“Now, it is true that I am a redeeming kinsman; but there is a redeemer who is a closer relative than I am.” -Ruth 3:12 In verse 12, we see that a monkey wrench was thrown into Ruth’s plans to get Boaz to marry her. Boaz tells Ruth he is perfectly happy to accept her […]

“He said, ‘May Adonai bless you, my daughter. Your latest kindness is even greater than your first, in that you didn’t go after the young men, neither the rich ones nor the poor.’”-Ruth 3:10 So what did Boaz mean when he said to Ruth… …”Your latest kindness is even greater than your first”? First of […]

Yesterday I concluded that Ruth asking Boaz to marry her on the grounds he was her Kinsman Redeemer was a request based on tradition and NOT God’s Word. Well, this leads us to the question of was there anything wrong with the Hebrews creating such a new tradition? The answer is NO. And let me […]

“He asked, ‘Who are you?’ and she answered, ‘I’m your handmaid Ruth. Spread your robe over your handmaid, because you are a redeeming kinsman.’”-Ruth 3:9 Notice in verse 9 the reason why Ruth feels she has the right to ask Boaz to marry her is because he is her GO’EL or Kinsman Redeemer and thus […]

So far in our study of Ruth we’ve gone deep into the following two Hebrew words as they appear in the following verse when Ruth boldly asked Boaz to marry her. “Spread your robe over your AMAH (your handmaid) because you are a GOEL (a redeeming kinsman)”. Well, there’s another key Hebrew word we’re gonna […]