Ruth 2:14

"Then she said, “Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not as one of your servants.”"

Key Reflection

This verse highlights the humility and gratitude of the gleaner, who seeks favor from Boaz not just for herself but acknowledges his kindness extends beyond what is due to a mere servant, indicating a deep appreciation for his generosity and humanity. Her words foreshadow the broader themes of grace and mercy that will be central in the story of Ruth.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

To dip the morsel, or sop, whether it were bread or meat, in the dish containing the vinegar (compareMatthew 26:23;Mark 14:20:Exodus 25:29;Numbers 7:13) was, and still is, the common custom in the East. Parched or “roasted” corn -Grain was the common food of the country then (compare1 Samuel 17:17;1 Samuel 25:18;2 Samuel 17:28) as it is now. And left -Or “reserved”Ruth 2:18. Rather, “had some over” (compareLuke 15:17).Ruth 2:18tells us that she took to her mother-in-law what she had left over.

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