So she lay at his feet until the morning, but arose before one could recognize another. And he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.” And he said, “Bring the garment you are wearing and hold it out.” So she held it, and he measured out six measuresContinue reading “Ruth 3: 13 – 4: 6… Meet the 4 players.”
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Ruth 3: 6-13….The plan seems to be working.
So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had commanded her. And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then she came softly and uncovered his feet and lay down. At midnightContinue reading “Ruth 3: 6-13….The plan seems to be working.”
Ruth 2: 21-3: 5…..A plan is by the Match-maker!
And Ruth the Moabite said, “Besides, he said to me, ‘You shall keep close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’” And Naomi said to Ruth, her daughter-in-law, “It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his young women, lest in another field you be assaulted.” So she keptContinue reading “Ruth 2: 21-3: 5…..A plan is by the Match-maker!”
Ruth 2: 14-20….A good days work!
And at mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and eat some bread and dip your morsel in the wine.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed to her roasted grain. And she ate until she was satisfied, and she had some left over. When she rose to glean, Boaz instructed his youngContinue reading “Ruth 2: 14-20….A good days work!”
Ruth 2: 8-13… Boaz speaks encouragingly.
Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Now, listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but keep close to my young women. Let your eyes be on the field that they are reaping, and go after them. Have I not charged the young men not to touch you? AndContinue reading “Ruth 2: 8-13… Boaz speaks encouragingly.”
Ruth 1: 22- 2: 7…..Ruth on the hunt….
So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabite her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest.Now Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi,Continue reading “Ruth 1: 22- 2: 7…..Ruth on the hunt….”
Ruth 1: 15-21…Happy but Sad!
And she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be myContinue reading “Ruth 1: 15-21…Happy but Sad!”
Ruth 1: 1-6 … The Scene is set.
In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names ofContinue reading “Ruth 1: 1-6 … The Scene is set.”
Hebrews 6: 13-20… A promise from long ago.
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise. For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oathContinue reading “Hebrews 6: 13-20… A promise from long ago.”
Hebrews 6: 9-12…. God sees.
Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation. For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. And we desire each oneContinue reading “Hebrews 6: 9-12…. God sees.”
As I read it! 