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0:00 Shall we give the Lord a clap offering church? Hallelujah. What a joy and a privilege for us to study the word of God together. Today, we are concluding our sermon series on the book of Ruth.0:12 Today is part 6. I'm covering chapter 4 in detail. I'm tackling today's sermon restoration through redemption. Let's look to the Lord in prayer.0:23 Heavenly father, we thank you so much for your providence in our lives. Lord, you are so gracious. You're loving and your kindness and your grace and your glory and yours forever. Today, we0:35 thank you for this precious time that we have in opening the pages of scripture. Open our hearts. Give us listening ears and a heart that is willing to obey your word. Holy Spirit, be our teacher.0:47 We thank you for the glorious gospel that we believe in and the great redemption that we have in Christ. We give you all the glory. In Jesus' precious name we pray. The people of God said, amen and0:59 amen. Restoration through redemption. Ruth chapter 4 is where we're to spend time today. This is part 6 in our Ruth series, and today we're going to1:10 conclude our sermon series on the book of Ruth. I want to take you to 1 scripture in Ruth chapter 4 and verse 13. The Bible says, So Boaz took Ruth and she became1:22 his wife, And he went into her and the Lord gave her conception and she bore a son. What a glorious picture of the gospel that we have here.1:34 You know, the Bible says in chapter 1 that it begins with 3 funerals. And here in chapter 4, it ends with a wedding and a birth of a baby.1:47 What a glorious change in destiny. I want you to see this picture with me. In chapter 1, we see death. In chapter 4, we see life. In chapter 1, we see the cursed
1:59 life. In chapter 4, we see the blessed life. In chapter 1, we see bitterness. And in chapter 4, we see happiness. In chapter 1, it's all about emptiness. Naomi complains, God
2:11 brought me back empty. But here in chapter 4, you see fullness and restoration. So from despair in chapter 1 to hope in chapter 4. I love how
2:22 Ruth is portrayed in this book. In chapter 1, the Holy Spirit writes that Ruth is a Moabites. In other words, she belongs to a cursed community. She's not part of
2:34 the covenant family of Israel. In chapter 2, Ruth herself declares that she is a foreigner. In chapter 3, she goes on to say, I'm a servant. In other
2:46 words, you see her serving her mother-in-law, how she was gleaning in the fields, and she took her rightful place as a servant. But in chapter 4, she's not only the person who gleaned in the fields, now
2:58 she becomes the wife and becomes the owner of those fields. What a glorious picture. You know, Ruth in this book is a picture of the Gentile church. It's a picture of you and
3:10 me. We have been grafted into the family. We have been added. We have been adopted into God's family. In other words, people who were once not people of God
3:22 are now people of God. People who were once cursed are now being shown mercy, and they have been added into the kingdom of God. That is who you and I are. Hallelujah. And the same
3:34 manner, Boaz is a picture of our kinsman redeemer, our Lord Jesus Christ. I want you to think about this. As I look at chapter 4, because it is 22 verses, I
3:46 want you to take some time to read these 22 verses in detail because I won't have time to cover all of it in this sermon. But I'm going to highlight a few
3:58 key things. As I look at this chapter 4, I read it with the eyes of trying to understand our salvation, trying to understand the redemption that we have in Christ
4:09 Jesus. So therefore, I'm going to give you 3 aspects of our redemption from Ruth chapter 4. Number 1, it is the portrait of our redeeming Lord. In other words, it is a
4:21 beautiful picture of how Boaz is portrayed in chapter 4, And in the same manner, Boaz represents our Lord Jesus Christ. So we see our redeeming Lord in all his
4:33 beauty and glory in chapter 4. Secondly, the purchase of our renewed life. In other words, our life, our life that has been redeemed, someone had to pay the
4:44 price. And here the kinsman redeemer paid the price, and what kind of life does he give us? That's what we're gonna see in the second part. And the third 1 is the purpose of our restored legacy.
