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CHAPTER III
_Naomi's advice to Ruth, how to procure herself a marriage with_
_Boaz_, 1-5.
_She acts according to her mother-in-law's direction, and is_
_kindly received by Boaz, who promises to ma...
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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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_Ruth appeals to Boaz to do the kinsman's part_
1 _.seek rest_ A RESTING PLACE marg.; see on Ruth 1:9. All
arrangements for a marriage were made by the parents (cf. Judges 14:2
f.); hence it was Naom...
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MY DAUGHTER, SHALL I NOT SEEK REST FOR THEE— This, according to the
eastern mode of expression, is a strong affirmative. As Ruth had shewn
so much piety and affection to her mother, Naomi thought it h...
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_Naomi Instructs Ruth 3:1-5_
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?
2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose ma...
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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?_
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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REST. — Although Naomi had already (Ruth 1:12) repudiated any
thought of marriage for herself, still she felt it her duty to do what
she could to provide a home for the daughter-in-law who had so loya...
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וַ תֹּ֥אמֶר לָ֖הּ נָעֳמִ֣י חֲמֹותָ֑הּ
בִּתִּ֞י...
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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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Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not
seek (a) rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
(a) Meaning that she would provide her with a husband, with whom she
might...
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_I will. Hebrew and Septuagint may be read with an interrogation in
the same sense. "Shall I not seek rest?" (Haydock) --- By this
expression she means a husband, chap. i. 9. Marriage fixes the
unsett...
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CONTENTS
The history is prosecuted through this chapter, and of consequence in
its progress and drawing nearer to a close, becomes more and more
interesting. Naomi gives instructions to Ruth how to co...
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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? (2) And now is not
Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he...
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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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THEN NAOMI HER MOTHER IN LAW SAID UNTO HER,.... After the harvests
were over, and so gleaning likewise; when Naomi and Ruth were together
alone in their apartment, the mother addressed the daughter af...
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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?
Ver. 1. _Shall I not seek rest for thee?_] There is in most a
propension to the...
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_Shall I not seek rest for thee?_ A settlement in a house of thy own,
and thereby rest in comfort and safety, under the care of a good
husband. _He winnoweth barley to-night_ This, it is probable, was...
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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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RUTH LAYS THE MATTER OF REDEMPTION BEFORE BOAZ...
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Then Naomi, her mother-in-law, said unto her. My daughter, shall I not
seek rest for thee, a resting-place in the home of a husband, happily
married, THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH THEE? Naomi's former hope...
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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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1-5 The married state should be a rest, as much as any thing upon
earth can be so, as it ought to fix the affections and form a
connexion for life. Therefore it should be engaged in with great
seriou...
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RUTH CHAPTER 3 By Naomi's advice, Ruth lieth at Boaz's feet, RUTH 3:1.
He awaking commendeth what she had done, and acknowledgeth the right
of a kinsman; tells her there was a nearer kinsman, to whom...
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Ruth 3:1 Naomi H5281 mother-in-law H2545 said H559 (H8799) daughter
H1323 seek H1245 (H8762) security H4494 well...
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‘ And Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I
not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?”
Harvest being over Naomi now decided that it was time to act. She had
no doubt ob...
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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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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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_Shall I not seek rest for thee?_
REST FOR RUTH
I. the object of Naomi’s solicitude. Poor Ruth: a destitute,
forlorn, bereaved, homeless, portionless widow. Think of the destitute
circumstances of a...
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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.—THEN [and] NAOMI … SAID. The plan
had matured itself slowly in her mind during the harvest season, now
comes the proposal. Boaz, by his kindness and attention to Ruth, h...
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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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1 Corinthians 7:36; 1 Timothy 5:14; 1 Timothy 5:8; Deuteronomy 4:40;...
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Rest — A life of rest, and comfort, and safety, under the care of a
good husband....