Neville Goddard on Ruth 2:8-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ruth 2 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Ruth 2:8-12

Biblical Context

Boaz extends protection and provision to Ruth, inviting her to stay close and drink from the vessels. The scene ends with the LORD's blessing upon Ruth's faithful work.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage Ruth arrives at your inner field as the faithful state, a demand and a response. Boaz represents the inner will—the kinsman-redeemer who guards your ground and says, stay here by my maidens; keep your gaze on what is being reaped. When Ruth asks why she has found grace, the answer is not distant history but your own inner awakening: you have left behind the old attachments and come to trust the God of Israel—the Lord in whose wings you now take refuge. The line The LORD recompense thy work is the law of inner Providence: every faithful act you have performed in alignment with your true nature is being repaid by the I AM, here and now. You bow in reverence because you recognize that grace is not earned but realized by your readiness to stay aligned. So your present experience becomes a field where your intention yields fruit and protection; under whose wings you trust, you rest in the certainty that your conscious states reproduce themselves as your outward conditions.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the scene: you are Ruth, securely kept in your inner field by the master's protection. Feel gratitude, envision the cups filled, and declare that the LORD recompenses your faithful work as your present reality.