Ruth 3

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ruth 3:1-18

Ruth 3:3 . Anoint thee. Oil was used on many occasions because it gave a lustre to the countenance. Psalms 104:15. Matthew 6:10. Ruth 3:4 . Mark the place. The Hebrews were what we now call gentlemen farmers; yet they would aid their servants in watching the corn. Boaz gave them rest at night, that they might work by day. Ruth 3:9 . I am Ruth thine handmaid; spread thy skirt; take me for thy wife, because thou art the near kinsman of my late husband. Clandestine marriages were never... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ruth 3:1

Ruth 3:1Shall I not seek rest for thee? Rest for RuthI. the object of Naomi’s solicitude. Poor Ruth: a destitute, forlorn, bereaved, homeless, portionless widow. Think of the destitute circumstances of a bereaved sinner, when awakened to find out how deplorably he is ruined and utterly undone under the fall. She was between the two countries. Just the position of a soul awakened. Yet further, see the character of Ruth portraying thy condition yet more strongly. You remark, that she had escaped... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ruth 3:3

Ruth 3:3Wash thyself, therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee.Washed, anointed, and clothedNeed we explain this washing, anointing, and clothing? Need we point to the only fountain for sin? Need we say that the holy anointing oil, which consecrates the believer in Jesus a priest and king unto God, is His own blessed Spirit? Must we define the raiment to be that robe of Divine and human righteousness combined wherewith each soul is invested which rejects its own filthy rags?... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ruth 3:4

Ruth 3:4Uncover his feet, and lay thee down.Doubtful expedientsI. we begin with some explanatory observations, for the purpose of vindicating the narrative from misapprehension and abuse.1. We must notice the general contrariety of pastoral customs to our own which marked those ancient times in the East. What unadorned simplicity! Wearing the garments which had been worn by him during the day, he throws himself down to rest at the end of the heaps of winnowed corn, with nothing but a simple mat... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ruth 3:10-11

Ruth 3:10-11Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter . . . I will do to thee all that thou requirest The first-fruits of graceThe passage before us gives a copious illustration of the first-fruits of grace to the accepted soul.Jesus welcomes, blesses, and abundantly rewards all who thus come unto Him. First we have Divine approval. Boaz does not reject or repel the lowly suitor at his feet. The difference in their outward conditions was great. Yet he neither chides her boldness, nor... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ruth 3:15-17

Ruth 3:15-17Six measures of barley.Exact reckonings of mercies1. True virtue or grace makes persons universally good. Boaz was a gracious or virtuous man. He is good in his charity as well as in his chastity: he adds one grace to another (2 Peter 1:5).2. God’s blessings bestowed on us should be received by us in an exact reckoning: we should receive them by number, weight and measure; and to behold the quantity of them is an excellent way to get a thankful heart (Psalms 116:12).3. As charity is... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ruth 3:18

Ruth 3:18Sit still, my daughter.Wailing upon Providence1. When lawful means are rightly used, then should we wait upon God for the end. The care of the means belongs to us, but the care of the end belongs to God. We must commit ourselves in all well-doing to the Lord (Psalms 37:5; 1 Peter 4:19).”Until thou know how the matter shall fall.”2. All matters concerning mankind are appointed by a Divine decree in heaven, before they be accomplished by a Divine Providence upon earth. Even all matches... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ruth 3:1

Rth 3:1 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? Ver. 1. Shall I not seek rest for thee? ] There is in most a propension to the nuptial conjunction. Requirit vir costam suam, requirit faemina sedem suam, say the Rabbis. The man misseth his rib; the woman would be in her old place again, under the man’s arm or wing. Non est requies mulieri donec nupserit, saith Aben Ezra. The unmarried life is trouble and... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ruth 3:2

Rth 3:2 And now [is] not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. Ver. 2. Behold, he winnoweth barley tonight. ] By night they winnowed, ad auram nocturnam, as the Chaldee here hath it: (1.) Because more cool, as Genesis 3:8 ; (2.) Because then they had a better wind. Naomi remindeth Ruth of this opportunity, and willeth her to improve it. A well chosen season is one of the best advantages of any action. It may seem that... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ruth 3:3

Rth 3:3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: [but] make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. Ver. 3. Wash thyself therefore. ] A sudore et sordibus, ne male oleres, from wet and filth, that thou smell not amiss, as slothful sluts use to do. And anoint thee. ] That thou mayest smell well albeit, Optime olet faemina, quae nihil olet, said one; she smelleth best, who smelleth of nothing.... read more

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ruth 3:1-18

The Biblical Illustrator - Ruth 3:1

The Biblical Illustrator - Ruth 3:3

The Biblical Illustrator - Ruth 3:4

The Biblical Illustrator - Ruth 3:10-11

The Biblical Illustrator - Ruth 3:15-17

The Biblical Illustrator - Ruth 3:18

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ruth 3:1

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ruth 3:2

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ruth 3:3

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