The Common Meal
Ruth 2:14
And Boaz said to her, At mealtime come you here, and eat of the bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar…


1. It should indicate the Divine hand in providing it.

2. It should minister to the calm contentment of our hearts.

3. It should indicate a self-respect before men.

4. It should prepare for the next duties in life.

(E. Price.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.

WEB: At meal time Boaz said to her, "Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar." She sat beside the reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she ate, and was satisfied, and left some of it.




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