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Pentecost Season · Proper 27 · Year B

Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17

Ruth, Boaz, and the Birth of Obed

November 7, 2027

Summer (Ruth and Boaz), Nicolas Poussin
Summer (Ruth and Boaz), Nicolas Poussin, 1660–1664Musée du Louvre, Paris
One of Poussin's Four Seasons. Summer is the harvest field where Ruth kneels to Boaz among the reapers, with the whole year's work going on behind.It is the reading, and Poussin put the proposal in the middle of the harvest it depends on.Nicolas PoussinA French painter who lived almost entirely in Rome, building his compositions from wax figures in a box, and became the model of classical order.Musée du Louvre, ParisA royal palace turned public museum by the Revolution in 1793, on the principle that what the king had owned now belonged to everyone.Musée du Louvre, Paris
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMark 12:38-44Mk 12:38-44
EpistleHeb. 9:24-28Heb 9:24-28
Old TestamentRuth 3:1-5; 4:13-17Ru 3:1-5; 4:13-17Alt. OT1 Kings 17:8-161 Kgs 17:8-16
PsalterPs. 127Ps 127Alt. PsalmPs. 146Ps 146

Overview & Insights

"They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David." (Ruth 4:17)

Naomi directs Ruth to seek security with Boaz at the threshing floor, and after their marriage Ruth bears Obed, whom the women bless as a restorer to Naomi and who becomes the grandfather of King David.

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Commentary

Working Preacher: Commentary on Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17Working Preacher: Commentary on Ru 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Working Preacher

Lutheran lectionary commentary on Ruth, Boaz, and the birth of Obed for the complementary track.

Enduring Word: Ruth 3Enduring Word: Ru 3 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on Ruth at the threshing floor.

Precept Austin: Ruth CommentariesPrecept Austin: Ru Commentaries Precept Austin

Collected verse-by-verse resources and commentators for the book of Ruth.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Ruth 3:1BibleHub: Commentaries on Ru 3:1 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to Naomi's plan and the redeemer Boaz.

CEP: Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 CommentaryCEP: Ru 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed preaching commentary on redemption, marriage, and God's providence in Ruth.

Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Ruth OverviewBibleProject: Ru Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the story and themes of Ruth.

Sefaria: Ruth 3 (Hebrew)Sefaria: Ru 3 (Hebrew) Sefaria

Hebrew text with English and classical Jewish commentary on the chapter.

BibleHub: Ruth 3 InterlinearBibleHub: Ru 3 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.

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