“One day Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, should I not try to find a home for you, where you will be well provided for?
I am not real sure how I feel about the verses assigned for today’s reading. At first glance it seems innocent enough; Naomi wants to make sure her daughter-in-law has a secure future. She is offering to help her find a new home. This seems a loving and caring idea. Ruth probably thinks so too, but then it gets a bit more complicated.
Ruth 3:3-4 (NIV)
"Wash and perfume yourself, and put on your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but don't let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking. When he lies down, note the place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do."
I need to remember that the course Naomi advised appears strange to us; but it was according to the laws and customs of Israel. I also need to remember that Ruth was a virtuous woman and she was free-thinking as well. She was the one who choose to accompany Naomi to a foreign land. No one twisted her arm, but it would seem to this writer that God was directing her footsteps. It would also seem God is guiding her still again.
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