Naomi wants more for Ruth than "enough." She wants the young woman to find "rest" in a new family with a new husband (Ruth 1:9).

—The object of the marriage is for Ruth's good, and thus should it be with every marriage; it must be for the good, and comfort, and abiding peace, not of the ...

Having a husband gives immediate security, and having an heir provides an inheritance for her family line. What is the plan?

Literally, Boaz called Ruth a hah-yil woman. The basic meaning behind this Hebrew word is “strength; moral strength, good quality, integrity, virtue.” This ...

Her meaning is, to seek out for an husband for her, that she might have an house of her own to rest in, and an husband to provide her.

10 авг. 2021 г. · Ruth 3:1 is a reminder that rest is only and ultimately possible in the arms of a Redeemer, namely in the arms of Jesus. And for all who trust ...

1. Reference to Boaz's “feet” (3:4, 7-8) may be a euphemism for his genitalia (cf. Isaiah 6:2). If so, Naomi's plan is bold indeed, and Ruth's act even bolder.

27 окт. 2022 г. · The Son of man has the right on earth to forgive sins, and more, to redeem and overrule for ultimate good the very losses occasioned by our sin.

If the law is suited to break down and expose man in his sinful self-confidence, grace is God's secret for the lost and wretched to bless and save them. Clarke's Commentary · Dr. Constable's Expository Notes

To “spread one's cloak” over a woman is to marry her. Ruth, in other words, proposes to Boaz! And she calls him to fulfill his duty as the goel. A goel is a ...