Ruth needed help. Ruth needed help, and in his mercy God provided for her need. He provided it first through the laws of his land which instructed landowners that when they harvested grain, they were not to reap all the way to the edges of their fields and were not to pick up any bits their harvesters had dropped along the way. Instead, all of this was to be left for the poor and the foreigners who were to experience the charity of the wealthy, but also the dignity of hard work. And so, through his law, God provided for his destitute daughter Ruth and for many others like her. She dutifully took to the fields to gather grain for herself and her mother-in-law.
Then God also provided for Ruth’s need through the character of a man who went far beyond the strict requirements of law. When Boaz heard that Ruth had pledged loyalty to one of his family members and was now committed to providing for her, he told his employees to ensure she would suffer no lack. In fact, she was invited to not only follow along behind the harvesters and pick up what they
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