n Bethlehem at the time of the Barley harvest. God had provided a way of escape even though it was not yet made plain. Without food or provision and no man in the household to care for them, the humble Ruth asked if she could glean in the fields, in other words, she said I would beg for food to feed us. Naomi agreed what a desperate state she had been reduced to. Ruth gleaned all day in the fields with people she did not know. Not having permission from the landowner and scarcely gathering a morsel, she continued till evening. Boaz the landowner arrived and greeted his workers favorably apparently pleased with the way things were going for he blessed his workers. I can see Boaz looking over his fields and noticing a young woman, he has not hired, and asks his foreman who is this woman gleaning in my fields. They explained to Boaz she is Ruth the Moabite the daughter- in- law of Naomi. Even though Ruth has forsaken all for her new country, she is still looked upon as a foreigner and stranger in their land. She is not only a foreigner but also a poor woman. Ruth has left all. Im sure the bread flowed freely in the land of Moab and here no one will even invite them to dinner. She has become a beggar and she is well aware of her lowly state. Boaz commands his young men to leave a little grain behind for her. He approaches Ruth and speaks kindly to her entreating her to not glean in another field but to stay in his fields where she is safe. Ruth bows to the ground at Boazs feet she is deeply grateful for the kindness. She is restored in her herself that she has found kindness in the land of the living. All of the sudden she is no longer a beggar or thief she has permission to stay with Boazs girls and drink from their water. Surely she raised her voice in thankfulness to the God of Naomi who has now become her Lord God. Naomi is waiting. Evening has now come and where is Ruth. Naomi is watching for the only person who still loves her and car...
