It is the end of the harvest season and Ruth and Boaz's story has not moved on. So Naomi and Ruth hatch a cunning, night-time plan to provoke Boaz into action. It is a risque move that requires stealth and boldness. This threshing floor scene is dangerous and highly provocative and leaves us with all sorts of questions - what actually happened at midnight between Ruth and Boaz and why does it matter? How does this scene deepen the wider narrative about the nature of kindness in the book of Ruth?
