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II. NAOMI AND RUTH'S PLANS chs. 2--3 >
A. The plan to obtain food ch. 2 >
Boaz treated Ruth generously and courteously. Yet she continued to glean. Her maidservant status did not provide her with sufficient income so she could abandon her gleaning. The fact that Boaz permitted Ruth to eat with his household servants was another blessing from the Lord.
