Pious people sometimes drive me nuts, because sometimes they seem fake. We don't get that impression with Boaz. His piety seems real, natural, and just a part of who he is. He didn't have to treat Ruth as anything other than a resident alien whom he was required to allow glean from his fields, along with the rest of the resident aliens in the area. Instead he takes a compassionate interest in her, having heard what she did for her mother-in-law. One good turn deserves another... it's nice when things in life follow that way.
-Melanie
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