Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
Ruth 3:1 stands in the beautiful, brief pastoral story of Ruth from the time of the judges, whose close brings out the ancestry of the Lord Jesus, into which a Moabite woman is brought.
Naomi, Ruth's mother-in-law, expresses concern for her daughter-in-law's well-being by intending to seek rest for her. That rest means a secure and settled home and future, sought so that it may be well with her.
Naomi seeks this security and well-being for Ruth by directing her to appeal to Boaz, a near kinsman, to fulfill the Go'el's duty toward her deceased husband's family. This duty belonged to the nearest kinsman, whether brother or more distant relative. It involved preserving the dead man's name and inheritance by marrying the widow and raising up an heir.
Ruth 3:1 stands in the beautiful, brief pastoral story of Ruth from the time of the judges, whose close brings out the ancestry of the Lord Jesus, into which a Moabite woman is brought.
Naomi, Ruth's mother-in-law, expresses concern for her daughter-in-law's well-being by intending to seek rest for her. That rest means a secure and settled home and future, sought so that it may be well with her.
Naomi seeks this security and well-being for Ruth by directing her to appeal to Boaz, a near kinsman, to fulfill the Go'el's duty toward her deceased husband's family. This duty belonged to the nearest kinsman, whether brother or more distant relative. It involved preserving the dead man's name and inheritance by marrying the widow and raising up an heir.