Ruth seeks the favor of Boaz.

Ruth 2:1-4

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“There was a relative of Naomi’s husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz.” Ruth 2:1

In the Bible, it was very important from whose seed [or semen] a child was from, which the family lineage was known by who the father was. The importance of the seed of the man was more than the woman carrying the seed. This is why the virgin birth is so important—Mary, the mother of Christ, carried the seed of the Holy Spirit, making God and Mary more important than the earthly lineage of man. Boaz played a key role as a relative of Naomi’s late husband, Elimelech. Boaz, connected to Elimelech’s lineage, was a man of great wealth and prominence within the family tree.

Christ Jesus is seen in this passage because, naturally speaking, He belongs to the family line of Boaz, both being from the Tribe of Judah. Jesus holds immense spiritual wealth through the Spirit of God and significant prominence in the Kingdom of God.

“So Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” Then she left and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers.” Ruth 2:2-3a.

The book of Ruth repeatedly emphasizes that Ruth was a Moabite, highlighting her origins outside the lineage of the Jewish people, the Hebrews. In Moab, the god of Ruth’s nativity was Chemosh, but now she is living among the Jewish people of Bethlehem, Judah who serves the God of Jesus Christ. What made Ruth standout as a Moabite is that she wanted to serve the same God that Naomi served, she wanted to be part of the family of the living God.

Ruth said to her mother-in-law, Naomi, “Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor.” Ruth hoped to gather the leftover heads of grain left behind by the harvesters, seeking favor in the eyes of Boaz to be accepted into the culture of the living God. Today, grain represents the word of God that helps the Bread of Life, Jesus Christ, to grow within our heart and soul. To gain favor in the eyes of our Lord Jesus Christ, we feed on His Gospel and by seeking Him we are accepted into the family of God. “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

“And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech. Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you!” And they answered him, “The Lord bless you!” Ruth 2:3b-4

While Ruth was following the harvesters and gleaning the leftover heads of grain, she found herself in the field belonging to Boaz. As born-again Christians, there was a time when we began reading the Bible and discovered ourselves in the field of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ruth knew she was in the field of an important and noble person because he was blessing others in the name of the Lord and the people were returning the blessings of the Lord on him. While in the field of Jesus Christ, we notice that Jesus desires blessings to be on us and is saying, “The Lord be with you!” even as He gives us the Holy Spirit. While in the field of our Lord Jesus Christ, we hear other believers say to Him, “The Lord bless you!”

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1