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The book of Ruth details the sovereign work of God in the life of Ruth that brought her from a destitute Gentile widow to the wife of a godly man who would provide for her, love her, and give her a position of honor in the nation of Israel. Through the redemption of Boaz, God also gave Ruth a hope for the future.
Like Ruth, Jesus Christ, our Kinsman Redeemer, has given us a hope for the future. However, our hope is so much greater than Ruth's hope because Jesus has given us a hope that is perfect and eternal. Join us as we look at the end of Ruth's story and discover a picture of the hope that all who are saved by the work of Jesus possess because of the redemption made possible by our Redeemer.
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Unknown (00:06):
Welcome to drippings from the honeycomb, the official
podcast of Another 12ministries. We are so glad that
you have decided to join us aswe enjoy the sweetness of God's
word, one verse at a time.
Welcome to the fifth and finalepisode of our journey through
the book of Ruth, looking at theChristmas story, the story of
(00:27):
Jesus through this incredibleOld Testament book. It has been
such an incredible journeylooking at this story,
understanding the beauty of whatJesus did for us on the cross as
our kinsman redeemer, and thebeauty of what he is going to
do. One of the most excitingparts about this last episode is
that it looks forward. It's allabout hope. It looks forward to
(00:50):
what we as believers, we asChrist followers, have in Jesus
Christ, this unbelievable hopeof a future. And that is what
I'm so excited about in thislast episode. When we left Ruth
and bow as in the previousepisode, Boaz was using his
skill of negotiation to showthat he alone was the only
(01:13):
Redeemer who was capable ofexercising his right of
redemption, and taking Ruth andhe used some planning to make
that all happen. He used somecraftiness, almost, if you will
some intelligence. And thatreally presents a picture to us
of the planning and the workthat the Trinity put into the
salvific plan. It shows us asbelievers that the Trinity
(01:37):
didn't just react with some kneejerk solution to Adam sin. God
in triune form had a plan. Theyhad roles assigned for each of
them. They had a goal of savinghumanity. They had a goal of
bringing this sacrifice of Jesusto the world, and gathering unto
themselves in heaven, aninheritance of humanity that
(02:01):
would praise them that wouldlive with them, that would be in
their presence in perfection foreternity. In other words, Jesus
union with the bride formed anew creation of people. It
formed a second creation. Justlike Ruth and Boaz coming
(02:21):
together, formed a new line forElimelech. In Jesus death on the
cross and His uniting with thechurch, a new priestly nation is
formed out of the descendants ofAdam who had fallen. And that's
an incredible reality that ispictured so beautifully here in
the story of Ruth and Boaz. Now,after Boaz convinced the other
(02:44):
Redeemer that his ability toredeem Ruth was compromised. He
takes Ruth to be his wife. SoRuth for 13, and 14 say, so Boaz
took Ruth and she became hiswife and he went into her and
the Lord gave her conception,and she bore a son. Then the
women said to Naomi, Blessed bethe Lord, who has not left you
(03:07):
this day without a redeemer, andmay his name be renowned in
Israel. Boaz was true to hisword. Boaz redeemed this family,
he didn't just buy back theirproperty and take it for
himself. He took Ruth as promiseto himself in marriage. And
through intimacy, he raised up anew line, not for himself, but
(03:30):
for Elimelech. He didn't do itfor his own selfish gain. See,
all of the children that Boazand Ruth would have would be
attributed to Ruth's firsthusband, through the line of
Elimelech. Naomi's husband, thiswas truly one of the most
selfless acts imaginable. Boazwas raising up a line for a
(03:52):
family that was destitute. Andfrom that line, just two
generations later, would comeKing David, and from King David,
would come the covenant of Godwith King David, that one of
David's household, one born intohis house, would sit on his
(04:13):
throne forever. And that wouldbe no one less than the God man
who would reign forever, whowould live forever. It would be
Emmanuel, God with us, we'd comethrough the house of David. And
that is why when you read thescriptures, when you read the
accounts of Jesus birth, thisChristmas, you will know that
(04:35):
the gospel authors say veryclearly that Joseph is of the
house and the line of David. Andif you're wondering, well, how
does that mean anything becauseJoseph wasn't the real father of
Jesus. The Holy Spirit is theone who put Jesus in Mary's
womb. Yes, you're correct. But aclose look at the genealogy in
(04:56):
Matthew Chapter One shows Thosethat Joseph took Mary as his
wife, thereby adopting Jesusinto his line. The Savior who
would die on the cross and adoptfallen sinners into His family
was himself adopted into theline of David, the same line
that was perpetuated by theredemption of Boaz, and
(05:19):
perpetuated through his unionwith Ruth that ultimately led to
the birth of King David, theconnections of this story, the
connections of this family inScripture are so incredible,
that one can only bow the kneebefore God and rejoice and
praise Him for His sovereignty.
