Sunday 15th February 2026
Read: Ruth 3
Ruth 3 – Kindness and Risk
What sort of people are these?
An Introduction to extraordinary people
Orientation to an Extraordinary Chapter
Remembering Where We Were
A Quick Run Through What Happens
Verses 1-7
Verses 8–9: Night-Time Initiative (and ‘wings’)
Verses 10–12: Wish and Desire but Problems
Verse 13: A Promise
Verses 14–18: Advice, Gifts, Report to Naomi and Waiting
Some Interesting ‘ambiguities’
What the passage is about
Clues from the author: Rest
What should we make of all this?
Thinking some more about ‘Rest’ and ‘Security’
Risks and Boldness
Results
A few footnotes
What happened on the threshing floor
‘Hesed’ again
“The LORD bless you, my daughter,” he replied.
“This ḥesed is greater than that which you showed earlier:
You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
[Ruth 3:10; NIV]
Emptiness and Naomi (verse 17)
… “‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”
[Ruth 3:17; NIV]
For us
The Practice of ḥesed
Returning to CT Studd and our initial question
Facing a shortage of risk taking, risk takers, and gospel-hearted people