rest we already begin to taste when we accept Jesus’ gracious invitation to come to him and lay our burdens down (Matthew 11:28–30). Such rest is a covenant blessing of God, a gracious gift to his children. Rest is also a central theme of Ruth 3, which begins with Naomi seeking “rest” for Ruth (v. 1) and ends with the confidence that Boaz will not “rest” until he has provided it (v. 18). As we will see, however, the promise of rest in this chapter is actually a gift of God, who is sovereignly overruling