Ruth 2
4 Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you!”
And they answered him, “The Lord bless you!”
5 Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?”
6 So the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered and said, “It is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. 7 And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came and has continued from morning until now, though she rested a little in the house.”
A lot is going on here. Let’s try to break it all down.
- Ruth didn’t just HAPPEN upon Boaz’ field. She may felt that way, but it was clearly God’s hand guiding a willing and obedient person.
- Boaz greets his workers with “the Lord be with you.” So clearly he has a great relationship with his workers and he is a kind man.
- Ruth’s work ethic is what got her noticed. Everything we do, we are being watched. We need to always put forth high quality that is worthy of the title of Christian.
Also from my commentary:
As the supervisor reported to Boaz, he told of Ruth’s submissive attitude. There is a sense in which the gleaning was hers by right – after all, she could have quoted Leviticus 19:9-10 back at him. But she kindly and properly asked for the right to gather in his field.
So Ruth, with a good attitude and heart of a servant put forth effort and the Lord blessed her with favor at EVERY corner.
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