​As we look at these last few verses from Ruth 3, the word that pops out at me is wait.  No one likes waiting.  It carries with it a need for patience and a sense of lacking.  However, our lives are full of waiting for both small and large things.  

​Before we wrap up chapter three with our final post, I have some bonus material for you.  We have studied Boaz’s character in depth and from various angles over the last few weeks and seen his strength of character and how the Lord blessed him because of it.  However, there was one thing he lacked—a wife.  Of all the ways God had blessed and prospered Boaz, the only thing He withheld was a life partner. 
 
Why?  Why wasn’t Boaz married when Ruth met him?

​Okay, we’ve finally come to the big moment, the pinnacle of the entire story of Ruth.  The part where Ruth steps out in faith and seeks redemption at the foot of her redeemer.  She had time to prepare for this moment, and we know what’s about to happen.  But one of the main characters had no clue what was about to unfold.  Can you guess who that was?

​Naomi, the matchmaker, was at work.  After thinking long and hard about how she could facilitate marriage between Boaz and Ruth, she finally instructed her daughter-in-law on an unusual plan.  Here’s what Naomi proposed: 

​Some of you may recognize this line from Fiddler On the Roof*.  While I only watched this musical once and remember just this one little line from the entire movie, it came to mind as I was reading and studying Ruth 3. 
 
Take a look at chapter three, and the introduction to another one of Naomi’s great ideas…