Ruth asks naomi if she can go into the field and glean to. Take your maidservant under your wing, for you are a close relative. Bible study concerning the christian life in the book of ruth. That the book of ruth stands most fitly in the place where it is actually found must have been felt by the spiritual mind. It was usual to allow widows and foreigners to do this see leviticus 19. Famine has hit bethlehem, which forces elimelech and his wife, naomi, to move east to moab with their two sons to get some grub. This was a time when the people of israel had abandoned gods ways and fallen into idolatry, horrific social conditions, and a disastrous civil war, as told in the chapters of judges immediately preceding the book of ruth in christian bibles. Ruth is a goddependent woman under the wings of god. Obviously ruth and naomi are hungry and in need of food. Ruth 2 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Besides, ruth is able to get some food so that she and naomi can live.
So she offered to gather grain that the men had left. For the context for this passage, see the exegesis on verse 1. And we think that 3 of them were foreign to the jews. It was a way for them to share his gifts with poor people. God does not speak from burning bushes in this book. There, they set up shop, eat some food, and live for about ten years. But naomi is so embittered by gods hard providence that she cant see his mercy at work in her life. This introduces an important word in the book of ruth the. It then skips to the end of the story, in which boaz and ruth marry and have a child 4.
Jun 09, 2010 for now lets go to verse 2 of chapter two. And with all that background out of the way, with noami and ruth in bethlehem, with boaz as a kinsman of elimelech, ruth decides its time to get out of the house and help provide for herself and her motherinlaw. There are no coincidences in the book of ruth or in the christian life. Next weeks reading starts with naomi telling ruth to go to boazs threshing floor by night 3. Nevertheless, it probably should be noted that ruth is the one who proposed that she go and glean in the barley harvest.
Ruth with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Salmon became the father of boaz by rahab the harlot. Lessons from the book of ruth lesson 1 general introduction overview the book of ruth is a short narrative account that has its setting. James moffatt apparently understood the passage thus, because he translated the words, uncover his waist. A free bible version and commentary on the book of ruth in easyenglish. Times still arent easy back in bethlehem ruth 2 1 and naomi had a kinsman of her husbands, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of elimelech. But, despite ruth s statement, verse 18 is enigmatic at best. Boaz is a godsaturated man in his business and personal relations vv.
Ruth asks naomi if she may go into the fields and glean from the ears of grain 2. By lying down at boaz feet, ruth symbolized her proposal of marriage which came a moment later in ruth 3. Study the bible online using commentary on ruth 2 and more. And we see naomi recover from her long night of despondency as she exults in god 2. But it is far from clear that she is happy about it, or happy with ruth. Now it happened at midnight that the man was startled, and turned himself. There is scarcely any chapter in all the sacred history that stoops so low as this to take cognizance of so mean a person as ruth, a poor moabitish widow, so mean an action as her gleaning corn in a neighbours field, and the minute circumstances thereof. The authors spotlight is increasingly on ruth and boaz. The book of ruth connects the book of judges with the books of samuel. In this chapter we have the wedding between boaz and ruth, in the circumstances of which there was something uncommon, which is kept upon record for the illustration, not only of the law concerning the marrying of a brothers widow deut.
Ruth chapter 3 coffmans commentary of the new testament. The pious and kind language between boaz and his reapers shows that there were godly persons in israel. Tradesmen take it ill if those that are in their books go to another shop. Naomi granted ruth permission, but that is about all we are told so far as the early verses of chapter 2 are concerned. The great significance of it is that, ruth does not say elohiym god as foreigners do, but yahweh jehovah, indicating that ruth is the follower of the true god. The story begins with a famine in the days when the judges ruled ruth 1. Ruth chapter 1 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Nov 04, 2012 the lectionary omits their return to bethlehem and all of chapter 2, in which ruth goes out to glean for grain and meets boaz. There is scarcely any chapter in all the sacred history that stoops so low as this to take cognizance of so. Ruth free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. Ruth 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Ruth 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Ruth 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the.
You can find the best commentary on ruth for you using the tools on the right side. Whatever ruth did, it was indeed a daring and dangerous maneuver on her part. Commentaries for ruth chapter 2 ruth gleans in the field of boaz. Their mother naomi went home to bethlehem, and one of the women went with her. Boazs love for ruth is a picture of gods love for us. These two issues are addressed in the book of ruth. And it was god who constrains ruth to stay with naomi. Ruth 1 ruth 2 ruth 3 ruth 4 there is scarcely any chapter in all the sacred history that stoops so low as this to take cognizance of so mean a person as ruth, a poor moabitish widow, so mean an action as her gleaning corn in a neighbours field, and the minute circumstances thereof. The form of this ancient oath is found only in the books of samuel and kings 1 sam.
Ruth 2 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. Ruth and naomi are returning to bethlehem at the beginning of the. Indeed it is apparent to every attentive reader of scripture. Instead, god acts through circumstance, and through the faithfulness of.
Articles sermons topics books podcasts filter resources by ask pastor john. Our story opens on a nice jewish family with a problem. Free bible commentary on book of ruth in easy english. The god of small details and perfect timing ruth 2. Ruth 2, new international version niv the bible app. Bible study on the book of ruth 2 international student.
However, the author of the book leaves us at the end of the first chapter with a hopeful sign. Perhaps naomi realizes she has been defeated in the quest to be alone. Bible study on the book of ruth 2 international student ministry. A glimpse of the old testament reveals that the period known as. Book of ruth bible study chapter 2 growing in grace. The third reason for verses 8 is to make ruths faithfulness to naomi appear amazing. It was god who preserved a kinsman to continue naomis line 2. David guzik commentary on ruth 2, where ruth meets boaz, works in his field and. It well becomes us all to think humbly of ourselves, esteeming others better than ourselves. Mar 02, 2009 the god of small details and perfect timing. Ruth and naomi are returning to bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest. The lords kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead. And, from what has transpired already in chapter 1, it is clear that is exactly what naomi needs. Jan 22, 2016 ruth 2 commentary edited by glenn pease ruth meets boaz in the grain field 1 now naomi had a relative on her husbands side, a man of standing from the clan of elimelek, whose name was boaz.