1. Chapter Three: God’s Arrangement for a Redeemer
Remembering Ruth
Chapter Three:
God’s Arrangement for a Redeemer

2. God’s Provision in His Law for Redemption Background to Ruth 3
“Goel”
(Heb. for Redeemer)
Close Male Relative Ruth 2:25
Redeems property of poor relative Lev 25:25
Marries widow- brother’s name & inheritance Dt 25:5-6
Order of potential redeemers Lev 25:47-48

3. Remembering Ruth
Naomi seeks security (rest) for Ruth under the provisions of God’s law 3:1-5
Ruth requests the Boaz perform the duties of a redeemer and he is willing if a closer relative is not willing to perform them 3:6-18

4. Remembering Ruth
Naomi seeks security (rest) for Ruth under the provisions of God’s law 3:1-5
Ruth lay crosswise at his feet- a position in which Eastern
servants frequently sleep in the same chamber or tent
with their master. - Jamieson, Faucett, and Brown

5. Remembering Ruth
Ruth requests the Boaz perform the duties of a redeemer and he is willing if a closer relative is not willing to perform them 3:6-18
To spread a skirt over one is, in the East, a symbolical action
denoting protection. To this day in many parts of the East, to
say of anyone that he put his skirt over a woman, is synony-
mous with saying that he married her; and at all marriages of
modern Jews and Hindus, one part of the ceremony is for the
bridegroom to put a silken or cotton cloak around his bride.
– Jamieson, Faucett, and Brown

6. A Comparison of Redeemers
Boaz
Jesus
Qualified Ruth 2:1, 22, 3:9
Able Ruth 2:1
Willing Ruth 3:11,13, 18
Qualified Heb 2:14-18
Able 1 Pet 1:18-19
Willing Jn 10:17-18

7. A Contrast of Redeemers
Boaz
Jesus
A redeemer according to God’s Law
The Redeemer
according to God’s plan
1 Pet 1:20; Eph 1:4,7

8. A Comparison of Redeemers
Boaz
Jesus
A redeemer was available, but he had to be sought.
Ruth sought a redeemer
A redeemer is available, but He has to be sought.
Have you sought Him?
Mt 26:28; Acts 2:38