Title: Ruth Receives Grace (Ruth 02:1-23)
Contents The story of Ruth, who is favored by Boaz, is depicted in this chapter. mother-in-law
After returning to Bethlehem with Mi, Ruth went out to the fields to support her mother-in-law and gleaned.
pick up In the process, Ruth met Boaz, who received a lot of favor from him.
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1. Boaz's Field and Ruth's Devotion1) Boaz
(Ruth 2:1) Among the relatives of Elimelech, Naomi's husband, there was a powerful man whose name was Boa.
Seder Boaz means wealth, but in reality, Boaz was the wealthy man in the society at the time.
was a talented Boaz's father was Salmon (Matthew 1:5), who was saved from Jericho.
He was the husband of Rahab (Joshua 6:22), and at the same time Naomi's husband was related to Elimelech.
It was. Later, he was also David's great-grandfather (1 Chronicles 2:12).
2) Ruth volunteered to glean.
The life of Bethlehem, who returned to the Promised Land following her mother-in-law, was flowing with milk and honey.
It was a life of poverty, not of land. However, Ruth never left her mother-in-law or had any regrets or complaints.
Did not do it. She just tried to do the best she could. Extreme Hyosung
As a concrete action, he decided to go out to the field to glean.
What awaited Ruth, who became God's people, was a difficult life. which
Without giving up on everything, they bumped into each other and pushed through. To God to Ruth
Standing blessed.
2. Receive Boaz's favor and business 1) The God who receives Boaz's favor
(Ruth 2:8-9) Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Go to another field to glean.
Do not go to the village and do not leave here; stay with my girls (9) till the fields they are plowing.
See and follow them, I commanded the boys not to touch you.
When it is dry, go to a vessel and drink what the boys have brought.
When Boaz heard the news about Ruth, he was moved to do him a favor. Boas
He did it favorably, but was careful not to offend or humiliate her.
Let him glean freely in his field, and keep the other boys from touching her.
so that Lot did not feel the insult of being harassed by the men of the field, and
They even provided water to quench their thirst under the sun.
2) Let the company draw
(Ruth 2:20) And Naomi said to her father-in-law, The Lord be with him.
He does not cease to be gracious to the living and to the dead.
said to him, "This man is a close relative of ours, and he is one of those who will inherit our inheritance."
The favor Boaz had bestowed upon Ruth was to her deceased husband Elimelech and her two sons, Marlon and Kirion.
It was a tribute, and at the same time, he was also considerate of the surviving Naomi and those involved.
became a thing So Naomi prayed to be gracious to both the living and the dead.
He raised a prayer before God that he did not strike.
In addition, Boaz refers to the business of his household as a ruler, which has two meanings.
has First, the land where her husband Elimelech had been mortgaged was taken by Boaz, his closest relative.
It is to reclaim the land in the Jubilee year and start a business, and secondly, in a state where the family income is cut off.
The closest relative must fulfill the duty of preserving the descendants who have forgotten that generation.
It was the task that Boaz had to take responsibility for and carry out. At that time, the brother
In case of death without producing offspring, the sibling of the nearest relative is responsible for the preservation of the offspring.
It was the custom of society at the time to take the widowed woman for the sake of it.
In this way, Naomi's family, who seemed hopeless, was brought to Naomi's family through Ruth, the son of faith.
I became a person of blessing who could solve all the problems. Even if you are a Gentile, God
When you become a people, you can receive and enjoy the wonderful blessings of heaven. the lost flag
Who will do the work? Through Jesus Christ. through Jesus Christ
I was able to enjoy the spiritual and eternal inheritance of heaven.