN SHE CAME TO HER MOTHER IN LAW,.... To Naomi, in Bethlehem:
SHE SAID, WHO ART THOU, MY DAUGHTER? it being near dusk, she could not
discern her, or perhaps she put the question before she open...
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And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who [art] thou, my
daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
Ver. 16. _And when she came to her mother-in-law._] To whom she now
m...
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_Who art thou, my daughter?_ Or rather, _Is it thou, my daughter? He
said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law_ There is no mention
made before of Boaz thus speaking to her, but it is not unusua...
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1 By Naomi her instruction,
5 Ruth lieth at Boaz his feete.
8 Boaz acknowledgeth the right of a kinseman.
14 He sendeth her away with sixe measures of barley.
1 THEN Naomi her mother in law said v...
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And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who art thou, my
daughter? It was an inquiry concerning the success which she had had,
whether her claim had been acknowledged or otherwise. AND SHE T...
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BOAZ PROMISES FAVORABLE ACTION...
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RUTH CLAIMING THE PROTECTION OFBOAZ
(vv. 1-18)
The time had now come for Naomi to give pertinent advice to Ruth.She
seeks security (or "rest") for her daughter-in-law, reminding her that
Boaz is the...
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14-18 Ruth had done all that was fit for her to do, she must
patiently wait the event. Boaz, having undertaken this matter, would
be sure to manage it well. Much more reason have true believers to
ca...
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WHO ART THOU, MY DAUGHTER? either, first, She did not distinctly know
who she was, because it was dark, and so calls her daughter only in
general, as elder women call the younger. But she could as eas...
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Ruth 3:16 came H935 (H8799) mother-in-law H2545 said H559 (H8799)
daughter H1323 told H5046 (H8686) man...
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‘ And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “Who are you,
my daughter?” And she told her all that the man had done to her.'
When she arrived home Naomi asked her, ‘Who are you my daughter?' It...
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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 rests at the feet of Boaz.
CHARACTERS: God, Ruth, Boaz, Naomi.
CONCLUSION: The married state should be a state of rest, when
wandering affections are fixed in one who is fit, both tem...
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Ruth 3:3. _Anoint thee._ Oil was used on many occasions because it
gave a lustre to the countenance. Psalms 104:15; Matthew 6:10.
Ruth 3:4. _Mark the place._
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_Six measures of barley._
EXACT RECKONINGS OF MERCIES
1. True virtue or grace makes persons universally good. Boaz was a
gracious or virtuous man. He is good in his charity as well as in his
chastit...
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RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 3:1 Scene 3: Ruth, at the Threshing Floor, Asks
Boaz to Marry Her. This is the second crucial encounter between Ruth
and Boaz.
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ruth 3:14. And she lay at his feet.
Lit. The places of his feet. Before one could know another. Lit.
Before a man could know his companion. Recognise his friend (_Lange...
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EXPOSITION
RUTH 3:1
AND NAOMI, HER MOTHER-IN-LAW, SAID TO HER, MY DAUGHTER, SHALL NOT I
SEEK OUT FOR THEE A REST, THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH THEE? When Ruth had
nothing more to do on the harvest-fields...
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Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not
seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? And now is not Boaz
of our family, with whose maidens you have been working? Beh...
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Who art thou? — This is not a question of doubting, but of wonder,
as if she had said, Art thou in very deed my daughter? I can hardly
believe it. How camest thou hither in this manner, and thus early...