All day at home Naomi had to wait all day while Ruth went out to the fields that first time. She had no way of knowing what happened, and she probably didn’t expect what she found out.
Not a chance The famine has ended and the field are ready to harvest outside Bethlehem. Naomi and Ruth have arrived in Bethlehem at just the right time as there is literally food everywhere. However, that doesn’t automatically mean they will be fed. Has providence turned in their favor?