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The Story So Far
Ruth 1 - Story opened with Naomi loosing everything (land, husband, kids)
Ruth 2 - Ruth Gleans in the Fields of Boaz (kindness, mercy, compassion)
Ruth 3 - Naomi has a plan - Boaz is a redeemer
Go to the threshing floor (end of harvest)
Let Boaz know you are available (mourning, need, interested)
Boaz is honored, but someone else has rights to the land.
Ruth relays all of this to Naomi who now waits to see what will happen next.
Legal matters often handled in front of city elders at city gates.
(courtroom)
Boaz calls this redeemer to come to (court) in front of the elders (witnesses)
To be a redeemer required three things.
The Right to Redeem
The Resources to Redeem
The Resolve to Redeem
The Right to Redeem
Based on Leviticus 25 and Deuteronomy 25
Required a close relationship, most often brother of deceased
It could have been one of Elimelech’s brothers
Boaz calls him “friend” —> Mr. So and So
We don’t know who, but closer relation than Boaz
The Resources to Redeem
If the poor sold land, a redeemer could buy it back for them.
If a husband died - his wife retained rights, but only until she died.
If she had no son, the land went to the closest relative of the husband.
If Elimelech leased land out… Naomi had ownership but no ussage.
The redeemer could purchase the land and when Naomi died, he would keep the land since there was no heir.
But to do this, he would have to have the funds to redeem it.
So here we see this man has both the right and the resources
One more thing is required, the resolve to redeem
At first this man is willing
This is a no brainer, the man could raise livestock or food on the land and pass it down to his son… it would provide a huge return on investment.
Original audience might be wondering why Boaz would lay this offer out there, but Boaz is about to read the fine print of the contract...
The Resolve to Redeem
Boaz here is saying, if you are going to serve as the redeemer
Your obligation is not just to redeem this land
It will also be to redeem Naomi’s family (her people)
Required to take Ruth as a wife
Provide and heir for Naomi who would keep their name alive for generations to come and keep the land as inheritance.
The redeemer had this responsibility, but he could turn down the offer.
The man might refuse to purchase the land or to marry the widow if he believed if would not be in his families best interest.
This action was frowned upon, especially in refusing to marry because the brother is refusing to provide an heir to carry his deceased brother’s lineage.
The widow would spit in his face and curse him before the elders for refusing to fulfill his responsibility before God.
This redeemer here says, “now hold on just a minute”
Originally a good return on investment…increased his son’s inheritance.
But now with Ruth in the picture, if he provided an heir for Elimelech’s family line he would see no return he might actually loose money.
There would be money used to buy the land
There would be money spent on keeping the land up
His own children’s inheritance could be damaged
On second thought, I think I will pass…you do it.
Boaz speaks for the last time
He purchases the land from Naomi
He takes Ruth to be his wife
Chapter 1 - Ruth the Moabite (Despised)
Chapter 2 - Ruth the Slave (Dependent)
Chapter 3 - Ruth the Servant (Seeking)
Chapter 4 - Ruth the Bride (Cherished)
To “Perpetuate” the name of the dead
Perpetuate - to give rise, to give enduring life
Intention to provide an heir so the family would not be cut off
The Family name was about to die out....but now, new life!
The people bless Boaz and Ruth
Rachel/Leah - Jacob’s wives
Sons were the heads of the 12 tribes of Israel.
May your family be this significant, that something great will come
Tamar - a Caananite woman that God used to continue the house of Judah
An Heir is Born
Just as God provided rain, harvest, arranged the meeting of Boaz/Ruth
He gives Ruth/Boaz a son - The whole story God is moving/working
They rejoice with Naomi
Bless the Lord - He has provided your family a redeemer
Not speaking of Boaz but the child
May his name be renowned
He will restore to you your life
They call him Obed - worshipper
This story moves from despair to hope, and from hope to a kingdom.
This child would become the greatest king of Israel in Old Testament history.
But there would be a day for an even greater King, an even greater redeemer.
As Naomi held Obed in her arms, this future king (Jesus) would also...
Bring his people from life to death
Bring them from curse to blessing
From bitterness to happiness
From emptiness to fullness
From being cutoff to having an eternal heritage
In the New Testament the the story begins...
To a people in spiritual famine.
You were adulterous, rebellious, stiffnecked
I despised your sacrifices and feasts
Their is coming a day of judgement
Then silence for 400 years, no new word from God
But then God again, visits his people in Bethlehem, this time he would he would not only provide a redeemer…he would BE the redeemer!
The New Testament is the Story of our Redeemer Jesus who would redeem his people from the despair (curse) of sin and death!
We are people who need Redemption
The fall of Adam and Eve severed the relationship between God and man
We would not have done better… we prove that with our choices
We are spiritually dead in our trespasses and sin
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We have tried to take someones territory
We have all said…I’ll be my own God
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