Ruth 4 - Boaz Redeems Ruth | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church
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In this video listen to Ruth 4 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
In Ruth 4 Boaz goes to the city gate to make a transaction on behalf of Ruth, but another stands in the way. After the details emerge, the other doesn't want to endanger his own estate so is not able and only Boaz can proceed. In Revelation 5:4-10 we see this about Christ... “4
I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. 5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” Christ is descended from Judah, from Boaz, from David .... And yet is before them. He alone is worthy to open the scroll. Only he is capable of being our redeemer, none other is worthy.
So a transaction to redeem Ruth occurs and Boaz removes his sandals. In the story of the prodigal son, the wayward son is given sandals by the Father. So here we see God represented as Boaz removing his sandals for our redemption, and we receive sandals as a sign of being included in the family, along with a ring (the Holy Spirit guaranteeing our inheritance) and a robe, Joseph’s robe” symbolising our inclusion in the family.
The Kinsman redeemer in Ruth 4 is redeeming both the land and the bride. This is an incredible picture of Christ who redeems not just people back from their sins, which is the wife of Christ, but also redeems the land back from Satan to whom it was deeded. Jesus is not only our propitiation and atonement, but he is also ‘Christus Victor’, the one who conquers death, hell and triumphs over all the works of darkness.
No longer can Satan tempt Christ offering him all the kingdoms of the world, now they are Christ’s. So the book of Ruth is also a key part of salvation history. Ruth is one of four women in the line of Christ, all of them with redemption in their histories. Rahab is an amorite, redeemed into Christ, Tamar is a Canaanite redeemed into Christ, Bath-Sheba is the wife of a Hittite redeemed into Christ, and Ruth is a Moabite redeemed into Christ.
None of them seem to have Israelite backgrounds, yet hidden in this is a clue, that Christ is the redeemer of all people, and of all nations.