Last night as I read my Bible
reading for the day, I excitedly realized a connection between the book of
Leviticus and Ruth. I have read the book
of Ruth a number of times. This past November,
I wrote the story of Ruth for part of my NaNo (National write a book in the
month of November) project. She worked
very hard gleaning grain from Boaz’s field to feed both her and her
mother-in-law Naomi. The practice of
allowing the poor the droppings has been common knowledge for me; however, I
didn’t know it was a law.
Leviticus
is the book in the Bible with the laws of the Jews. In chapter 23 verse 22 it states, “When you
harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of
your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. Leave it for the poor and the foreigners
living among you. I, the Lord, am your
God.” Boaz wasn’t simply being generous,
he was following Biblical Law.
The
other aspect I find interesting this morning as I reflect further is that this
law sets up the idea of tithing and charity which of course are very important
aspects of the Christian faith. I must
confess reading Leviticus has been a tad bit boring, but last night I started
to see merit in this aspect of the old law.
Blessings
to you all.
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