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Ruth 2

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Ruth 2:2 [1] Gleaning was a right granted to the poor and to strangers by God—a kind of divinely-appointed welfare system. Farmers were instructed not to glean their fields or vineyards, that is, not to collect the excess stalks of grain or grapes left over by reapers, and not to have the extremities of their fields reaped (LEV 19:9, 10).
Ruth 2:2 [1] Gleaning was a right granted to the poor and to strangers by God—a kind of divinely-appointed welfare system. Farmers were instructed not to glean their fields or vineyards, that is, not to collect the excess stalks of grain or grapes left over by reapers, and not to have the extremities of their fields reaped (LEV 19:9, 10).
Ruth 2:7 [2] I.e. bundles of stalks bound together for transport to the threshing floor where the grain would be separated.
Ruth 2:7 [2] I.e. bundles of stalks bound together for transport to the threshing floor where the grain would be separated.
Ruth 2:17 [3] This was about one bushel, enough food for several days.
Ruth 2:17 [3] This was about one bushel, enough food for several days.
Ruth 2:20 [4] According to OT law (LEV 25:25), if an Israelite became so impoverished that he sold his property, his closest relative was to buy it back, so that the land would remain within the family. Such a person was called a redeemer. Another law stated that if a married man died childless, his brother was obligated to marry his widow and raise a son in the deceased brother's name, so that the name would be carried on in Israel (DEU 25:5-10; cf GEN 38:8-10). Being aware of these laws and their applications by the scholars of that time, Naomi conceived of a plan (see ch 3:1-4) that might bring Ruth and Boaz together by having Boaz serve as a redeemer both to purchase a field that Naomi owned, and to fulfill the obligation of DEU 25:5 ff by marrying Ruth.
Ruth 2:20 [4] According to OT law (LEV 25:25), if an Israelite became so impoverished that he sold his property, his closest relative was to buy it back, so that the land would remain within the family. Such a person was called a redeemer. Another law stated that if a married man died childless, his brother was obligated to marry his widow and raise a son in the deceased brother's name, so that the name would be carried on in Israel (DEU 25:5-10; cf GEN 38:8-10). Being aware of these laws and their applications by the scholars of that time, Naomi conceived of a plan (see ch 3:1-4) that might bring Ruth and Boaz together by having Boaz serve as a redeemer both to purchase a field that Naomi owned, and to fulfill the obligation of DEU 25:5 ff by marrying Ruth.
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