“So she set out, arrived at the field and gleaned behind the reapers.  She happened to be in the part of the field that belonged to Bo‘az from Elimelekh’s clan, when Boaz arrived from Beit-Lechem. He said to the reapers, ‘YEHOVAH be with you’; and they answered him, ‘YEHOVAH bless you.‘”-Ruth 2:3-4 Although Ruth had no idea […]

“Rut the woman from Mo’av said to Naomi, ‘Let me go into the field and glean ears of grain behind anyone who will allow me to.’ She answered her, ‘Go, my daughter.’”-Ruth 2:2 There was a time in my life many years ago when I almost ended up homeless and out on the streets in […]

Today we begin Ruth Chapter 2. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James Version, click HERE. “Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent and wealthy member of Elimelekh’s clan, whose name was Boaz.”-Ruth 2:1 Verse 1 establishes that Naomi is NOT directly related to Boaz by blood. Instead Boaz’s […]

Following on the heels of yesterday’s post, let’s see how the Apostle Paul answers the question… “Do gentile believers become Jewish when they come to faith in the Jewish Messiah?”. Let’s go to the book of Romans and have a look at the following verses: “For circumcision is indeed of value if you do what […]

If there’s any one thing we can learn from the story of Ruth is that when a gentile accepts the God of Israel, that person is also to accept the people of Israel. You can’t have one without the other. The reason why is because God makes a spiritual connection between the convert and the […]