4:56 In other words, there is a reason why when we adopted into the family of God, we receive an inheritance. We receive his fortune. We receive we become co heirs with Christ, and
5:08 there is a purpose behind it. So in the way God prospered Ruth, God restored Ruth and Naomi, we find the purpose why he did it. And through that, we can be
5:20 educated. Praise God. So let's look at it 1 by 1. The portrait of our redeeming Lord. I want to read verse 1 to 6 from Ruth chapter 4. This is what the Bible says.
5:32 Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there, and behold the Redeemer of whom Boaz had spoken came by. So Boaz said, Turn
5:44 aside, friend, sit down here. And he turned aside and sat down. And he took 10 men of the elders of the city and said, Sit down here. Pay attention to
5:56 number 10. So they sat down, the Bible says. Then he said to the Redeemer, 'Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land that belonged to our
6:07 relative Elimelech.' So I thought I would tell you of it and say, Buy it in the presence of those sitting here and in the presence of the elders of my people.
6:19 If you will redeem it, redeem it. But if you will not, tell me that I may know, for there is no 1 besides you to redeem it, and I come after
6:31 you.' And the other man said, 'I will redeem it.' Then Boaz said, The day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you also acquire Ruth
6:42 the Moabite, the widow of the dead, in order to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance. Then the Redeemer said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest
6:54 I impair my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption yourself, for I cannot redeem it. I want you to pay attention to this. How many times
7:06 that word redeem is repeated here? In fact, Bible scholars will tell you this, about 15 times that word redemption or redeem, to redeem,
7:18 is actually found in chapter 4. Why is this so important? This passage of scripture speaks about redemption that you and I have. That's why I want you to take
7:30 note of the portrait of the kinsman redeemer, our redeeming Lord in this passage. Now, as you read this text, you find that Boaz brought another man into
7:42 the picture. And this man is the nearest kinsman redeemer. In other words, he is the next in line to redeem Naomi's property and marry Ruth.
7:54 After that comes Boaz. So these 2 men have to go before the elders of the city. And it's so wonderful to see here that he brings 10 witnesses, and these 10 witnesses
8:06 are witnessing 1 thing, the dialogue that happens between the 2 redeemers. Now, this is where I need to help you understand that there are 2 passages in the Old Testament that you need to
8:18 study in order to understand what's going on in chapter 4 here. 1 is Leviticus chapter 25 and verse 25 to 28. It speaks about the law of the
8:29 kinsman redeemer. I won't read it, but let me explain it. For example, you own a piece of land, and then because you got into debt and you had to mortgage that
8:41 piece of land, now you got into huge debt and you could never pay it back. So you lost your land. But the Bible says that these land have been given to each
8:53 tribe and to each family by the Lord, so it rightfully belongs to you. But because of circumstances, you have mortgaged it away. So now this is what the Lord has commanded. He has commanded
9:05 a closest relative. This relative can be a brother or someone who is in line, next of kin, and this man can come and redeem the land for you. Pay that
9:16 debt, cancel that debt, and return the land to you. That man is called a kinsman redeemer. That's the law of the kinsman redeemer. The second law
9:28 I want you to pay attention to is the law of the Levirite marriage. In Deuteronomy chapter 25 verses 5 to 10, the bible speaks about this. If a man
9:40 marries a woman and he doesn't give her any child, but then he dies, The man's brother, his man's younger brother, the next in line, the brother has
9:52 to marry this woman, the brother's wife, and give her a child so that the name of this dead brother will continue, and the lineage and
10:04 his name will perpetuate and continue. In other words, this younger brother must be willing to marry the sister-in-law and give her a child. Now that's the law of the
10:15 Levirite marriage. So now, Naomi has no more sons, so the next of kin, the next kinsman redeemer is this unknown, unnamed man.
