{"id":190,"date":"2023-05-29T19:15:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T19:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txcolliers.net\/biblestudy\/?p=190"},"modified":"2023-06-01T16:26:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T16:26:30","slug":"190","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/txcolliers.net\/biblestudy\/?p=190","title":{"rendered":"Ruth 2: Finding Favor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><strong>Ruth Works in Boaz's Field<\/strong>\nRuth 2:1-7\nNow there was a wealthy and influential man in Bethlehem named Boaz, who was a relative of Naomi\u2019s husband, Elimelech.\nOne day Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, \u201cLet me go out into the harvest fields to pick up the stalks of grain left behind by anyone who is kind enough to let me do it.\u201d\nNaomi replied, \u201cAll right, my daughter, go ahead.\u201d So Ruth went out to gather grain behind the harvesters. And as it happened, she found herself working in a field that belonged to Boaz, the relative of her father-in-law, Elimelech.\nWhile she was there, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters. \u201cThe LORD be with you!\u201d he said.\n\u201cThe LORD bless you!\u201d the harvesters replied.\nThen Boaz asked his foreman, \u201cWho is that young woman over there? Who does she belong to?\u201d\nAnd the foreman replied, \u201cShe is the young woman from Moab who came back with Naomi. She asked me this morning if she could gather grain behind the harvesters. She has been hard at work ever since, except for a few minutes\u2019 rest in the shelter.\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What do we find out about Boaz from this passage?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What was Ruth&#8217;s intention when she went out? Did she know where she was going?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do we know about the custom of &#8220;gleaning&#8221; from Israel&#8217;s history?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What initial impression did she make on the workers and on Boaz?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><strong>Boaz Extends Kindness to Ruth<\/strong>\nRuth 2:8-16\nBoaz went over and said to Ruth, \u201cListen, my daughter. Stay right here with us when you gather grain; don\u2019t go to any other fields. Stay right behind the young women working in my field. See which part of the field they are harvesting, and then follow them. I have warned the young men not to treat you roughly. And when you are thirsty, help yourself to the water they have drawn from the well.\u201d\nRuth fell at his feet and thanked him warmly. \u201cWhat have I done to deserve such kindness?\u201d she asked. \u201cI am only a foreigner.\u201d\n\u201cYes, I know,\u201d Boaz replied. \u201cBut I also know about everything you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband. I have heard how you left your father and mother and your own land to live here among complete strangers. May the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.\u201d\n\u201cI hope I continue to please you, sir,\u201d she replied. \u201cYou have comforted me by speaking so kindly to me, even though I am not one of your workers.\u201d\nAt mealtime Boaz called to her, \u201cCome over here, and help yourself to some food. You can dip your bread in the sour wine.\u201d So she sat with his harvesters, and Boaz gave her some roasted grain to eat. She ate all she wanted and still had some left over.\nWhen Ruth went back to work again, Boaz ordered his young men, \u201cLet her gather grain right among the sheaves without stopping her. And pull out some heads of barley from the bundles and drop them on purpose for her. Let her pick them up, and don\u2019t give her a hard time!\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What actions did Boaz take to ensure Ruth was provided for?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do you think was his motivation? What did he know about Ruth, and how did he know it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are some of the ways that we have the opportunity to show kindness to others like this today?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How would you describe Boaz&#8217;s character?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><strong>Ruth Reports Back to Naomi<\/strong>\nRuth 2:17-23\nSo Ruth gathered barley there all day, and when she beat out the grain that evening, it filled an entire basket. She carried it back into town and showed it to her mother-in-law. Ruth also gave her the roasted grain that was left over from her meal.\n\u201cWhere did you gather all this grain today?\u201d Naomi asked. \u201cWhere did you work? May the LORD bless the one who helped you!\u201d\nSo Ruth told her mother-in-law about the man in whose field she had worked. She said, \u201cThe man I worked with today is named Boaz.\u201d\n\u201cMay the LORD bless him!\u201d Naomi told her daughter-in-law. \u201cHe is showing his kindness to us as well as to your dead husband. That man is one of our closest relatives, one of our family redeemers.\u201d\nThen Ruth said, \u201cWhat\u2019s more, Boaz even told me to come back and stay with his harvesters until the entire harvest is completed.\u201d\n\u201cGood!\u201d Naomi exclaimed. \u201cDo as he said, my daughter. Stay with his young women right through the whole harvest. You might be harassed in other fields, but you\u2019ll be safe with him.\u201d\nSo Ruth worked alongside the women in Boaz\u2019s fields and gathered grain with them until the end of the barley harvest. Then she continued working with them through the wheat harvest in early summer. And all the while she lived with her mother-in-law.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What was Naomi&#8217;s response when Ruth told her of her day&#8217;s adventures?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a &#8220;kinsman (family) redeemer&#8221;?  What is the &#8220;kindness&#8221; that he showed to Ruth and Naomi?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What did Ruth do during the barley and wheat harvests?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What principles for life and work do you find from Ruth&#8217;s experience in this chapter?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruth Works in Boaz&#8217;s Field Ruth 2:1-7 Now there was a wealthy and influential man in Bethlehem named Boaz, who was a relative of Naomi\u2019s husband, Elimelech. 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