2  Providence directs Ruth to glean in Boaz's field, Rut 2:1-3.
The favour which Boaz shewed her, Rut 2:4-16.
Her return to Naomi, Rut 2:17-23.

2:2 Glean - Which was permitted to the poor, and the stranger, Deu 24:19, nor was she ashamed to confess her poverty, nor would sheeat the bread of idleness. In whose sight - For though it was their duty to permit this, yet she thought it might perhaps be denied her; at least, that it became her modestly and humbly to acknowledge their kindness herein.

2:3 Her hap - It was a chance in reference to second causes, but ordered by God's providence. God wisely orders small events, even those that seem altogether contingent. Many a great affair is brought about by a little turn, fortuitous as to men, but designed by God.

4  The next kinsman refuses to marry Ruth, Rut 4:1-8.
Boaz marries her, Rut 4:9-12.
Their issue, Rut 4:13-22.

4:13 Took Ruth - Which he might do, though she was a Moabite, because the prohibition against marrying such, is to be restrained to those who continue Heathens; whereas Ruth was a sincere proselyte and convert to the God of Israel. Thus he that forsakes all for Christ, shall find more than all with him.

4:14 Which hath not, etc - The words may be rendered, Which hath not made, or suffered thy kinsman to fail thee; that is, to refuse the performances of his duty to thee and thine, as the other kinsman did.Famous - Heb. and his name shall be famous in Israel, for this noble and worthy action.

4:15 Thy life - That is, of the comfort of thy life. Born him - Or, hath born to him; that is, to thy kinsman a son. Better than seven sons - See how God sometimes makes up the want of those relations from whom we expected most comfort, in those from whom we expected least!The bonds of love prove stronger than those of nature.

4:17 A name - That is, they gave her advice about his name; for otherwise they had no power or right to do so. Obed - A servant, to thee, to nourish, and comfort, and assist thee; which duty children owe to their progenitors.

23 

23:1 Then - Leaving all converse with his adversaries, whom he now left to the hardness of their hearts.

23:2 The scribes sit in the chair of Moses - That is, read and expound the law of Moses, and are their appointed teachers.

23:3 All things therefore - Which they read out of the law, and enforce therefrom.

23:4  Luk 11:46.

23:5 Their phylacteries - The Jews, understanding those words literally, It shall he as a token upon thy hand, and as frontlets between thine eyes, Exo 13:16.And thou shalt bind these words for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes, Deu 6:8;used to wear little scrolls of paper or parchment, bound on their wrist and foreheads, on which several texts of Scripture were writ. These they supposed, as a kind of charm, would preserve them from danger. And hence they seem to have been called phylacteries, or preservatives. The fringes of their garments - Which God had enjoined them towear, to remind them of doing all the commandments, Num 15:38.These, as well as their phylacteries, the Pharisees affected to wear broader and larger than other men. Mar 12:38.

23:8 The Jewish rabbis were also called father and master, by their several disciples, whom they required,

1. To believe implicitly what they affirmed, without asking any farther reason;
2. To obey implicitly what they enjoined, without seeking farther authority.

23:9 See note ... Mat 23:8.

23:10 See note ... Mat 23:8.

23:11  Mat 20:26.

23:12 Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and he that shall humble himself shall he exalted - It is observable that no one sentence of our Lord's is so often repeated as this: it occurs, with scarce any variation, at least ten times in the evangelists. Luk 14:11; Luk 18:14.