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Verse Ruth 3:2. _HE WINNOWETH BARLEY TONIGHT_] It is very likely that
the winnowing of grain was effected by taking up, in a broad thin
vessel or sieve, a portion of the corn, and letting it down slow...
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BEHOLD, HE WINNOWETH BARLEY ... - The simple manners of Boaz and his
times are here before us. This “mighty man of wealth” assists
personally in the winnowing of his barley, which lies in a great heap...
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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 (Ruth 3:14)
5. He will not rest until he ha...
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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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HE WINNOWETH. This was, and is to-day, the master's work. His servants
plowed, sowed, and reaped....
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_our kinsman_ See on Ruth 2:1, a different word from _near
kinsman_(_go'el_) in Ruth 3:9. His relationship to Elimelech, and the
friendly disposition which he had shewn, led Naomi to think of Boaz in...
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BEHOLD, HE WINNOWETH BARLEY— It is plain from the 7th verse, that
this was a season of feasting, and that a kind of feast was given upon
a completion of the harvest. The Chaldee paraphrase upon the 7t...
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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 m...
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_AND NOW IS NOT BOAZ OF OUR KINDRED, WITH WHOSE MAIDENS THOU WAST?
BEHOLD, HE WINNOWETH BARLEY TO NIGHT IN THE THRESHINGFLOOR._
He winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor. The winnowing
proc...
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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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וְ עַתָּ֗ה הֲ לֹ֥א בֹ֨עַז֙
מֹֽדַעְתָּ֔נוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיִ֖ית אֶת
־נַעֲרֹותָ֑יו הִנֵּה ־ה֗וּא זֹרֶ֛ה
אֶת...
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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 t...
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_Night. In Palestine, and other maritime countries, a breeze generally
arises from the sea in the evening. It was then that Booz seized the
opportunity of winnowing his barley; so that, at an early ho...
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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...
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AND NOW IS NOT BOAZ OF OUR KINDRED, WITH WHOSE MAIDENS THOU WAST?....
He was, and her question supposes and concludes it, and which she
observes, that Ruth might take notice of it, and encouragement f...
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And now [is] not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast?
Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
Ver. 2. _Behold, he winnoweth barley tonight._] By night they
winnowed,...
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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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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 th...
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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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Which was in a place covered at the top, but open elsewhere, whither
Ruth might easily come. And this work of winnowing corn was usually
begun or ended with a feast, as may be gathered both from RUTH...
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Ruth 3:2 Boaz H1162 women H5291 relative H4130 winnowing H2219 (H8802)
barley H8184 tonight H3915 floor H1637
is not Boaz - Ruth 2:20-23; Deuteronomy 25:5-6; Hebrews 2:11-14
with whose - Ruth 2:8,...
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“ And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? See,
he winnows barley tonight in the threshing-floor.”
She reminds Ruth that the man who had been so kind to her was in fact
their kins...
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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._ The Hebrews were what we now call
gentlem...
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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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Deuteronomy 25:5; Deuteronomy 25:6; Hebrews 2:11; Ruth 2:20; Ruth
2:23; Ruth 2:8...
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Threshing — floor — Which was in a place covered at the top, but
open elsewhere, whither Ruth might easily come. And this work of
winnowing corn was usually ended with a feast....