Due to Boaz’s blessing, Ruth’s gleaning efforts were exponentially rewarded. After spending all day separating the grain from the heads and stalks and beating them on the threshing floor, Ruth ended up with an entire bushel of barley! Ya know how much that is? We’re talking about a weight of around 60 pounds or 27 […]

Yesterday I talked about Paul’s sermon in Romans Chapter 11 and how he explained that the branches of the Olive Tree (a Biblical metaphor for Israel) were removed for one reason and one reason only: To pave the way for the salvation of ALL Israel. Paul explains it as follows:  “’In that case, I say, […]

“When she got up to glean, Bo‘az ordered his young men, ‘Let her glean even among the sheaves themselves, without making her feel ashamed. In fact, pull some ears of grain out from the sheaves on purpose. Leave them for her to glean, and don’t rebuke her.‘  So she gleaned in the field until evening. […]

Have you ever gone balls to the wall and taken a huge risk in your life even though you had no idea how things would turn out? Maybe you suddenly quit your job without another one lined up because you hated it and couldn’t take it anymore… Or maybe you left the security of a […]

I must admit I’m continually amazed at Ruth’s commitment to Naomi and the people and God of Israel. Think about it for a sec. Ruth was a gentile (a Moabite) who… Turned her back on her former nation… Turned her back on her parents and family… Turned her back on her former god (Chemosh)… She […]