The fact that her petition takes place at the threshing floor among the grain and the chaff is a beautiful symbol of man s need for redemption and god s identity as redeemer job 19 25.
Threshing floor ruth 3.
Ruth 3 3 therefore wash yourself put on perfume and wear your best clothes.
She went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother in law told her.
3 wash put on perfume and get dressed in your best clothes.
When ruth comes to the threshing floor she is in need and has responded to boaz s previous kindness and generosity ruth 2 8 13.
This explains why boaz will later insist that no one know that a woman came to the threshing floor ruth 3 14.
2 now boaz with whose women you have worked is a relative of ours.
A faithful version and she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother in law had told her.
If women were present it would be assumed that something immoral took place.
Many people have different views as to what ruth and boaz did on the threshing floor during the night that the two were together.
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Ruth 3 6 and she went down unto the floor and did according to all that her mother in law bade her from the city of bethlehem from her mother in law s house there to the threshing floor of boaz which was at some distance from it and lower.
And did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
And she came softly uncovered his feet.
She has learned that he is a good man and she trusts him.
Their christianity is just a salvation that takes them to heaven when they die.
Ruth 3 new living translation nlt ruth at the threshing floor 3 one day naomi said to ruth my daughter it s time that i found a permanent home for you so that you will be provided for.
Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor.
God s word translation ruth went to the threshing floor and did exactly as her mother in law had directed her.
Both before she went and after.
I think this was a male celebration with no women present.
Go down to the threshing floor but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
6 7 ruth lays down at boaz s feet.
And after boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was cheerful he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain.
So she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother in law instructed her.
2 boaz is a close relative of ours and he s been very kind by letting you gather grain with his young women.
Ruth and boaz at the threshing floor.
To them salvation is no more than a passport to heaven and a fire escape from hell.
Ruth and boaz at the threshing floor.