Ruth 3
Naomi realises that without help, she and Ruth would lead a difficult and uncertain future, so she recommends that Ruth re-marries somebody to carry on the family line.
As it happens Boaz, who has already shown kindness to Ruth, is a relation and could marry Ruth and redeem the lands lost by Naomi and Elimalek.
Naomi suggests that Ruth pursue matters and she should dress up in her best clothes, wear some perfume and go to the threshing floor where Boaz would be winnowing his barley harvest.
When everybody has gone to sleep Ruth uncovered Boaz's feet and lay down keeping his feet warm.
Boaz woke up in the middle of the night and is rather surprised when he finds a woman there. In the dark he asks "Who are you?"
"Ruth, please lend me your cloak, as you are a guardian redeemer of my family"
The Guardian redeemer is a legal term and originates in Leviticus 25. He has an obligation to redeem a relative who is in trouble.
Boaz is very impressed with Ruth's fidelity to her mother in law and has not run off after younger or richer men.
However Boaz is not the only guardian redeemer of Ruth and Naomi , and the other possible person actually has more responsibility, and so he should be first in line.
Ruth got up early next morning as it would be kind of hard if the men had seen her.
Before she left, Boaz gave Ruth a generous portion of barley as he cannot send her away empty handed.
Naomi now has to wait patiently, but Boaz will act quickly to settle matters that very day
Naomi realises that without help, she and Ruth would lead a difficult and uncertain future, so she recommends that Ruth re-marries somebody to carry on the family line.
As it happens Boaz, who has already shown kindness to Ruth, is a relation and could marry Ruth and redeem the lands lost by Naomi and Elimalek.
Naomi suggests that Ruth pursue matters and she should dress up in her best clothes, wear some perfume and go to the threshing floor where Boaz would be winnowing his barley harvest.
When everybody has gone to sleep Ruth uncovered Boaz's feet and lay down keeping his feet warm.
Boaz woke up in the middle of the night and is rather surprised when he finds a woman there. In the dark he asks "Who are you?"
"Ruth, please lend me your cloak, as you are a guardian redeemer of my family"
The Guardian redeemer is a legal term and originates in Leviticus 25. He has an obligation to redeem a relative who is in trouble.
Boaz is very impressed with Ruth's fidelity to her mother in law and has not run off after younger or richer men.
However Boaz is not the only guardian redeemer of Ruth and Naomi , and the other possible person actually has more responsibility, and so he should be first in line.
Ruth got up early next morning as it would be kind of hard if the men had seen her.
Before she left, Boaz gave Ruth a generous portion of barley as he cannot send her away empty handed.
Naomi now has to wait patiently, but Boaz will act quickly to settle matters that very day
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