Ruth 2:2-4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ruth 2:4

they answered. This tells of a time of peace, prosperity, and quiet. read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ruth 2:4

Ruth 2:4. Boaz came—and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you— We are authorised by the events of this history to conclude, that none of them happened by chance, but by the immediate interposition of God. Happy they who in all their ways acknowledge him, and in every state, however low, repose themselves on his all-sufficient care. The present scene affords us a pleasing instance of the simplicity and religion of ancient times, when the masters were wont to pray God to prosper the honest... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ruth 2:2

2. Ruth . . . said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean—The right of gleaning was conferred by a positive law on the widow, the poor, and the stranger (see on :- and :-). But liberty to glean behind the reapers [ :-] was not a right that could be claimed; it was a privilege granted or refused according to the good will or favor of the owner. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ruth 2:3

3. her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz—Fields in Palestine being unenclosed, the phrase signifies that portion of the open ground which lay within the landmarks of Boaz. :-. HE TAKES KNOWLEDGE OF HER, AND SHOWS HER FAVOR. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ruth 2:4

4. Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you—This pious salutation between the master and his laborers strongly indicates the state of religious feeling among the rural population of Israel at that time, as well as the artless, happy, and unsuspecting simplicity which characterized the manners of the people. The same patriarchal style of speaking is still preserved in the East. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ruth 2:1-7

1. God’s providential guidance of Ruth 2:1-7The motif of God’s providence, His working out His own plan through the circumstances of life, which runs through the Book of Ruth, is especially strong in this pericope.The writer introduced Boaz as a kinsman (lit. acquaintance or friend, Heb. myd’) of Elimelech. "According to the rabbinic tradition, which is not well established however, Boaz was a nephew of Elimelech." [Note: Keil and Delitzsch, p. 447.] Scholars debate the etymology of Boaz’s name... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 2:1-23

Ruth the Gleaner1. Boaz] (’quickness’) was a kinsman of Elimelech’s. We are not informed of the precise degree of relationship. Here and at Ruth 3:2 he is designated an ’acquaintance.’ It is by no means certain that we are to think of him as a mighty man of wealth’; the phrase here employed sometimes points out a capable, active man (1 Kings 11:28; Nehemiah 11:14). The Targum is of course wrong in explaining it by ’a man strong in the Law’—an explanation which reminds us of Apollos, ’mighty in... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ruth 2:2

(2) Let me now go.—The character of Ruth comes out strongly here. She does not hesitate to face the hard work necessary on her mother-in-law’s account; nor is she too proud to condescend to a work which might perhaps seem humiliating. Nor does one hanker after her old home in the land of Moab and the plenty there. Energy, honesty of purpose, and loyalty are alike evinced here. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ruth 2:3

(3) Her hap was to light on.—Literally, her hap happened. A chance in outward seeming, yet a clear shaping of her course by unseen hands. Her steps were divinely guided to a certain field, that God’s good purposes should be worked out. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ruth 2:4

(4) The Lord be with you.—There is a trace here of the good feeling prevailing between Boaz and his servants. Though he has come to his field to supervise the work, it is not in a fault-finding spirit, but with true courtesy and friendliness; nor is it a frivolous jesting manner that he displays, but with gravity and soberness he presents a true gentleman in his intercourse with his inferiors. read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ruth 2:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ruth 2:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ruth 2:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ruth 2:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ruth 2:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ruth 2:1-7

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 2:1-23

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ruth 2:2

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ruth 2:3

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ruth 2:4

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