There is something radically wrong in every home which is not a "rest" to its inmates; and life without a home is emphatically a life of unrest.
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Ruth 3:1
The Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 3:1
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Matthew Henry on Ruth 3:1-5Ruth 3:1-5 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe married state should be a rest, as much as any thing upon earth can be so, as it ought to fix the affections and form a connexion for life. Therefore it should be engaged in with great seriousness, with earnest pray…Ruth's Visit to Boaz. (b. c. 1312.)Ruth 3:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleRUTH'S VISIT TO BOAZ. (B. C. 1312.) Here is, I. Naomi's care for her daughter's comfort is without doubt very commendable, and is recorded for imitation. She had no thoughts of marrying herself, Ruth 1:12. But, though s…The Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 3:1-18Ruth 3:1-18 · The Pulpit CommentaryNaomi's maternal solicitude. This is one of those paragraphs of Scripture which require delicate handling, but which, for that very reason, are full of suggestiveness that comes home to the bosom. Under strange, old-fas…The Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 3:1-18Ruth 3:1-18 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 3:1Ruth 3:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, My daughter, shall not I seek out for thee a rest, that it may be well with thee? When Ruth had nothing more to do on the harvest-fields, where Boaz appeared daily, and was unr…The Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 3:1Ruth 3:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryMarriage, a woman's rest. If Ruth was unselfish, so also was Naomi. The mother-in-law acted towards the young Moabitess as if she had been her own daughter. In seeking a husband for her daughter-in-law Naomi followed th…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Ruth 3:1-5The married state should be a rest, as much as any thing upon earth can be so, as it ought to fix the affections and form a connexion for life. Therefore it should be engaged in with great seriousness, with earnest pray…Matthew HenrycommentaryRuth's Visit to Boaz. (b. c. 1312.)RUTH'S VISIT TO BOAZ. (B. C. 1312.) Here is, I. Naomi's care for her daughter's comfort is without doubt very commendable, and is recorded for imitation. She had no thoughts of marrying herself, Ruth 1:12. But, though s…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 3:1Marriage, a woman's rest. If Ruth was unselfish, so also was Naomi. The mother-in-law acted towards the young Moabitess as if she had been her own daughter. In seeking a husband for her daughter-in-law Naomi followed th…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 3:1Thoughtful love. "Shall not I seek rest for thee?" How natural. We cannot ever be with those we love. Marriage is God's own ideal, and it is the happiest estate if his fear dwells in our hearts. I. THERE IS NO EARTHLY R…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 3:1-18Naomi's maternal solicitude. This is one of those paragraphs of Scripture which require delicate handling, but which, for that very reason, are full of suggestiveness that comes home to the bosom. Under strange, old-fas…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 3:1And Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, My daughter, shall not I seek out for thee a rest, that it may be well with thee? When Ruth had nothing more to do on the harvest-fields, where Boaz appeared daily, and was unr…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 3:1-18EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributors