So far in the Book of Ruth we haven't had much reason to think that things were going to turn out well for Naomi and Ruth. Famine, infertility, death. This is what we've encountered so far.

The beginning of chapter two raises a bit of hope. We meet a man who through his relationship to Naomi's husband's family might just be the person who could be of most help. Then we find Ruth choosing a field to glean in and we discover the field belongs to this very man. Things are getting interesting.

Then this man, Boaz, meets Ruth and is kind and gracious to her, something she doesn't expect and feels she doesn't deserve. He knows who she is but she doesn't yet know who he is.

We leave the story at this point but not before some valuable lessons from both Ruth and Boaz, and the anticipation that God may still have something more in store for Naomi and Ruth.