Kyle Kauffman

Ruth 4:1–12 brings us to the heart of the story of this book—redemption. In the culture of the time, redemption required the right person from the right family line. Boaz met that requirement and was willing to do what another man would not—pay the costly price to redeem Ruth and her family. This powerful act covered over Ruth’s past and radically transformed her future, bringing hope, security, and blessing not just to her, but to Naomi, Boaz, and eventually to all of Israel. Redemption always comes at great cost to the redeemer, but it brings immeasurable blessing to the redeemed. And Boaz, as noble as he is, is only a shadow pointing us to Jesus—the greater Redeemer who took on our flesh, paid the infinite cost with His own blood, and gave us a new future filled with every spiritual blessing. In Christ, our past no longer defines us, and our future is full of promise. Now, like Ruth, we each have a role to play in God’s ongoing story of redemption. 

Ruth 4:1-12