What's the significance of boaz in Freemasonry

Boaz stood on the left hand, or north side, of the porch of King Solomon's Temple, opposite the pillar Jachin 12. Literally translated from Hebrew as "in thee is strength" or "in strength" 12, its name signifies the divine power and stability upon which the house of Israel and the Masonic institution are established 12.

Hutchinson first introduced the symbolic interpretation of the pillars' names into the Masonic system, which Preston later enlarged in his lectures 1. Joined with Jachin ("it shall be established"), the two names form a formula of devotion, expressing that divine power is established from everlasting to everlasting 121. In early degree lectures, Calcott and Preston associated Boaz, as the left-hand pillar, with the biblical pillar of fire that guided the Israelites by night, symbolizing the protecting and superintending care of Deity 1.

Claudy reads Boaz as representing power or strength, serving as a complement to Jachin's representation of establishment or control 2. In passing between them during the Fellowcraft degree, the candidate is reminded that power without control is destructive or useless, just as control without power is futile 2. Taken together, the pillars stand at the entrance of Masonic instruction as symbols of a living faith in God and the proper balance of force and wisdom in human conduct 2.