10:29 His name is not mentioned, but his character is mentioned. The character is that he is unable to help Naomi and Ruth. See, there are 3
10:40 qualities that a kinsman redeemer must have. Number 1, the kinsman redeemer must have the right to redeem. Secondly, the kinsman redeemer must have the
10:52 resources to redeem. Thirdly, the kinsman redeemer must have the resolve, the willingness to redeem. In other words, this first man had the right. He
11:04 also had the resource. But the Bible says he did not want to mar his own inheritance. In other words, he says, if I buy Naomi's land and
11:15 if I have to marry Ruth, then the land actually doesn't belong to me. The land belongs to Ruth's son, future son. In other words, here's a man who may have thought
11:28 that maybe adding 1 more land makes sense economically, business wise, in an agricultural society, it makes sense to add more land to yourself. But, that land would not belong to
11:40 you, it would belong to Ruth's son, and would also, that Ruth's son, future son, will also be laying claim of other inheritance that he has. That's why he says, I don't
11:51 want to buy them. I don't want to buy them. In other words, he had the right, he had the resources, but he did not have the willingness, he didn't have the resolve. I want you to listen to me carefully, but
12:03 the Bible says, Boaz here says, I will redeem. Boaz took that right. Secondly, he had the resources. In other words, the Bible says that he is a man
12:15 who is a noble man, a mighty man. The Hebrew word for it is qail in chapter 2 and verse 1, that he is a worthy man. That means he's a wealthy man. He had the resources.
12:27 More importantly, he was a willing man. He had the resolve to marry Ruth and to restore the name of the dead. Listen to me carefully.
12:39 Boaz was willing to be the kinsman redeemer. Now Boaz is a picture of our Lord Jesus Christ. So when I see this text, it gives me a portrait of our redeeming Lord. There are
12:51 3 things about our Lord Jesus Christ that we can learn from here. For Jesus to be our kinsman redeemer, Jesus is legally worthy. Listen to me carefully.
13:03 Who is this man that is unnamed in the Bible? Look at this in verse 6. Verse 6 says, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I repair my own inheritance. Take my
13:15 right of redemption yourself, for I cannot redeem it. Who is this man that kept on saying, I cannot redeem, I cannot redeem? And he had 10 witnesses to be able to
13:27 confirm that he cannot redeem. Can you get the picture? The Bible says in first Corinthians chapter 15 and verse 22, For as in Adam all
13:39 die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. See, you got to understand that Adam is the first kinsman that we relate to, and the Adamic nature that
13:50 we have within us, it cannot save us. And how do we know that the Adamic nature cannot save anyone? Because we are born in sin, we are born in rebellion, we cannot be saved. The reason why
14:02 we cannot say cannot be saved is because there are 10 witnesses. What are those 10 witnesses? These are the 10 commandments. The Bible says, if you try with your own self effort to keep even 1 of the
14:14 law, and if you fail in 1 of the law, then you have failed in all of the law. James chapter 2 verse 10 says, whoever keeps the whole law but fails in 1 point has become guilty
14:26 of all of it. In other words, no matter how much we try in our Adamic nature, the human nature, we can never save ourselves. Why? We cannot redeem ourselves.
14:38 Why? We will fail. That's why we need Jesus, the kinsman redeemer. So the first redeemer failed us. The second redeemer comes in, the the kinsman redeemer like Boaz
14:49 comes in, and he says, I am worthy. He's he's got the rights, he's got the resources, and he has the resolve. Hebrews chapter 2 and verse 14, the Bible says,
15:01 since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through the death, he might destroy
15:13 the 1 who has the power of death. That is the devil. Listen to me carefully. Jesus took flesh and blood. Why? So that he can share in the same manner, He can
15:25 share in our life. So that by being 1 of us, He can fight for all of us. He can represent us. And the Bible says, He who knew no
15:37 sin became sin, so that we who do not know righteousness can become the righteousness of God. He was legally worthy. You know, there's a beautiful passage in Revelation chapter 5,
15:49 where John saw a vision and he says, Who is worthy to open the scroll? You know, no 1 was worthy to open the scroll. No 1 in heaven, on earth, no 1. So John wept.
16:01 At that time, the elders say to him, hey, the lamb of God that was slain from the foundation of the world, He is worthy. Listen to me carefully, who is
16:13 worthy? The lamb of God. In other words, our kinsman redeemer Jesus is legally worthy to open the scroll. Why? What does the scroll represent? It is the destiny
16:25 of the of the of the world. It's the destiny of this earth. And he says, he's the only 1 who is able to open. Why? Because he's the 1 who gave his life to redeem
16:36 a ransom. In, actually, in Revelation chapter 5 and verse 9, you read verse 9 with me in Revelation chapter 5 and verse 9 it says, They sang a new song saying,
16:48 'Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain and by your blood you ransomed, in other words, redeemed people for God from every tribe
17:00 and language and people and nation. Hallelujah. That is why you and I are saved. That is why a Gentile church exists today. Why? Because the lamb of
17:12 God who was legally worthy, He died for us. Secondly, we see the picture that Jesus is lavishly wealthy. I want you to listen to me carefully.
