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So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and Yahweh gave her conception, and she bore a son.
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God's Sovereign Gift
Commentators emphasize the phrase 'Jehovah gave her conception' as a key theological statement. John Gill points out that this highlights God's direct and sovereign hand in the blessing of children. The happy outcome of Boaz and Ruth's union was not a matter of chance but a direct gift and intervention from God.
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Reformed Baptist
So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife Without any other rites or ceremonies than what are here expressed; for as y…
Presbyterian
Ruth bore a son, through whom thousands and myriads were born to God. In being the lineal ancestor of Christ, she was instrumental in the happiness…