Campbell states: Here, as there [2:4], the scene is set (Boaz taking his place at the gate), whereupon at just the right moment along comes just the right person. Commentators who point out that virtually every male in town was bound to go out through the gate at some time during the morning on the way to work in the field are missing the impact of the Hebrew construction, which at least in Gen 24:15 and in Ruth conveys a hint of God’s working behind the scenes.2