17:24 He's not only legally worthy, He's lavishly wealthy. Just like the Bible says in Ruth chapter 2 and verse 1, that Boaz was a worthy man. Worthy meaning he's a
17:36 qail. He's valiant, he's mighty, he's wealthy. The same manner the Bible says Jesus paid the price for our sin. Jesus
17:48 paid the price to redeem us. You know, the price cannot be just silver or gold. It is a precious blood of an innocent 1. And the Bible says in first Peter chapter
18:00 1 and verse 18, knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers. How were you ransomed? You were ransomed not with perishable things such as
18:11 silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb, without blemish or spot. What a beautiful picture. I want
18:23 you to catch this church, that Jesus paid the ultimate price. He paid the price that no man, no 1 in heaven, no 1 on earth is able to
18:35 pay. Only Jesus can pay, and He paid it with His own life, the Bible says. Ephesians chapter 1 and verse 7 says, in Christ Jesus, we have
18:46 redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses according to the riches of his grace. Hallelujah. I want you to listen to me carefully. This Jesus, he is our
18:58 redeeming Lord. And this Lord is not only legally worthy, he is lavishly wealthy. Thirdly, he is lovingly willing. You know, the
19:10 Bible says in the New Testament over and over again, I love this text when Paul quotes in Galatians chapter 2 and verse 20, this Jesus who loved
19:21 me and gave Himself for me. I want you to listen to me carefully. That word gave himself is repeated again and again and again in Pauline
19:33 writings. And the reason why Paul keeps on writing this is because he gave himself. It was not forced on Him. He willingly,
19:45 He lovingly gave Himself. He loved me, gave Himself for me. Hallelujah. Your Boaz, your kinsman redeemer, He not only is
19:57 legally worthy, He's not only lavishly wealthy, but He's also lovingly willing, and He went all the way to the cross to die for you. Today, you may be
20:09 wondering, is there any worth to my life? What do I and what am I worth? Can I humbly ask you to evaluate this? God does not love you because you are valuable. You are
20:20 valuable because God loves you. Jesus loved you enough that He gave His life for you as a ransom so that you can be forgiven, you can be eternally redeemed, and you can now be
20:32 brought into His family. Hallelujah. That's the portrait of our redeeming Lord. The second aspect of salvation I want you to get from this chapter 4 is the purchase of
20:44 our renewed life. The purchase of our renewed life. I want you to read verse 7 to verse 9 of chapter 4. Now this was custom in former times in
20:56 Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging, to confirm a transaction. The 1 drew off his sandal and gave it to the other. And this was the manner of attesting in
21:07 Israel. So when the Redeemer said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself, he drew off his handle. Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, You are witnesses this day that I have brought
21:19 that I have bought from the hand of Naomi all that belong to Elimelech, and all that belong to Chilion and Malon. I want you to listen to me
21:31 carefully. This was the practice in the Old Testament, that when a brother refuses to marry his sister-in-law and perpetuate the name of the dead, the sister-in-law will bring the
21:42 brother to the witnesses, to the elders of the city. And this is what she would do. She would remove his sandals and then spit in his face. Now that was in the Old Testament,
21:54 but by the time Ruth came in, the book of Ruth was written, that practice had already changed to just the removing of the sandals. So here, the Bible says, they removed the sandals to say,
22:06 I don't want to walk in that shoes. I cannot step into that shoes. Why? Because this man was afraid that he will even destroy his own inheritance. He didn't want to
22:18 marry Ruth, he didn't want to buy the land from Naomi. But Boaz was willing to do it, so he took the sandal. You know, it's almost like saying, this is a picture of salvation. What is that? It's
22:30 like someone says, I I I don't know, I am fully in debt, I'm discouraged, I'm disheartened, I'm disillusioned, I'm I'm drowning in sin. You know what Jesus
22:42 says? I step into your shoes. I step into your shoes. And not only Jesus steps into your shoes so that he comes into your debt, he takes on your sin, he takes
22:54 on all your curse, but he gives you his shoes to step into, and he says, hey, let's exchange. In other words, I'm standing in Jesus' shoes, and Jesus is standing in
23:06 mine. That's a glorious picture of salvation. You know, earlier we were doing a sermon series on the book of Ephesians, And in Ephesians part 5, I actually shared
23:18 that there are 3 Greek words for redemption in the New Testament. And it's very beautiful for us to consider it. Number 1, the Greek word is agorazo. Agorazo means to
23:29 buy in the market. There's a second word ex agorazo. Ex agorazo means to buy out of the market. Thirdly, the word
23:41 lutru. Lutru actually means to set free or to set loose. So for example, an owner goes to the slave market and he buys
23:53 a slave. In other words, he pays the ransom, he pays the money, the redemption money, and he buys a slave. What is that? That's agorazo, to buy in the market.
