
Ruth 2:14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left. The strong one invites the Gentile woman to dine at his "table", where he produces bread and wine! WINE VINEGAR: Sour, but cooling and refreshing. ROASTED CORN: Very common in East (LB 648). ALL SHE WANTED: God tends to our daily needs: Mat 6:11,25; Joh 6:35. This is what Naomi the Jewess had forgotten; but what Ruth the Moabitess knew by faith! AND HAD SOME LEFT OVER: Or, "reserved" as in Rth 2:18. That is, Ruth kept something back for Naomi. See Rom 15:27: Gentiles aid Jews in material things. "Whenever we are privileged to eat of the bread which Jesus gives, we are, like Ruth, satisfied with the full and sweet repast. When Jesus is the host no guest goes empty from the table. Our head is satisfied with the precious truth which Christ reveals; our heart is content with Jesus, as the altogether lovely object of affection; our hope is satisfied, for whom have we in heaven but Jesus? and our desire is satiated, for what can we wish for more than 'to know Christ and to be found in Him'? Jesus fills our conscience till it is at perfect peace; our judgment with persuasion of the certainty of His teachings; our memory with recollections of what He has done, and our imagination with the prospects of what He is yet to do. As Ruth was 'sufficed, and <b>...</b>
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