“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 […]

“She said, ‘My lord, I hope I continue pleasing you. You have comforted and encouraged me, even though I’m not one of your servants.’”-Ruth 2:13 After Boaz blesses Ruth for being so dedicated to Naomi and the people and God of Israel, Ruth responds with a prayer every gentile should say in gratitude to the […]

“May Adonai reward you for what you’ve done; may you be rewarded in full by Adonai the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.”-Ruth 2:12 I wanna show you an interesting wordplay that can ONLY be seen in the original Hebrew. Boaz tells Ruth: “May you be rewarded in full by […]