Joe | February 5, 2009
The widow Ruth, a Moabite and a foreigner in Israel, has sought a kinsman-redeemer in Boaz according to the Law of Yahweh. The kinsman that Naomi, her mother-in-law, and she have chosen is Boaz. Being a righteous man, Boaz has told Ruth that although he is a kinsman, there is one closer than he. According [...]
Joe | February 4, 2009
Update 09/22/2009: Welcome new visitors! I would be blessed if you could post a comment letting me know how you arrived here! May God bless you today. –Joe. Like Naomi, we were introduced to Boaz in our last post. Now that Naomi has learned of Boaz, as a good mother-in-law, she seeks to provide protection [...]
Joe | February 3, 2009
We pick up the story of Ruth after she arrives in Bethlehem with Naomi. We established that Naomi symbolically represents the nation of Israel and Ruth is the representation of the body of believers or the church. Now Naomi had a kinsman of her husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech, [...]
Joe | February 2, 2009
We started to set the stage for the book of Ruth in the last post. In it, we went through a little background on the Moabites, levirate marriage, gleaning, and the concept of the Kinsman-Redeemer. With the stage set, let’s look at the book of Ruth, written around the year 1,000 B.C. Now it came [...]
Joe | February 1, 2009
One of the smaller books of the Bible is the book of Ruth. In one sense, it can be a really beautiful love story of a young widow who finds love. However, there is so much more to the story if you really understand what is going on. It is a small book, but jam-packed [...]
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