You see, the real beauty of thispassage is found in the words of
(05:43):
the women who surround Naomi,Blessed be the Lord who has not
left you this day without aredeemer. See, the Trinity was
not content to leave fallenhumans without a redeemer. They
had a plan to redeem forthemselves, people from every
(06:03):
tribe, every tongue and everynation. God was not content to
destroy his creation or to siton the sidelines and watch his
creation, while away into ahopeless future. He had a plan
for them, he had a plan for us.
And that plan included Jesushumbling himself, taking on the
role of the kinsman redeemerwhich remember, being a kinsman
(06:25):
redeemer meant a loss for theperson who was doing the
redemption. For Jesus that meantthe loss of everything, even
down to his very life. But likeNaomi, we have a hope. Because
Jesus was not like Boaz, Jesusis divined. Jesus was raised
from the dead and he lives. See,the hope for Naomi and Ruth was
(06:49):
in the new baby was in the babythat had been born to Ruth and
Boaz that would then havechildren who would have children
who would have children and soon. But that's not our hope. Our
hope is far greater than that.
We have an eternal hope in aredeemer who lives who will live
(07:11):
forever in a redeemer who reignsas king now, but he's coming to
the earth to rain the earthforever in a redeemer who is
powerful enough to not justpurchase our redemption from
death, but to remake all thingsto make us NEW to give us a new
hope and a new future on a newEarth with a new government
(07:33):
that will never end where sinwill mean no more. Our future
hope is very much mirrored inthe future hope of Ruth, at the
end of this book, going forward,her hardships that she had known
before were predominantly overBoaz was going to take care of
her. When Boaz died, she wouldhave children that would take
(07:55):
care of her, and eventually shewould pass away. And that was a
limited hope. She had a limitedhope. See, our hope is the same
as hers in that our future wasbleak. We were destitute, there
was no hope of any meaningfulfuture for us as sinners. Our
hope is the same as hers in thata kinsman redeemer loved us so
(08:16):
much that he sacrificed ofhimself to give us a hope in the
future. But our hope is so muchgreater than Ruth's ever was, or
ever could be. Because Ruth inthe end could only look forward
to what we all see in our lives.
A life that is ultimately cutshort by death because of the
curse of sin. Boaz could providefor her, Boaz could raise up
children for her bow as couldrestore the inheritance of
(08:38):
Elimelech to her offspring, buthe couldn't take away her sin,
and he couldn't extend her lifeto eternity. And he couldn't
take away old age and hecouldn't take away sickness and
he couldn't take away pain, andhe couldn't remake the earth to
be a perfect place, but ourkinsman redeemer, the kinsman
redeemer that Boaz pointed to,can and will do all of that. The
kinsman redeemer Jesus Christwill remake everything when he
(09:04):
returns. He has given us apermanent hope and a permanent
future, we will live with him ona new earth that has been
recreated in bliss for eternity.
We will never taste deathbecause he has conquered death.