24:05 But then, this master says to the slave, I'm not only buying you out of the market, but I'm never going to put you back in the market. That means you will always be my
24:17 servant. I will never return you to the slave market. That is ex agarazzo. In other words, I buy you out of the market. But then there's a beautiful picture. The master says, I love
24:28 you. I no longer want you to be my slave. I set you free. You are now free to go. That's true. All 3 are a beautiful picture of redemption in
24:40 the Bible. Jesus came to buy us in the slave market. Jesus not only bought us in the slave market, he bought us out of the slave market. And Jesus also gives us the
24:52 freedom. He sets us free never to be slave ever again. Hallelujah. Listen to me carefully. That's the picture I want you to catch. In Ephesians chapter
25:03 2 and verse 12 and verse 13, this is what the Bible says. Remember that you were, at that time, separated from Christ. When was that time? This is the time
25:15 without Christ. That means before you came to faith in Christ, before you placed your faith in Christ and acknowledged that Jesus is your savior, Jesus is your Lord, you were
25:26 separated from Christ. That's how Ruth was as well. Ruth was separated from the commonwealth of Israel. She was alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and she
25:38 was strangers to the covenant of promise. Look at the next verse, having no hope and without God in the world. Can I give you 3 pictures? I want you to see these 3 pictures, because these 3
25:50 pictures are the pictures of Ruth, and it's a picture of you and me. The Bible says Ruth was a Moabite, because she's a Moabite, she was cursed. She
26:02 was not part of the commonwealth of Israel. In other words, she belonged to a cursed community. Just like Ruth, you and I, without Christ, our past was
26:13 cursed. Look at what the Bible says in Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 12. Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of
26:25 Israel. Just like Ruth could never be part of the Israelite family, same way you and I could never be part of God's family, we were separated from Him. We lived a cursed life.
26:38 Secondly, just like Ruth had a present, at that moment Ruth was in Israel, but she could not enjoy the benefits of being part of Israel.
26:50 Look at this, without Christ, your present is crushed. Same manner. Our present as well. Without Christ, we don't have hope.
27:03 We don't have the promise. Look at what it says in Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 12. It says, strangers to the covenant of promise. In other words, we are strangers. In other
27:14 words, without Christ, even in this present, you may be in the church, you may be born in a Christian home, but you will still be a stranger to the covenant of promise. Everybody else is
27:26 living a life of the promise of God, with a covenantal relationship. But you, even though you're born in that household, even though you come to that church, even though you're part of the loving family and
27:38 community, but because you don't have Christ in your life, you have not placed your faith and acknowledged Him as Lord, you are still a stranger to the covenants of promise.
