The Lowly Attitude of a Grateful Heart
Ruth 2:10
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found grace in your eyes…


I.  WHAT DEEP AND TOUCHING HUMILITY IS EXPRESSED HERE.

II.  WHAT AFFECTIONATE GRATITUDE IS HERE.

III.  WHAT CONFESSIONS OF UNWORTHINESS ARE HERE.

IV.  WHAT CONSCIOUSNESS OF NEED IS HERE.

(W. Baxendale.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?

WEB: Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take knowledge of me, since I am a foreigner?"




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