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路得和拿俄米的故事以伤心和饥饿开始，然而却是以满足和喜乐作结的。

丈夫和儿子去世后，拿俄米听见神已经开始赐粮食（lehem，意思是面包）给伯利恒的人，（参得 1）而伯利恒这个名字的意思就是“面包房”。

路得和拿俄米回到伯利恒时，在她们寻找粮食的过程中，神每一步都在供应她们的需要——在路得拾取剩余麦穗的田间；在日间与收割的人同吃烘穗子时；在收割季节结束时的打谷场上。

故事中凡是提到关于丰足谷物和粮食的记载，都显明主的手所赐的满足。路得被允准跟着收割的人拾取麦穗，又把满满一篮的麦穗带回家。吃饭时，路得吃得饱饱、甚至有余剩。在整个收割期间，路得都可以拾取麦穗。收割日子结束后，路得便请求波阿斯帮助她。（参得 3）我们不单在波阿斯所说的话中看到很多富足的记号，我们也在他仁慈和乐施的行动中看得到这记号。

多年之后，路得和波阿斯的后人耶稣，在伯利恒降生。祂成为生命的粮，祂应验了历史上最伟大的满足人类需求的征兆。

Ruth and Naomi's story begins with sadness and hunger, and it ends with fulfillment and joy.

After Naomi's husband and her sons died, she heard that God was again providing food (literally lehem, which means bread) in Bethlehem, which means "house of bread" (see Ruth 1).

When Ruth and Naomi returned to Bethlehem, God provided for them at every stage of the bread-making process—in the field as Ruth picked up leftover grain; at mealtime during the workday when the harvesters ate roasted barley; and at the end of the season at the threshing floor.

In this story, all kinds of references to the abundance of grain and bread show fulfillment by the Lord's hand. Ruth was permitted to glean with the crew and to bring home a basket brimming with grain. At mealtime, Ruth ate until she was satisfied, and she even had some left over. Ruth also harvested grain throughout the season, after which she approached Boaz to help her (see Ruth 3). And many of the signs of fulfillment are not only in Boaz's words but also in his gestures of kindness and provision.

Many years later, Jesus, a descendent of Ruth and Boaz, was born in Bethlehem. And he became the bread of life, the greatest fulfillment of all time.