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| Ruth 2:12-16 |
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Lesson # Ruth. 2:12-16 Study Material - Ruth. 2:12-16 You must be in fellowship prior to your Bible study, so that the spiritual information you receive can become a source, of blessing to your soul and produce spiritual growth. Ruth 2:12-16 12 May the LORD reward your work, and your wages be full from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to seek refuge.' 13 Then she said, 'I have found favor in your sight, my lord, for you have comforted me and indeed have spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your maidservants.' 14 And at mealtime Boaz said to her, 'Come here, that you may eat of the bread and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.' So she sat beside the reapers; and he served her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left. 15 When she rose to glean, Boaz commanded his servants, saying, 'Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not insult her. 16 And also you shall purposely pull out for her some grain from the bundles and leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.' Boaz is smitten with Ruth. He pays her compliments and gives her privileges that other gleaners do not receive. Typically gleaners will come along after the harvest, may or may not ask permission of the owners or overseers, and will come and go without much courtesy let alone the exchange of conversation as has occurred with Ruth. Her treatment is extraordinary to be sure. Not only did the supervisor of the harvest know of her, a foreigner and new to the area, but Boaz the owner now has been smitten such that he is giving her many freedoms to glean where normally gleaning would not be permitted. Boaz does not insult her. He does instruct his harvesters to leave some of the stalks in tact for her to 'discover' and glean as though it was her own labor that discovered the grain and then collected it. So without her knowledge, extra grain is being made available to her, but without letting her know that it is an additional courtesy. She is new to this gleaning business and most likely does not know that the additional grain she is collecting is not common for a gleaner. She is asked to remain close to the other servant girls for her own safety. The men have been told not to bother her in any way, and the women to cooperate and assist her with discretion. In so doing Boaz has given her freedom and allowed her to maintain her dignity. She is invited to dine with the workers. Other gleaners would not have been invited. She did so with humility and graciousness. The gesture was not required of Boaz, not was it requested by Ruth. When we are under the care of God, we are in effect as Ruth was while under the care of Boaz.. No discourtesy was imposed on Ruth, yet many privileges were allowed. Privileges that were separate and apart from, and above and beyond the norm. So it is in the Christian life, Psa. 91:1+. Life in the shadow of God, places us in His palace, our place of safety, of refuge, of privilege and blessing. People who have only an interest in getting the grain that they might be able to glean in life, merely come and go and they think nothing more of their immediate satisfaction. Ruth, on the other hand came to Israel with Naomi to be closer to God, and such is stated by Boaz. His comments were not merely a statement of courtesy as many greetings in life are, but a statement of her attitude toward life. Ruth could have remained in Moab. She instead desired to know more of God and Israel was the place to get that information. Naomi, though she had her moments of sadness, was a fountain of knowledge. Even in her poverty, Naomi was better company and companionship than all that the country of Moab had to offer. Ruth had faith, and a deep desire to have God in her life. She wen out one day to glean, not knowing where she would go, not knowing who might own a given field, not who she might meet in the countryside. Many bad types of fellows roamed the countryside, and an attractive young woman traveling about alone would be appealing prey for the wicked. Even Boaz warned her to remain close to his own servants. Even out in the open fields there are rocks, trees, and clusters of bushes and such that could provide hiding for those who might lurk in search of someone such as Ruth. Ruth was thankful, and not demanding. She did not presume that this right of gleaning of grain was owed to her. Boaz did not owe this privilege to anyone. Likewise man can not earn nor deserve anything that God gives us freely. It is by means of His grace that we even exist let alone are able to function in life from day to day. To some, Boaz, God gives much. To others, Ruth, God gives little. Both are well cared for. Both have enough to get them by in life. Both are protected, when functioning within the fellowship sphere of God. Both are equally vulnerable when walking alone outside that fellowship protection. Ruth has found favor in Boaz's eyes. To be allowed to glean in his field is a privilege. To become one of his servant girls would be better. But God has a destiny which will far surpass even those two positions. Ruth is destined to become the wife of the prince. Likewise we as believers have a destiny as bride of Christ, joint heir of the universe in eternity. Nothing in life today can compare with that destiny.
Now is the time to post a prayer. End Of Lesson Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth. |
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