He has redeemed us from deathand redeemed us to himself and
(09:26):
because He is eternal, we willbe eternal and the place where
we live will be eternal, and wewill have perfect fellowship
with him on ending. See, Boazwas just a small picture of what
the man Jesus would actually bethe Redeemer Jesus would
actually be Boaz was a good man.
Jesus is the perfect demand.
(09:49):
Jesus is the fulfillment ofeverything that the Redeemer
should be. And he is the onlyone who is able to redeem us,
the only one who is able to comekeep his word with perfection.
So as you celebrate the birth ofJesus this Christmas season, as
you think about the idea of thekinsman redeemer reflected in
(10:11):
Ruth, as you look at theincredible parallels that we
have looked at over these fiveepisodes between the story of
Ruth and the story of Jesus, asyou think about the picture of
the kinsman redeemer that Boazlived out in his life that's
recorded for us in Scripture sothat we would know exactly what
a kinsman redeemer looked likewhen we were confronted with
(10:32):
Jesus. Just take a minute toPraise God. Praise God, the way
these women praised God, whenNaomi finally had a grandson to
carry on the line of herhusband, bless it be the Lord,
who has not left you this daywithout a redeemer. and may his
name be renowned in Israel.
Don't forget, just four shortchapters ago, Naomi told the
(10:57):
same women, the same people thatsurrounded her as she came back
broken and beaten from Moab, notto call her Naomi anymore, but
to call her Mara, because theLord had made her life better.
But see, God is a good God. Godis a loving God who loves his
people, who despite the factthat he will bring judgment and
(11:21):
wrath upon those who sin againstHim, those who reject him. He
has given the greatest gift inthe form of his son, to be a
kinsman redeemer for those whofollow him. Let that thought
rest in your mind this Christmasseason as you worship God, and
as you thank him for thegreatest gift as you thank him
(11:42):
for Boaz, who actually wasobedient and raised up the line
that ultimately was David, fromwhich the Messiah came. Thank
God that he cared enough to stepinto the gap and to be the
kinsmen Redeemer.
(12:06):
I hope you enjoyed this episodeof drippings from the honeycomb.
If you would like to learn moreabout another 12 ministries and
the work that we are doing totrain youth ministry leaders to
bring the Gospel to youngpeople, visit another
twelve.org. If you would like tosupport our ministry, click on
the Donate link in thedescription below.
Welcome to drippings from the honeycomb, the official
podcast of Another 12ministries. We are so glad that
you have decided to join us aswe enjoy the sweetness of God's
word, one verse at a time.
Welcome to the fifth and finalepisode of our journey through
the book of Ruth, looking at theChristmas story, the story of
(00:27):
Jesus through this incredibleOld Testament book. It has been
such an incredible journeylooking at this story,
understanding the beauty of whatJesus did for us on the cross as
our kinsman redeemer, and thebeauty of what he is going to
do. One of the most excitingparts about this last episode is
that it looks forward. It's allabout hope. It looks forward to
(00:50):
what we as believers, we asChrist followers, have in Jesus
Christ, this unbelievable hopeof a future. And that is what
I'm so excited about in thislast episode. When we left Ruth
and bow as in the previousepisode, Boaz was using his
skill of negotiation to showthat he alone was the only
(01:13):
Redeemer who was capable ofexercising his right of
redemption, and taking Ruth andhe used some planning to make
that all happen. He used somecraftiness, almost, if you will
some intelligence. And thatreally presents a picture to us
of the planning and the workthat the Trinity put into the
salvific plan. It shows us asbelievers that the Trinity
(01:37):
didn't just react with some kneejerk solution to Adam sin. God
in triune form had a plan. Theyhad roles assigned for each of
them. They had a goal of savinghumanity. They had a goal of
bringing this sacrifice of Jesusto the world, and gathering unto
