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Verse Ruth 3:3. _WASH THYSELF, THEREFORE_] She made Ruth put on her
best dress, that Boaz might, in the course of the day, be the more
attracted by her person, and be the better disposed to receive he...
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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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_Wash thyself … and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee_ as a
bride prepares herself for marriage; see Ezekiel 16:9 ff....
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PUT THY RAIMENT UPON THEE, &C.— Her _best clothes_ or _ornaments,_
as some of the versions express it. It is not easy to tell at this
distance of time, and under this difference of manners, why Naomi...
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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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_WASH THYSELF THEREFORE, AND ANOINT THEE, AND PUT THY RAIMENT UPON
THEE, AND GET THEE DOWN TO THE FLOOR: BUT MAKE NOT THYSELF KNOWN UNTO
THE MAN, UNTIL HE SHALL HAVE DONE EATING AND DRINKING._
No JFB...
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3:3 Wash (d-1) Or 'bathe,' as elsewhere....
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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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(3-5) The plan suggested by Naomi seems peculiar, yet some thoughts
may give a certain colouring to it. (1) Naomi seems _to_ have believed
that Boaz was the nearest kinsman, being ignorant of the yet...
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וְ רָחַ֣צְתְּ ׀ וָ סַ֗כְתְּ וְ
שַׂ֧מְתְּ _שִׂמְלֹתַ֛יִךְ_
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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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Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon
thee, and get thee down to the floor: [but] make not thyself known
unto the (b) man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
(b...
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_Garments. External cleanliness has many attractions, Judith x. 3.
Many editions of the Hebrew are very confused, by the improper
insertion of i : "I will put the garments on thee, and get me down, ...
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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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Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon
thee, and get thee down to the floor: [but] make not thyself known
unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
Ver. 3...
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_Put on thy raiment_ Thy best raiment. _Make not thyself known _ In so
familiar a way as thou mayest do hereafter. “It is not easy to
tell,” says Dr. Dodd, “at this distance of time, and amid this
dif...
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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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Wash thyself, therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon
thee, paying special attention to the adornment of her person, which
she had probably neglected during her widowhood, AND GET THEE DO...
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RUTH LAYS THE MATTER OF REDEMPTION BEFORE BOAZ...
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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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THY RAIMENT, to wit, thy best raiment. All this was done to render
herself more amiable in the eyes of Boaz. _Object_. But Boaz could not
see her, the whole business being to be transacted by night. A...
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Ruth 3:3 wash H7364 (H8804) anoint H5480 (H8804) put H7760 (H8804)
garment H8071 down H3381 ...
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“ Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself, and put your clothes
on you, and get you down to the threshing-floor, but do not make
yourself known to the man, until he has done eating and drinking.”...
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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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_Wash thyself, therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon
thee._
WASHED, ANOINTED, AND CLOTHED
Need we explain this washing, anointing, and clothing? Need we point
to the only fountain for...
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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 3:3 WASH... ANOINT... PUT ON. She must make
herself attractive and meet Boaz at the right time.
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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 Timothy 2:10; 1 Timothy 2:9; 2 Samuel 14:2; Ecclesiastes 9:8; Est
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Raiment — Thy best raiment. Known — In so familiar a way, as thou
mayest do hereafter....