It is interesting that today some, if not moody have the victim attitude and that they are entitled to help. Where is Naomi and Ruth didn’t seem to have that type of attitude. Ruth was willing to get out and work in the fields to be able to eat. And they attributed the fact that there were fields to glean and a kind individual to help them to the LORD. I I think there are great lessons from this.
Aside from leaving all behind in her own country, which was a great sacrifice for Ruth. Ruth has the heart to think of Naomi by bringing her what she had gleaned and what she had kept back after satisfying her own hunger…Ruth 2:14-18
Boaz and Naomi’s concern for Ruth’s safety is (for me) a reminder of how dangerous life could be even in Israel. God’s people were so rarely following God’s rules—especially in the time of Judges!
God so clearly brought Ruth to the right place at the right time—leading her to someone who feared Him and treated his workers well. There seems to be such a respect between Boaz and his servants. He’s not just kind to Ruth; he’s kind to everyone. That says a lot about him.
It is interesting that today some, if not moody have the victim attitude and that they are entitled to help. Where is Naomi and Ruth didn’t seem to have that type of attitude. Ruth was willing to get out and work in the fields to be able to eat. And they attributed the fact that there were fields to glean and a kind individual to help them to the LORD. I I think there are great lessons from this.
Ruth 2:12 12 The LORD repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.”
Likewise as Ruth, we pray for God to extend favor to us in life’s situations and cling to our Great God for refuge in our times of need.
Aside from leaving all behind in her own country, which was a great sacrifice for Ruth. Ruth has the heart to think of Naomi by bringing her what she had gleaned and what she had kept back after satisfying her own hunger…Ruth 2:14-18
Boaz and Naomi’s concern for Ruth’s safety is (for me) a reminder of how dangerous life could be even in Israel. God’s people were so rarely following God’s rules—especially in the time of Judges!
God so clearly brought Ruth to the right place at the right time—leading her to someone who feared Him and treated his workers well. There seems to be such a respect between Boaz and his servants. He’s not just kind to Ruth; he’s kind to everyone. That says a lot about him.