themselves in heaven, aninheritance of humanity that
(02:01):
would praise them that wouldlive with them, that would be in
their presence in perfection foreternity. In other words, Jesus
union with the bride formed anew creation of people. It
formed a second creation. Justlike Ruth and Boaz coming
(02:21):
together, formed a new line forElimelech. In Jesus death on the
cross and His uniting with thechurch, a new priestly nation is
formed out of the descendants ofAdam who had fallen. And that's
an incredible reality that ispictured so beautifully here in
the story of Ruth and Boaz. Now,after Boaz convinced the other
(02:44):
Redeemer that his ability toredeem Ruth was compromised. He
takes Ruth to be his wife. SoRuth for 13, and 14 say, so Boaz
took Ruth and she became hiswife and he went into her and
the Lord gave her conception,and she bore a son. Then the
women said to Naomi, Blessed bethe Lord, who has not left you
(03:07):
this day without a redeemer, andmay his name be renowned in
Israel. Boaz was true to hisword. Boaz redeemed this family,
he didn't just buy back theirproperty and take it for
himself. He took Ruth as promiseto himself in marriage. And
through intimacy, he raised up anew line, not for himself, but
(03:30):
for Elimelech. He didn't do itfor his own selfish gain. See,
all of the children that Boazand Ruth would have would be
attributed to Ruth's firsthusband, through the line of
Elimelech. Naomi's husband, thiswas truly one of the most
selfless acts imaginable. Boazwas raising up a line for a
(03:52):
family that was destitute. Andfrom that line, just two
generations later, would comeKing David, and from King David,
would come the covenant of Godwith King David, that one of
David's household, one born intohis house, would sit on his
(04:13):
throne forever. And that wouldbe no one less than the God man
who would reign forever, whowould live forever. It would be
Emmanuel, God with us, we'd comethrough the house of David. And
that is why when you read thescriptures, when you read the
accounts of Jesus birth, thisChristmas, you will know that
(04:35):
the gospel authors say veryclearly that Joseph is of the
house and the line of David. Andif you're wondering, well, how
does that mean anything becauseJoseph wasn't the real father of
Jesus. The Holy Spirit is theone who put Jesus in Mary's
womb. Yes, you're correct. But aclose look at the genealogy in
(04:56):
Matthew Chapter One shows Thosethat Joseph took Mary as his
wife, thereby adopting Jesusinto his line. The Savior who
would die on the cross and adoptfallen sinners into His family
was himself adopted into theline of David, the same line
that was perpetuated by theredemption of Boaz, and
(05:19):
perpetuated through his unionwith Ruth that ultimately led to
the birth of King David, theconnections of this story, the
connections of this family inScripture are so incredible,
that one can only bow the kneebefore God and rejoice and
praise Him for His sovereignty.
You see, the real beauty of thispassage is found in the words of
(05:43):
the women who surround Naomi,Blessed be the Lord who has not
left you this day without aredeemer. See, the Trinity was
not content to leave fallenhumans without a redeemer. They
had a plan to redeem forthemselves, people from every
(06:03):
tribe, every tongue and everynation. God was not content to
destroy his creation or to siton the sidelines and watch his
creation, while away into ahopeless future. He had a plan
for them, he had a plan for us.
And that plan included Jesushumbling himself, taking on the
role of the kinsman redeemerwhich remember, being a kinsman
(06:25):
redeemer meant a loss for theperson who was doing the
redemption. For Jesus that meantthe loss of everything, even
down to his very life. But likeNaomi, we have a hope. Because
Jesus was not like Boaz, Jesusis divined. Jesus was raised
from the dead and he lives. See,the hope for Naomi and Ruth was
(06:49):
in the new baby was in the babythat had been born to Ruth and
Boaz that would then havechildren who would have children
who would have children and soon. But that's not our hope. Our
hope is far greater than that.
