Reading
SAA Notes
Boaz is one of Ruth’s kinsmen-redeemers. This was a precious relationship that the Lord made sure was clearly understood by Israel. As Boaz is to Ruth, so Jesus is to us. He is our kinsman-redeemer. It is His right and privilege to redeem His own!
SJA Notes
* Mighty God, Lord of all the earth, out of Zion the perfection of beauty, You shine forth.
“The LORD repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
While Israel is still doing what is right in their own eyes, without a king, Ruth is a wonderful story of hope.
Boaz is a man who loves the Lord, who knows the Lord.
In Psalm 91, a psalm generally attributed to Moses, we read,
“… He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge;”
In Psalm 61, a psalm of David, we read,
“Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings!”
David was Boaz and Ruth’s great-grandson.
It is very possible young David sat on his great-grandmother’s knee and heard her sing or recite these wonderful truths.
Truths passed down from Moses generations before. Moses who knew God face-to-face.
This!
This is what we are about.
Seeking God’s face. Living out the reality of taking shelter in His wings.
We are to do what we read in Deuteronomy 11,
“You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”
Amen!
* God Above,
Thank You for Boaz and Ruth, for the teaching of taking shelter in Your wings.
Thank You that You are our rock and our defender.
Please write Your word on our hearts today.
Amen.