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Ruth 4:1-22
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Matthew Henry on Ruth 4:1-8Ruth 4:1-8 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThis matter depended on the laws given by Moses about inheritances, and doubtless the whole was settled in the regular and legal manner. This kinsman, when he heard the conditions of the bargain, refused it. In like man…Ruth Refused by Her Kinsman. (b. c. 1312.)Ruth 4:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleRUTH REFUSED BY HER KINSMAN. (B. C. 1312.) Here, 1. Boaz calls a court immediately. It is probable he was himself one of the elders (or aldermen) of the city; for he was a mighty man of wealth. Perhaps he was father of…The Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 4:1Ruth 4:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd Boaz went up, to the gate, and sat there. He "went up," for the city stood, as it still stands, on a ridge (see on Ruth 1:1; Ruth 3:6). "And sat there," on one of the stones, or stone benches, that were set for the…The Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 4:1-12Ruth 4:1-12 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe bridal of Boaz and Ruth. I. THERE WERE SOME OBSTACLES IN THE WAY. There were none, indeed, in Boaz's heart; it was full of pure esteem and love for Ruth. There were none in his financial circumstances; he was able t…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Ruth 4:1-8This matter depended on the laws given by Moses about inheritances, and doubtless the whole was settled in the regular and legal manner. This kinsman, when he heard the conditions of the bargain, refused it. In like man…Matthew HenrycommentaryRuth Refused by Her Kinsman. (b. c. 1312.)RUTH REFUSED BY HER KINSMAN. (B. C. 1312.) Here, 1. Boaz calls a court immediately. It is probable he was himself one of the elders (or aldermen) of the city; for he was a mighty man of wealth. Perhaps he was father of…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 4:1-12The bridal of Boaz and Ruth. I. THERE WERE SOME OBSTACLES IN THE WAY. There were none, indeed, in Boaz's heart; it was full of pure esteem and love for Ruth. There were none in his financial circumstances; he was able t…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 4:1And Boaz went up, to the gate, and sat there. He "went up," for the city stood, as it still stands, on a ridge (see on Ruth 1:1; Ruth 3:6). "And sat there," on one of the stones, or stone benches, that were set for the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 4:2And he took ten men of the elderly inhabitants of the city, and he said, Sit ye here; and they sat down. Boaz wished to have a full complement of witnesses to the important transaction which he contemplated.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 4:3-8The goel. Every nation has its own domestic and social usages. Among those prevalent in Israel was the relationship of the goel. He was the redeemer, or the next kinsman of one deceased, whose duty it was to purchase an…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 4:3And he said to the kinsman, Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, has resolved to sell the portion of land which belonged to our brother Elimelech. Boaz, it is evident, had talked over with Ruth the entire deta…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 4:4And I said (to myself). There is little likelihood in the opinion of those who maintain, with Rosenmüller, that the expression, "I said," refers to a promise which Boaz had made to Ruth (see Ruth 3:13). It is a primitiv…Joseph S. Exell and contributors