Episode 143 - Ruth (Part 2)

Episode Summary

In this second installment involving the character and book of Ruth, the heroine has a successful day in the field, gleaning grain. By seeming happenstance, this field belongs to Boaz, who happens to be a rich relative of Naomi, Ruth’s mother-in-law. Ruth told her mother-in-law how well Boaz had treated her. This made Naomi realize that there might be a benefit to Ruth’s cultivating this relationship. At Naomi’s urging, she acted somewhat seductively the next time she was in the field. This ploy worked, in that Boaz was so flattered that he, rather than the young harvesters, was the target of Ruth’s affection. But the plot had to deal with a snag. It turned out that Naomi had a relative closer than Boaz, who had the first right of refusal to buy property and take responsibility for Naomi and Ruth. This was more than the closer relative wanted to assume. This paved the way for Boaz to redeem the field, take responsibility for the two women, and marry Ruth. The story ends with a genealogy that allows us to realize that Ruth became an ancestor to none other than David and, of course, Jesus, according to the New Testament.

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