We have an eternal hope in aredeemer who lives who will live
(07:11):
forever in a redeemer who reignsas king now, but he's coming to
the earth to rain the earthforever in a redeemer who is
powerful enough to not justpurchase our redemption from
death, but to remake all thingsto make us NEW to give us a new
hope and a new future on a newEarth with a new government
(07:33):
that will never end where sinwill mean no more. Our future
hope is very much mirrored inthe future hope of Ruth, at the
end of this book, going forward,her hardships that she had known
before were predominantly overBoaz was going to take care of
her. When Boaz died, she wouldhave children that would take
(07:55):
care of her, and eventually shewould pass away. And that was a
limited hope. She had a limitedhope. See, our hope is the same
as hers in that our future wasbleak. We were destitute, there
was no hope of any meaningfulfuture for us as sinners. Our
hope is the same as hers in thata kinsman redeemer loved us so
(08:16):
much that he sacrificed ofhimself to give us a hope in the
future. But our hope is so muchgreater than Ruth's ever was, or
ever could be. Because Ruth inthe end could only look forward
to what we all see in our lives.
A life that is ultimately cutshort by death because of the
curse of sin. Boaz could providefor her, Boaz could raise up
children for her bow as couldrestore the inheritance of
(08:38):
Elimelech to her offspring, buthe couldn't take away her sin,
and he couldn't extend her lifeto eternity. And he couldn't
take away old age and hecouldn't take away sickness and
he couldn't take away pain, andhe couldn't remake the earth to
be a perfect place, but ourkinsman redeemer, the kinsman
redeemer that Boaz pointed to,can and will do all of that. The
kinsman redeemer Jesus Christwill remake everything when he
(09:04):
returns. He has given us apermanent hope and a permanent
future, we will live with him ona new earth that has been
recreated in bliss for eternity.
We will never taste deathbecause he has conquered death.
He has redeemed us from deathand redeemed us to himself and
(09:26):
because He is eternal, we willbe eternal and the place where
we live will be eternal, and wewill have perfect fellowship
with him on ending. See, Boazwas just a small picture of what
the man Jesus would actually bethe Redeemer Jesus would
actually be Boaz was a good man.
Jesus is the perfect demand.
(09:49):
Jesus is the fulfillment ofeverything that the Redeemer
should be. And he is the onlyone who is able to redeem us,
the only one who is able to comekeep his word with perfection.
So as you celebrate the birth ofJesus this Christmas season, as
you think about the idea of thekinsman redeemer reflected in
(10:11):
Ruth, as you look at theincredible parallels that we
have looked at over these fiveepisodes between the story of
Ruth and the story of Jesus, asyou think about the picture of
the kinsman redeemer that Boazlived out in his life that's
recorded for us in Scripture sothat we would know exactly what
a kinsman redeemer looked likewhen we were confronted with
(10:32):
Jesus. Just take a minute toPraise God. Praise God, the way
these women praised God, whenNaomi finally had a grandson to
carry on the line of herhusband, bless it be the Lord,
who has not left you this daywithout a redeemer. and may his
name be renowned in Israel.
Don't forget, just four shortchapters ago, Naomi told the
(10:57):
same women, the same people thatsurrounded her as she came back
broken and beaten from Moab, notto call her Naomi anymore, but
to call her Mara, because theLord had made her life better.
But see, God is a good God. Godis a loving God who loves his
people, who despite the factthat he will bring judgment and
(11:21):
wrath upon those who sin againstHim, those who reject him. He
has given the greatest gift inthe form of his son, to be a
kinsman redeemer for those whofollow him. Let that thought
rest in your mind this Christmasseason as you worship God, and
as you thank him for thegreatest gift as you thank him
(11:42):
for Boaz, who actually wasobedient and raised up the line
that ultimately was David, fromwhich the Messiah came. Thank
God that he cared enough to stepinto the gap and to be the
kinsmen Redeemer.
(12:06):
I hope you enjoyed this episodeof drippings from the honeycomb.
If you would like to learn moreabout another 12 ministries and
the work that we are doing totrain youth ministry leaders to
bring the Gospel to youngpeople, visit another
twelve.org. If you would like tosupport our ministry, click on
the Donate link in thedescription below.
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