Ruth 3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:14

Boaz was desirous to guard the fair name and fame of Ruth, as well as to keep untarnished his own unsullied reputation. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:15

And he said, Allow me the wrapper which is upon thee, and hold on by it; and she held on by it; and he measured six measures of barley; and he put it on her, and went to the city. The expression "Allow me," literally, "Give (me)," was a current phrase of courtesy. The verb employed— יָהַב —was common Semitic property, ere yet the mother-tongue was subdivided into Hebrew, Syriac, Chaldee, Arabic. The wrapper which is upon thee. The word for wrapper occurs nowhere else except in ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:15

He wished that Naomi might have some tangible evidence of his satisfaction. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:15-17

Generosity. Boaz was "a mighty man of wealth," and Naomi and Ruth were poor, widowed, friendless, and comparatively strangers. All through the narrative Boaz appears as thoughtful, liberal, unselfish, honorable, munificent. He is an example to those whom Providence has endowed with wealth. I. WEALTH IS GIVEN TO THE RICH not for their own sake only, but FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS . Men are not the owners, but the stewards, of their possessions. How imperfectly this... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:16

And she went to her mother-in-law. And she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she narrated to her all that the man had done to her. The question, "Who art thou, my daughter?" is not put by Naomi, as Drusius supposes, because it was still so dusk that she could not properly distinguish Ruth. The address, "My daughter," shows that she had no difficulty in determining who the visitor was. But there is something arch intended. "Art thou Boaz's betrothed?" Michaelis translates, "What art... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:16

The question Who art thou? sprang from Naomi's hope that the entire scheme would issue in success. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:17

And she said, These six measures of barley he gave to me; for he said, Thou must not go empty to thy mother-in-law. The C'tib omission of "to me" after "for he said" is most likely to be the original reading. A fastidious Rabbi would rather originate this insertion than the omission. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:17

The present was, in one point of view, inconsiderable; but, in another point of view, it was a most suitable gift from one who desired indeed to show sympathy, gratitude, and kindness, but who did not wish, at that stage of the affair, to raise unconditioned expectation which might never be realized. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:18

And she said, Sit still, my daughter, till that thou know how the affair will fall out, for the man will not rest unless he complete the affair today. In saying, Sit still, my daughter, it is as if Naomi had said, "There is no occasion for restless anxiety. Let your heart be at ease till that thou know how the affair will fall out." In the Hebrew the noun is without the article. But in English it must be supplied, unless a plural be employed—"how 'things' will fall out.' דָּבָר , thing ,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:18

Naomi, as it were, said to Ruth and to her own heart, Peace, peace. All will be well. All is well. The hand of the Almighty is dealing "sweetly," not "bitterly," with all the parties concerned. HOMILIES BY J.R. THOMSON read more

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