RUTH, NAOMI AND BOAZ THE KINSMAN REDEEMER December 21, 2014
THE ACCOUNT OF NAOMI, RUTH AND BOAZ IS A REAL HISTORICAL EVENT BUT IT IS ALSO A MESSAGE OF PROPHECY
“I have also spoken by the prophets, And have multiplied visions; I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets." Hosea 12:10 (NKJV)
Then she said, "According to your words, so be it." And she sent them away, and they departed. And she bound the scarlet cord in the window. Joshua 2:21 (NKJV)
TIME OF THE JUDGES —NO KING ; BEFORE THE TIME OF KINGS; 1 SAMUEL—MAN’S KING; 2 SAMUEL GOD’S KING
1. FADING HOPE RUTH 1
GENTILE MARRIAGE WAS FORBIDDEN BUT DON’T EVER FORGET THE GLORIOUS EQUALIZER—GRACE !
Elimelech—“God is my king” Naomi—“Pleasant” Mahlon—“sickly” Chilion—“”wasting” or “pining” Orpah—“fawn” or “gazelle” Ruth—“Friendship” or “desirable”
RUTH’S WORDS TO NAOMI ARE A POWERFUL EXPRESSION OF LOVE AND DEVOTION -- Ruth 1:16-17
THE DEPTH OF HOPELESSNESS IS SEEN IN THE WORDS OF NAOMI-- Ruth 1:19-21
WHEN YOU RUNAWAY YOU MIGHT MISS THE BLESSINGS
THE LORD USES ALL CIRCUMSTANCES AND CHOICES TO ACCOMPLISH HIS PURPOSES
2. A GLIMMER OF HOPE RUTH 2:1-18
BOAZ—“in him there is strength ” BOAZ IS A TYPE OF JESUS OUR KINSMAN REDEEMER
RUTH IS A TYPE OF THE CHURCH NAOMI IS A SYMBOL OF ISRAEL
NAOMI CAME TO MEET BOAZ THROUGH RUTH THE LAW OF GLEANING WAS THE ANCIENT JEWISH WELFARE SYSTEM
RUTH CAME TO KNOW ABOUT BOAZ, KINSMAN REDEEMER, LAWS OF GLEANING AND REDEMPTION THROUGH NAOMI -- Leviticus 19:9-10
GLEANING WAS A STOP-GAP MEASURE FOR RUTH AND NAOMI
“Providence assists not the idle” Latin Proverb
And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech. Ruth 2:3 (KJV)
COINCIDENCE IS WHEN GOD IS WORKING UNDERCOVER
3. HOPE ANTICIPATED RUTH 2:19-3:5
And her mother-in-law said to her, "Where have you gleaned today? And where did you work? Blessed be the one who took notice of you." So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, "The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz." 20 Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "Blessed be he of the LORD, who has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!" And Naomi said to her, "This man is a relation of ours, one of our close relatives." Ruth 2:19-20 (NKJV)
BOAZ IS THEIR POTENTIAL KINSMAN REDEEMER
LAW OF REDEMPTION Leviticus 25:47-55
THE BUYING BACK THE PROPERTY BY THE KINSMAN REDEEMER
LAW OF LEVIRATE MARRIAGE DEUTERONOMY 25:5-10
THE BROTHER MARRIES HIS BROTHER’S WIDOW AND THE FIRST CHILD WILL CARRY THE NAME OF THE DECEASED BROTHER
PREPARING TO APPROACH THE KINSMAN REDEEMER 3:2-5 WASH ANOINT CHANGE CLOTHES STAKE YOUR CLAIM
THE APPROACH, THE RESPONSE AND THE PLAN 3:6-18
RUTH WAS APPEALING TO BOAZ REGARDING THE LAW OF REDEMPTION AND THE LAW OF LEVIRATE MARRIAGE
BOAZ’S BLESSING : The LORD repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge." Ruth 2:12 (NKJV)
RUTH’S APPEAL: And he said, "Who are you?" So she answered, "I am Ruth, your maidservant. Take your maidservant under your wing, for you are a close relative." Ruth 3:9 (NKJV)
NO MATTER HOW MUCH BOAZ LOVED RUTH SHE HAD TO MAKE THE APPEAL
NO MATTER HOW MUCH BOAZ LOVED RUTH, HE HAD TO AWAIT HER MOVE
4. HOPE REALIZED RUTH 4
THE NEAR KINSMAN REDEEMER—A TYPE OF THE LAW
For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh. Romans 8:3 (NKJV)
BOAZ HAD TO CONFRONT THE OTHER POTENTIAL KINSMAN REDEEMER
THE NEAR KINSMAN REDEEMER WAS WILLING TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY BUT WAS NOT WILLING TO MARRY RUTH
BOAZ MARRIES RUTH AND REDEEMS THE LAND FOR NAOMI
OBED—“WORSHIPPER”
Now this is the genealogy of Perez: Perez begot Hezron; 19 Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; 20 Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon; 21 Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; 22 Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David. Ruth 4:18-22 (NKJV)