Megillas Rus, Perek 3 Part 2/2

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why did Boaz send Rus home with six measures of grain? The Gemara in Sanhedrin reads it as a hint that Moshiach, blessed with six brachos, will come from her. At the gate, Boaz calls the closer relative before ten people, and the goel agrees to buy Naomi's field but refuses to marry Rus. One question is left open: if the trouble was that Rus was a Moavis, why does the goel worry about his children rather than about marrying her himself?

Key points

• The Gemara in Sanhedrin reads the six measures as a hint to Moshiach's six brachos.
• Redeeming Naomi's field came with marrying Rus, to keep Elimelech's family name alive.
• Rashi has the goel fear for his children, since a Moavi cannot enter the Kahal.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Rus at Boaz's feet until morning
2. 2:05Six measures and Moshiach's brachos
3. 3:17Rus returns to Naomi
4. 5:31Boaz goes to the gate
5. 5:59Redeeming the field and the yibum idea
6. 8:50Ten people and the offer
7. 12:07The goel refuses to marry Rus
8. 14:20A question left open

Topics

• Megillas Rus
• Moavi v'lo Moavis
• Moshiach
• Yibum