Threshing Floor Ruth

Ruth and boaz have their climactic scene in chapter 3 of the bible s most famous love story.

Threshing floor ruth.

Then winnowing forks were used to throw the mixture into the air so the wind could blow away the chaff leaving only the good grain on the floor. Boaz wakes and sees a woman lying at his feet ruth 3 8. When ruth returned home naomi asked. For this reason someone always sleeps on the floor until the grain is removed.

Ruth goes to the threshing floor uncovers boaz and lies down. Often a man would die without any offspring. 5 ruth 5 ruth at the threshing floor knowing god in the word the kinsman redeemer he was able both to restore the fortunes of naomi and to carry on elimelech s family line. Ruth following naomi s instructions goes to boaz in the middle of the night and shares with him the desires of her heart.

Sickness and death were experienced more often at younger ages three thousand years ago when the story of ruth took place. On occasion flails or sticks were used for this purpose ruth 2 17. Rather than follow naomi s script ruth reveals the end goal of naomi s stratagem. In syria at the threshing season it is customary for the family to move out to the vicinity of the threshing floor.

Threshing floors are in danger of being robbed 1 samuel 23 1. Boaz gave ruth a gift when she left the threshing floor to return home and this reminds readers of the gift that judah gave to tamar after he had sex with her. Therefore her accepting this match was the most caring thing she could do for her mother in law and her deceased husband mahlon. 2 now boaz with whose women you have worked is a relative of ours.

Monday august 6 2018 threshing floor no sooner had boaz gone up to the gate and set down there than the next of kin came passing by ruth 4 1. Ru reveals herself to boaz on his threshing floor. He asks who she is and ruth identifies herself. It is here on the thrashing floor that redemption is worked out courage is rewarded and love is forged.

The threshing floor has spiritual significance as the place where good and evil are separated. Both the old and new testaments refer to the threshing floor as a symbol of judgment.