Ruth 3:1-4

Ruth 3:1-4 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?  And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. By now, Naomi had Boaz figured out. She knew that Boaz had his eye on Ruth and would like to marry her and restore Elimelech’s inheritance. But Boaz was moving too slow for Naomi. He needed a little push. That night, Boaz would camp out at the threshing floor guarding the harvest. So Naomi told Ruth what to do. She was to clean up, put on a fresh dress, and wait for Boaz to go to sleep. Then, when he was snoring, Ruth was to sneak in and lay down at his feet. The rest would be up to Boaz. He would know what to do. I can imagine how excited Naomi was that night! She could hardly sleep! She couldn’t wait to see if Boaz would propose to Ruth! God was taking care of these two poor women in a wonderful way!