Ruth 2 Kindness Shown to a Stranger in a Foreign Land


  Imagine yourself in a foreign land, living with your mother-in-law after her husband’s death, and you are now a young widow too. Well, that is where we find Ruth and her mother-in-law Naomi in Today’s Daily Bible Challenge as we read/listen to Ruth chapter 2. 
 
 They had no way to provide for themselves at this point, so things were looking pretty grim! But Ruth was a go-getter and did not stay wallowing in her mourning! She went out to glean grain from the harvest of others. This was a well-known provision of the time. You did not over-harvest to clean everything from the plants; you left some, as was the tradition for the needy to come behind and glean. (Lev 19:10) Provision for the needy was a civic responsibility backed by Levitical Law. No, you were not supposed to harvest it for them, creating an enabled poor; they still had to go out and work for it!

  Well, the young, attractive Ruth caught the eye of Boaz, a wealthy relative of Naomi. He showed Ruth favor as he knew how she was being so loyal to Naomi. He seemed to like her a lot, but at this point, he remained a perfect gentleman and just helped her situation secretly!

  Click the link below to listen to Ruth 2 yourself —it is just 4 minutes, even you, have time for that! It is an uplifting story to start your day!

  Talk with you soon!


https://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/popPlayer.cfm?type=nasb_n&b=8&c=2

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