“The 3rd act ends once again with the words of Naomi.  The narrator opens
and closes all the other acts, but here, again, Naomi has the first and
last words. Her first words are the the first expression of ḥeseḏ which
come from Naomi.  We get to watch God restore her in more ways than one. 
Naomi’s outlook changes radically from self-absorption to concern for her
daughter-in-law’s well-being. The bitter old woman has started to care for
the needs of others.  God is truly gracious in the restoration of his
people. And he is using his people to bring about this change. This
restoration comes as a result of the ḥeseḏ of God expressed to her in the
ḥeseḏ of faithful Boaz and loyal Ruth. It was God who first provided her,
out of all the unfaithful Israelite, and Moabite women, a daughter-in-law
worth more than ten sons; a woman of valor who would devote herself to
Naomi’s cause.”

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