Ruth.

Ruth was a common woman no one paid that much attention to. Her world was caving in. She had just lost her husband, her home, and her security.
A woman had no place in the world without a man. They were only expected to clean their house and feed their family. If their husband so unfortunately died- as Ruth's did- they could go back to their Mother's home and hopefully be welcomed back... most were not. A single woman had few ways to support herself. She could beg, sell herself into slavery or prostitution, look for a husband among eligible men in the village, or seek help from a male relative. Or, during the months of harvest, she could glean. (Gather stalks of grain left behind.) You'd think she would've let the world take her down.. but she didn't. She worked in the fields from sun-up to sun-down, everyday, all day. For 2 months. As the harvest season was coming to an end Naomi (Ruth's loving mother-in-law, the only one Ruth had left) was worried and told Ruth to go to Boaz- a relative, who owned the field Ruth was working in- and ask him to marry her. He praised her for not going after a young man, favoring him. He told her their was someone else closer in relation (It was an unmarried man's responsibility to marry girls related to them, widowed, or never married.) whom he would see if he wanted to take care of Ruth, and if not Boaz would gratefully marry her. As it turned out the other man did not want to care for Ruth. So Boaz took Ruth as his wife, also caring for Naomi. Then 47 generations later.. Jesus was born.
God uses the most unexpected people for the greatest things.
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