Ruth 4:1-22
Ruth’s Redeeming Romance (Series)
The story began with three funerals but it ends with a wedding.
The Bridegroom: Ruth 4:1-10 (7-8)
7 (Now in earlier times in Israel, for the redemption and transfer of property to become final, one party took off his sandal and gave it to the other. (This was the method of legalizing transactions in Israel.) 8 So the guardian-redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it yourself.” And he removed his sandal.
The law of the kinsman redeemer is in Leviticus 25:23–34. The law governing levirate marriage is found in Deuteronomy 25:5–10. The word redeem means “to set free by paying a price.” The signs of the redeemer.
1-He had to be the closest kinsman.
2-He had to pay the redemption price.
3-He had to be willing to redeem.
The costume of the shoe comes from the divine commandment to walk on the land and take possession of it.
(Genesis 13:17, Deuteronomy 11:24, Joshua 1:3)
The Bride: Ruth 4:11-12
There are four important names mentioned. Rachel and Leah, Perez and Tamar
The Baby: Ruth 4:13-22 (16-17)
16 Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him. 17 The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
Obed would continue the family line, protect the inheritance, and use it to sustain Naomi. Obed would bring blessings to Bethlehem, Israel and to the world. Obed would have a son named Jesse. Jesse would have eight sons, the youngest would be king David. (1 Sam. 16:6–13) Jesus would come in the line of David.
Psalm 30:5b
weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Hold on, joy is coming!