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Redemption Secured, Part 4 Ruth 4:1-18 The stage is set. Fueled by Ruth’s request to make her his own, Boaz arrives early at the City Gate where the elders gather to hear and judge legal cases. There is a closer relative than he who has first right to redeem Naomi’s debt and gain her deceased husbands’ property. Second in line, …
Redemption Assured, Part 3 Ruth 3:1-18 Long before the harvest ended and the threshing process began, Boaz was enamored with Ruth. Naomi kept a watchful eye on the situation knowing Boaz close relationship to the family of Elimelech gave him the right to marry Ruth to keep Elimelech’s family inheritance intact. Custom however, required Mahlon’s widow to make the first …
Fields Of Grace, Part 2 Ruth 2:1- 23 “And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.” (Ruth 2:1-7) Naomi and Ruth journey to Bethlehem tired and unsure of what to expect. The pair are weary from travel, but Ruth is ready to serve her mother-in-law …
Fields Of Moab, Part 1 Ruth 1:1- 22 Set like a pearl in the biblical time of the Judges, Ruth the Moabitess brings beauty and hope to a family marked by tragedy. Ruth comes on the scene when a Hebrew named Elimelech moves his wife Naomi and their two sons from Bethlehem, Judah to the ungodly region of Moab in …