Neville Goddard on Ruth 2:2-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ruth 2 in context

Scripture Focus

2And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

3And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

4And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.

5Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?

6And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:

7And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.

8Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:

9Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.

10Then 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?

11And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.

12The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

13Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.

14And 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.

Ruth 2:2-14

Biblical Context

Ruth, a Moabite widow, requests to glean in Boaz's field and moves with humility; Boaz extends protection and blessing, illustrating how inner faith and generous action invite provision and grace.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ruth is a state of consciousness seeking grace; Naomi is the memory of a former self; Boaz is the inner, benevolent Mind that governs your field of attention. When Ruth says, 'Let me glean...', she asserts a feasible intention to draw nourishment from the field of grace. Her gleaning in Boaz's field is your present act of focusing attention on the life-affirming portion of your awareness governed by divine Providence. The reapers’ field are your daily activities, and the instruction to 'abide here fast by my maidens' is staying within the company of healthy thoughts. Boaz's blessing and instruction to drink from the vessels is your acceptance that you may draw from the abundant source within; Ruth's bowing is humility before your higher self; Boaz's blessing that 'The LORD recompense thy work' is the inner law of compensation. The bread and parched corn at mealtime symbolize nourishing ideas that sustain you; Ruth's satisfaction shows that your inner field satisfies your hunger for wholeness. The whole scene is a single drama of inner providence: move in trust, stay with the right thoughts, and grace will follow.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly and assume you are already under the wings of grace. See yourself gleaning in your inner field, nourished by the bread of understanding, and feel the blessing returning as your own.