Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Ruth 3:14
Let it not, &c. — He takes care to preserve not only his conscience towards God, but his reputation, and hers also, among men.
Let it not, &c. — He takes care to preserve not only his conscience towards God, but his reputation, and hers also, among men.
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 ...
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...
ONE. a man. Hebrew. _i_. _h_. App-14....
_For he said_ i.e. to himself, _he thought_; -if I should say" in Ruth 1:12 has the same meaning. His thought shewed consideration and good sense....
_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...
_AND NOW, MY DAUGHTER, FEAR NOT; I WILL DO TO THEE ALL THAT THOU REQUIREST: FOR ALL THE CITY OF MY PEOPLE DOTH KNOW THAT THOU ART A VIRTUOUS WOMAN._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
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...
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...
ONE COULD KNOW ANOTHER. — Literally, _a man could recognise his friend; i.e.,_ before daylight, in the early dusk. A WOMAN. — Literally, _the woman_ — i.e., this woman. Thus it is of Ruth, not of him...
וַ תִּשְׁכַּ֤ב _מַרְגְּלֹתָיו֙_† עַד ־הַ בֹּ֔קֶר וַ
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...
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...
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...
_Hither. The next kinsman might otherwise allege this as a pretext for not marrying her, (Salien) as people are but too apt to suspect the worst, though nothing amiss had passed between them. (Haydock...
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) Also he said, Bring the veil that thou...
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 SHE LAY AT HIS FEET UNTIL THE MORNING,.... In the same place where she first lay herself down: AND SHE ROSE UP BEFORE ONE COULD KNOW ANOTHER, because of the darkness, as the Targum, it not being...
_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._ Ver. 14. _And she lay at his feet until...
_She lay at his feet till the morning_ Having no other design but only to implore his justice and kindness unto her deceased husband. _He said, Let it not be known_ He takes care to preserve not only...
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...
BOAZ PROMISES FAVORABLE ACTION...
And she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up before one could know another, before the light made it possible to recognize people clearly. AND HE SAID, LET IT NOT BE KNOWN THAT A WOMAN C...
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...
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...
BEFORE ONE COULD KNOW ANOTHER, i.e. while it was yet so dark that one person could not discern another. Or, _before one did know the other_, i.e. before they were carnally known to one another. LET IT...
Ruth 3:14 lay H7901 (H8799) feet H4772 morning H1242 arose H6965 (H8799) before H2958 one H376 recognize...
‘ And she lay at his feet until the morning. And she rose up before one was able to discern another. For he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor.” However, in view of...
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 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...
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._
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. ⇐...
RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 3:14 LET IT NOT BE KNOWN. Boaz is concerned for propriety and for his and Ruth’s good reputation. ⇐...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ruth 3:7. AND WHEN BOAZ. Illustrates the simplicity of ancient patriarchal times and manners (_Lange_). The owners of the crops came every night and slept upon their th...
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...
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 10:32; 1 Peter 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:22; 2 Corinthians 8:21;...