2:4,5
Boaz had not been around when Ruth started work in the field. Boaz now arrives. He is the owner of the field and he greets the harvesters, and is welcomed by them. He obviously knew who his workers were, so notices that there is a woman there and asks “who does that young woman belong to”. The picture painted of Boaz is a very positive one, this is a pleasant change from the bunch that we encountered in Judges. His question could show that he assumed that she was a slave of someone. Anyway, she was not assumed to have an independent identity.
2:6,7
The overseer informed Boaz that she was “the Moabite who came back from Moab with Naomi”. Naomi’s return was well known throughout the town. Ruth had asked to be allowed to glean the remnants of the harvest, and had been allowed to do so. He also observed that she had been a hard worker. It seems that she was treated well by Boaz’s employees. The attitude of the boss or owner in any organisation will tend to affect everyone within the organisation.
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