Boaz Marries Ruth

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Finding Joy in Tough Times ~ Final Blessings and Reversals Episode #6

Finding Joy in Tough Times is a seven-part series. Today we cover these points:

Problem: Another Redeemer

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• Ruth asked Boaz to initiate the Levirate Marriage legal procedure and become her husband.
  
• In reply, Boaz blessed Ruth and told her he would all that she asked
  
• Another was closer kin and had the right to redeem her.
  

 The City Gate (Ruth 4: 1-6)

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• The City Gate (Ruth 4:1) was the business district in ancient Israel
  
• .Boaz was wise in his approach with the possible other kin and “goel”
  
• The goel refused when he heard the stipulation that he must marry Ruth the Moabitess.
  
• He turned his right over to Boaz.
  

The Legal Transaction (Ruth 4: 7-10)

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• Boaz chose 10 men to witness his conversation and exchange of a sandal.
  
• Boaz agrees to marry Ruth and claim the land to maintain the Elimelech – Mahlon name on the inheritance.
  
• Elimelech’s family name is alive in the community for all generations.
  

The Blessings (Ruth 4: 11-14)

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• The sixth blessing is a powerful prayer spoken by the elders for Boaz and Ruth – from the Bible.
  
• Rachel and Leah were the mothers to the twelve sons or leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel.
  
• Tamar has a levirate marriage too; the witnesses prayed for Ruth to have a son and be famous in Israel.
  
• In the final blessing, Naomi receives kin and a grandson.
  

Personal Application

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• What impacts you most from Ruth 4?
  

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2. God is a God of Reversals. He can do miracles. You too can have a reversal in circumstances. If you need one, ask the Lord in prayer, Stay faithful. Remember his promises, especially Ephesians 3:20
   
3. God is a Redeemer. He not only reverses situations, but He redeems them. A redeemer is one who rescues, saves, restores and delivers. Elimelech’s name has been redeemed. His land has been redeemed; the family name has been restored in Bethlehem. Ruth is no longer called a widowed Moabitess from a pagan culture, she is has become the wife of Boaz. She is no longer a barren woman, she is a mother. So if you need a redeemer for your life, call on Jesus. He will rescue, deliver and restore you. Remember: Jeremiah 30:17 and Colossians 1: 13-14.
   

Links

Seven Part Series Ruth: Finding Joy In Tough Times

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• Part 1 
  
• Part 2
  
• Part 3
  
• Part 4
  
• Part 5
  
• Part 6
  
• Part 7 
  

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