Ruth 3:6-9
So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had commanded her. And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then she came softly and uncovered his feet and lay down. At midnight the man was startled and turned over, and behold, a woman lay at his feet! He said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your wings over your servant, for you are a redeemer.”
Tag: God’s Wing May Be You
To understand the above verse we have to see the context of Ruth. The story is a word picture about what Christ does for us. Naomi, Ruth’s mother-in-law, has lost her husband, as has Ruth. So, the tradition would be for a kinsmen to marry Ruth and carry on the line of Naomi and the deceased men. Earlier in the story we see Boaz, a near kinsmen (who could marry Ruth) says the following:
Ruth 2:11-12
But Boaz answered her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband has been fully told to me, and how you left your father and mother and your native land and came to a people that you did not know before. The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!”
Boaz commends Ruth for her character and tells her that God will protect her under His “wing.” Ruth sought refugee under the wings of God. Like a small chick hurrying to take cover under the hen, so are we with God’s great mercy.
Little did Boaz know that Ruth would be seeking cover under “his” wings:
Ruth 3:9
He said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your wings over your servant, for you are a redeemer.”
So, Boaz was right. God will provide shelter under His wings, but God might incorporate our wings to do that. God uses us as His hands and feet. God uses His people to do His work.
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