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    The Kinsman Redeemer

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    The book of Ruth is a beautiful story that paints a picture of the love and security that God has for us.

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    Kinsman Redeemer

    One upon a time, Jesus died on the cross for our sins so that we could be saved. The
    End.

    There it is in a very small nutshell. If we choose to take only the story of salvation, we
    loose all of the richness that the rest of the Word has to offer. We loose all of the gems
    throughout scripture that paint the picture of who Jesus is, what he fulfilled, and who
    we are in Him. It's like standing before a tapestry, but instead of standing back where
    you can see the entirety of its beauty, you're standing so close you can hardly make
    out anything but a tiny portion. There is so much greatness in the Word that we miss
    out on because we simply do not take the time to discover it. We wait for a preacher
    to spoon feed us instead of picking up our own utensils and digging in for ourselves.

    The Bible is its own library. You will find action and adventure, history, legal and
    reference, parables, poetry and prose, even horror, all in one giant non-fiction book.
    There is even romance, which will we talk about in this post as well as a few others
    down the road. I don't know about you, but I love a good romance.

    The backstory: We begin with a Jewish couple, Elimelech and Naomi. Due to a
    famine in the land, they emigrated to the land of Moab with their two sons. Their sons
    married two women from Moab, Ruth and Orpah. Fast forward ten years, all three
    women are now widows and Naomi decides to travel home to Bethlehem. Her
    daughter-in-law Ruth, who is dedicated to Naomi chooses to go with her. Despite
    Naomi's attempts to get her to return to her family. Ruth tells her, "Intreat me not to
    leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go;
    and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my
    God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me and
    more also, if ought but death part thee and me." (Ruth 1:16-17)

    Upon their arrival, it is the time of the harvest and Ruth went out to glean in the fields
    of Boaz, who was a wealthy kinsman of her late husband, and according to Hebrew
    law, could fulfill the role of kinsman redeemer for her. As he steps into this role, he
    marries her and their son Obed would be the grandfather of David. They are direct
    ancestors of Jesus himself.

    We have boy meets girl, boy marries girl, boy and girl live out in their time, what
    Christ has done for us. So let's break it down.

    What was the kinsman? The kinsman was the closest male blood relative to become
    the protector.
    What was the redeemer? The deliverance or freedom of some evil by payment of a
    price.

    Jesus is THE redeemer. He has delivered us from the curse of sin and death by paying
    the price on the cross. But how is he our kinsman redeemer? Johnathan Cahn lays out
    a beautiful picture of this in The Book of Mysteries. He says that Naomi represents the
    nation of Israel. Her husband Elimelech's name means My God is King. So, Israel
    joined in a covenant of marriage to God, her King. Ruth represents the Gentiles, or the
    church, who becomes Naomi's adopted daughter. Through Naomi came Ruth's
    redemption, and Naomi's blessing comes through Ruth. Meaning, those who are
    blessed with salvation are blessed through and are joined to Israel. Through Christ's
    gift of redemption, we are adopted into the family of God and we partake of the
    blessings of God. Ruth, the great-grandmother, several times removed WAS NOT
    JEWISH! She was adopted and married into the line of Christ. He foreshadowed the
    adoption of the gentiles into the family of God with his own physical bloodline.

    Our Kinsman Redeemer, our bridegroom has lifted us up out of our time of trouble
    and danger. He has saved us from the evils that look to befall us, and has loved us
    with a perfect love and longs to join with us in His happily ever after. The choice
    again is ours, do we reach out and take that outstretched hand and allow Him to pull
    us into his bosom and offer His shelter and protection, or do we choose to remain
    destitute in the dark and cold. Do we end this story with heartache or with a marriage
    celebration? Which ever after is yours?

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