27:50 Thirdly, just like Ruth had a past and a present, Ruth also had a future. Without Christ, her future was condemned. Without Boaz redeeming
28:01 her, she had no future, no hope. The same manner, without Christ, your future is condemned. Look at this in Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 12, the Bible says, having no
28:13 hope and without God in the world. What a dangerous life that is. No hope. What a what a what a life of misery that is, because there's no hope,
28:25 and there's no God to look to in that world. Now, that's the kind of life Ruth had. She had a past that was cursed, she had a present that was crushed, and a future that was condemned. This
28:37 is the state of every single person who lives and dies without Christ. Listen to me carefully. The reason why the church spends money to proclaim the gospel to every
28:48 person. The reason why we empower our members to go and invite their blessed friends and teach them the gospel. The reason why we make disciples. The reason is because without Christ in your
29:00 life, your past is cursed, your present is crushed, and your future is condemned. That's why someone lovingly invited you to church today. Why? So that you would hear about
29:12 Christ, so that you would give your life to Christ, so that you would become a Christian who believes in Jesus and has the covenantal promise in your life. But there's a beautiful picture
29:24 of what happens in Ruth chapter 4. Boaz said, I will redeem Ruth, and he paid the price to redeem Ruth. In the same manner the Bible says,
29:36 you and I were redeemed by our kinsman Redeemer, our Lord Jesus Christ. Look at this in Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 19, the Bible says, So then you are no
29:48 longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. In other words, you're no longer
30:00 in other words, you're no longer strangers. You're no longer aliens, but you are fellow citizens. Hallelujah. You are now part of the family of God. You are now members of the
30:12 household of God. Hallelujah. And therefore, you and I have an inheritance. You and I have a redemption. Hallelujah. What a glorious picture.
30:25 You know, 2 things we have seen so far. First, is the portrait of our redeeming Lord. Secondly, we looked at the purchase of our renewed life. Now,
30:37 let's look at the purpose of our restored legacy. You know, as I look at this text in Ruth chapter 4, from verse 10 to verse 18, there are a number of things
30:49 that Ruth receives. See, it's a beautiful picture, isn't it? In chapter 1, you find Ruth making a decision. I want to follow Naomi's God.
31:01 Your God will be my God. Your people shall be my people. And God paid attention to that. In chapter 2, the Bible says she came to take refuge under
31:13 the wings of the God of Israel. Hallelujah. In chapter 3, she goes and boldly lay claim to the kinsman redeemer to redeem her. Now in chapter
31:24 4, she's doing nothing, not a word being uttered. She doesn't do anything. She just receives. See, I want you to listen to me carefully.
31:36 That's how we begin in the gospel. We begin by resting in the finished work of Christ. The Redeemer does everything. The Redeemer is the 1 who died on our
31:48 behalf. The Redeemer is the 1 who was raised on our behalf. The Redeemer is the 1 who is seated at the right hand of God for us. He's the 1 interceding for us. What a glorious picture.
32:00 All Ruth has to do is to just receive. Hallelujah. When I look at this text, there are at least 5 things Ruth received. The first thing she
32:12 received is a family. The Bible says in verse 10, I have bought to be my wife. Other words, Boaz says to the witnesses, I have bought Ruth to
32:24 be my wife. In other words, from here on, Ruth is no longer a destitute, a widow with no future. Now she has a family. Boaz has become
32:36 her family. See, before Ruth came into Boaz's life, Boaz was ruthless. Uh-huh. But here, Ruth didn't have any hope,
32:48 but now she's added into the family. She now has a family. Verse 11, the Bible says, the elders gathered together and they prayed for Ruth. You know, they
32:59 don't have to pray for her. They don't have to actually bless her, but they are moved with compassion, and they bless her. Look at what they say. We are witnesses. May the Lord make the
33:11 woman. They are no longer calling her Mobitis. They call her the woman. May this woman that comes into your house, may she be like Rachel and Leah. Why Rachel and Leah?
33:23 You know why? Because Rachel and Leah together built the house of Israel. They had 12 children together with all their maidens. They had 12 children for Jacob, and they became
33:35 the 12 tribes. In other words, they were fruitful, so may Ruth be fruitful. And then the elders also blessed Boaz. They said, may you act worthily in
33:47 Ephrathah. Ephrathah actually means fruitful and be renowned in Bethlehem. Can I humbly say this? You know what Ruth received? Ruth received a family.
