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Ruth
Chapter
4
1``
Then went Boaz up to the gate,
and
sat him down there.
And, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by.
Unto
whom he said,
"Ho,
such a one!
Turn aside, sit down here."
And he turned aside, and sat down.
2``
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said,
"Sit
you all down here."
And they sat down.
3``And
he said unto the kinsman,
"Naomi,
that is come again out of the country of Moab,
sells
a parcel of land,
which
was our brother Elimelech's."
4``
"And I thought to advise you, saying,
Buy
it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people.
If you will redeem it, redeem it.
But if you will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know.
For there is no one to redeem it beside you.
And I am after you {to do it}."
And he said, "I will redeem it."
5``Then said Boaz,
"What
day you buy the field of the hand of Naomi,
you
must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess,
the
wife of the dead,
to
raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance."
6``And
the kinsman said,
"I
cannot redeem it for myself,
lest
I mar my own inheritance.
Redeem
you my right to yourself
for
I cannot redeem it."
7``Now
this was the manner in former time in Israel
concerning
redeeming and concerning changing.
For
to confirm all things,
a
man plucked off his shoe,
and
gave it to his neighbor.
And this was a testimony in Israel.
8``Therefore
the kinsman said unto Boaz,
"Buy
it for you."
So he drew off his shoe.
{Boaz
Uses the Law of Posterity - See Genesis 38:8}
9~~Then
Boaz
{who was the great grandfather of King David}
announced
to the elders, and to all the people,
"You
all are witnesses this day,
that
I have bought from Naomi
'all
that was'/'the property of'
Elimelech's,
Chilion's and Mahlon's."
{Note: These three men had died without male heirs. So, their land was subject to forfeiture.}
10~~
"Moreover Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon,
have
I acquired/purchased to be my wife . . .
in
order to maintain the name of the dead {Mahlon}
{under the law of posterity, the name of Mahlon and all its rights
would be perpetuated by Boaz fathering children given Mahlon's
name}
with
his property/inheritance . . .
so
that 'his name'/'the name of the dead'
will
not disappear from 'the family records'/'among his brethren',
and
from the 'town records'/'gate of his place'.
You
all are witnesses this day
{clarifying that this is a courtroom setting}."
11``And
all the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said,
"We
are witnesses.
Jehovah/God
make the woman who is come into your house
like
Rachel and like Leah,
which
two did build the house of Israel.
And
do you worthily in Ephratah,
and
be famous in Bethlehem."
12``And
let your house be like the house of Pharez,
whom
Tamar bare unto Judah,
of
the seed which Jehovah/God
shall
give you of this young woman.
13``So
Boaz took Ruth,
and
she was his wife.
And
when he went in unto her,
Jehovah/God
gave her conception,
and
she bare a son.
14~~And
the women said unto Naomi,
"Blessed
be Jehovah/God
{the Lord here is referring to Jesus Christ - the future descendent
of David},
Who
has not left you this day without a kinsman,
that
his name/reputation/person may be famous in Israel
{the kinsman here is a reference to the future king David}.
{Note: David was famous in Israel because he was a humble and faithful man - he never touched the glory of God. All the glory was the Lord's. He was always Grace Oriented.}
15``And
he shall be unto you a restorer of your life,
and
a nourisher of your old age.
For
your daughter in law, who loves you,
which
is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.
16``
And Naomi took the child,
and
laid it in her bosom,
and
became nurse unto it.
17~~And
the women, her neighbors,
gave
it a name, saying,
"There
is a son born to Naomi."
And they called his name Obed.
He is the father of Jesse . . . {and Jesse is} the father of David.
{Note: so in Israel we have apostasy and lawlessness. But while all this evil was going on, something fabulous was happening in Moab - the line that would bring David and Jesus into the world was continuing.}
18-22~~
Now these are the generations of Pharez:
Pharez
begat Hezron. 19~~
And Hezron begat Ram.
And Ram begat Amminadab. 20~~
And Amminadab begat Nahshon.
And
Nahshon begat Salmon
{husband of Rahab the prostitute}. 21~~
And
Salmon begat Boaz
{mother of Boaz is Rahab - see Matthew 1:5}.
And Boaz begat Obed. 22~~
And Obed begat Jesse.
And Jesse begat David.
{Note: At the end of Judges (21:25) we have . . . 'and there was no king in the land'. Now we have ' . . . and Jesse begat David'. God is turning the cursing of Judges Chapters 19, 20 and 21 to blessing.}
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