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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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THOU REQUIREST. thou shalt say. Some codices, with Aramaean, Syriac,
and Vulgate, add "unto me".
CITY. Hebrew gate, put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Part) for
the people assembling there....
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_I will do to thee all that thou sayest_ Note Ruth 3:4 -he will tell
thee what thou shalt do"; but Ruth herself suggested what Boaz was to
tell. The coincidence was guided by Jehovah's good providence...
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_Ruth Speaks to Boaz Ruth 3:6-13_
6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her
mother-in-law bade her.
7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went
to...
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_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....
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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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CITY. — Literally, _gate:_ the constant meeting-place of persons
going in and out. (See Genesis 19:1; Genesis 34:20; Genesis 34:24;
Deut
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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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_Woman. Virtuous here may denote, "strong, generous," &c., Proverbs
xxxi. 10. (Calmet) --- But it includes the assemblage of all virtues.
(Haydock)._...
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And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast
showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch
as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. (11)...
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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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_A NOBLE KINSMAN_
‘I will do to thee all that thou requirest.’
Ruth 3:11
It was the Eastern custom for the farmer to remain all night on the
threshingfloor, partly to protect his goods, and partly...
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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 NOW, MY DAUGHTER, FEAR NOT,.... Either of being forced and
defiled, to which he had exposed herself by lying down at a man's
feet, or of being reproached as an immodest woman for so doing, or of
b...
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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.
Ver. 11. _And now, my daughter, fear not._] That I...
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_And now, my daughter, fear not_ No words can more evidently express
any thing than this and the following verse do, that Ruth did nothing
immodest. _Howbeit, there is a kinsman nearer than I_ He does...
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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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BOAZ PROMISES FAVORABLE ACTION...
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And now, my daughter, fear not, she was to lay aside all anxiety and
worry, which probably showed itself in the tremulous tones with which
she made her request; I WILL DO TO THEE ALL THAT THOU REQUIRE...
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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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CITY:
_ Heb._ gate...
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6-13 What in one age or nation would be improper, is not always so in
another age or another nation. Being a judge of Israel, Boaz would
tell Ruth what she should do; also whether he had the right of...
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FEAR NOT; think not that I despise and reject thee, because I do not
immediately comply with thy desire. I WILL DO TO THEE ALL THAT THOU
REQUIREST, i.e. marry thee, upon the condition here following....
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Ruth 3:11 daughter H1323 fear H3372 (H8799) do H6213 (H8799) request
H559 (H8799) people H5971 town...
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“ And now, my daughter, don't be afraid. I will do to you all that
you say, for all the city (literally ‘the gate') of my people know
that you are a worthy woman.”
He then assured her that as far as i...
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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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_Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter _. .. _ I will do to thee
all that thou requirest _
THE FIRST-FRUITS OF GRACE
The passage before us gives a copious illustration of the first-fruits
of grac...
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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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RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 3:11 WORTHY WOMAN. See note on 2:1; compare
Proverbs 31:10, “excellent wife,” using the same Hebrew
expression....
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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...
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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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Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 31:10; Proverbs 31:29...