33:59 Not only Ruth received a family, Ruth received a fortune. You know what? Everything that Boaz owns becomes roots. Hallelujah.
34:11 The fields where she was gleaning before, now she's the owner. In other words, you and I, the Bible says, when we are added into the family of God, we become co heirs with Christ, and everything that God
34:23 has given to Jesus belongs to us now, because we are joint heirs with Christ. We are co heirs with Christ. Hallelujah. Praise God. Ruth not only received
34:35 a family, Ruth received a fortune. Ruth also received fame. In other words, the Bible says, she will be blessed. She will be known like Rachel and Leah. In other words, they are elevating
34:47 her position, and up to today, 4000 years later, we are still studying about Ruth. What a glorious picture this is. I want you to listen to me carefully,
34:59 church. God not only gave her a family, God gave her a fortune, God gave her fame, but God gave her a fruitfulness. What they are praying for her is,
35:11 may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bought to Judah because of the offspring that the Lord will give you by this young woman. In other words, your house will be like the house of Perez.
35:24 Now, this is where I want to give you a story within a story. Ruth is going to be fruitful. She's going to bring forth a child. And through that child, God is going to give them a legacy.
35:36 They're gonna their house is going to be established like the house of Perez. Now Perez was born with a union between Judah and Tamar. Judah is
35:48 the 1 of the 12 sons of Jacob. Now Judah had an elder son who married Tamar, and the elder son died without giving Tamar a son. So Judah had a second son who married
36:00 Tamar, and second son also died without giving Tamar any son. And Judah had a third son, and Judah thought, I don't want the third son to marry Tema because every son that marries Tema
36:11 dies. So he didn't give her any sons to marry. But what Tema did, she deceptively married or had reunion with Judah.
36:23 She dressed like a prostitute and slept with Judah, and in the process there was a boy that was born, the son that was born. His name is Perez. And the Bible says God actually established
36:35 that house of Perez, even though it was born out of a sinful union, yet God actually chose that boy and blessed him. Listen to me carefully, our God is gracious. Yes, he hates sin,
36:47 but he still loves sinners. Listen to me carefully. Our God is a God of many chances. He showed favor and grace. Right there is a picture. And God established the house of Paris. Now Perez
36:59 gave birth to Salmon, Salmon gave birth to Boaz. Now listen to me carefully. That's what they are blessing them with. Now after that, there's a beautiful picture
37:11 of the future that God gives to Ruth. Look at this. There are 5 things I said Ruth received. Ruth received family, Ruth received a fortune, Ruth received fame, Ruth received
37:23 fruitfulness, and Ruth received a future. The Bible says, so Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife, and he went into her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore
37:35 a son. What a beautiful story. I love how the book ends. There are 2 bookends in this book. Number 1, in Ruth chapter 1 and verse 6, the Bible says,
37:47 the Lord had visited his people and given them food. What were they suffering from? They were suffering from famine. And what was the solution? The Lord visited his people and gave
37:58 them food. Famine, God gave them food. In chapter 4, what they needed is family, and God gave them a conception. How love it. The Bible says, the
38:10 Lord gave her conception. Listen to me carefully. It is the Lord who opens the womb and gives a child. The child may be unwanted, the child may have been an accident,
38:22 but it doesn't is not an accident in the eyes of God. God is the 1 who gives conception. And the Bible says here, the Lord blessed Ruth with a child. Not only Ruth
38:34 received a child, but look what happened to Naomi. In verse 14, the Bible says, then the woman said to Naomi, blessed be the Lord who has not left you this day without a
38:45 Redeemer. You know, no other place in the Bible, a child is mentioned as a Redeemer. Here, there's a picture. This child is now born to Ruth and Boaz, and that
38:57 child has become a Redeemer. For who? For Naomi. Without a Redeemer, and his name be renowned in Israel. He shall be to you a restorer of life
39:09 and a nourisher of your old age. For your daughter-in-law who loves you more than 7 sons has given birth to him. Hallelujah. I love that
39:21 verse, where it says, now this child that Boaz and Ruth gave birth to has become a child that becomes a restorer of life. It says, he shall be toShow more
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