Wonder Who Were Ruth & Boaz?
The Story of Ruth & Boaz
On the first time Ruth and Boaz had met in Bethlehem, he offered her what seems to have been an ancient form of hummus: “And at meal-time Boaz said unto her, “Come hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar” (Ruth 2-14).
There is a lot of heated and passionate debate around where Hummus originates from, however what is clear that hummus dates back millennia’s.
Ruth was a Moabite woman had come to Israel as the widow of an Israelite man. She had returned with her mother-in-law, Naomi, who had also lost her husband. They lived together in a humble situation, and Ruth would go to the fields each day to glean food in the fields during the harvest.
Boaz was a landowner where Ruth came to find grain. He knew of her situation and told his workers to leave plenty of grain for her to find. Boaz also offered her food with the other workers and encouraged her to work in the safety of his fields throughout the harvest.
Naomi noted that Boaz was a close relative who, according to Jewish law, had the right to marry Ruth after the death of her husband. Naomi encouraged Ruth to go to Boaz in the evening and present herself willing to accept a marriage proposal from him. When she did, he was pleased and Boaz and Ruth were married.
The story of Ruth and Boaz offers many wonderful insights, most importantly those who have endured tragic situations also have the power to change the lives of many others. Ruth was a poor widow and a foreigner, yet she was a part of the family line of both David and Jesus.