2:1
Ruth and Naomi are now back in Bethlehem and they have to settle back into life there. We are told at the outset that Naomi had “a relative on her husband’s side” called Boaz. He was “a man of standing”.It will become apparent that he had reasonable wealth, and he also had a good reputation. In those days families were meant to care for each other. So we are introduced to Boaz.
2:2,3
Ruth knows that they need food, so she suggests that she should go out into the fields and take the gleanings. It was the barley harvest (1:22), and under the Law some of the crop was to be left for the poor to collect. Ruth was proactive, but wanted Naomi’s permission, which was granted. Ruth went off and worked in the field belonging to Boaz. This is presented as chance, and it was in the sense that Ruth had no idea whose field it was, but it was also God’s providence.
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