Jesus in the Old Testament is a series of posts that will offer my readers a chance to consider pictures or shadows of Jesus in the Old Testament. As mentioned in the introduction to this series, some may be obvious, some may be not so obvious, and some may simply be a facet of the Lord those reading may not have considered previously.
I hope as we venture through this series, we will see the Lord in many wonderful pictures throughout the Old Testament.
| SEEING JESUS IN |
| Boaz |
| Redeemer of All |
| Ruth 4:9 Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses this day that I have bought from the hand of Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to Chilion and to Mahlon. Ruth 4:10 Also Ruth the Moabite, the widow of Mahlon, I have bought to be my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his native place. You are witnesses this day.” |
| Ephesians 3:6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. |
The last two posts spoke of Boaz as the Kinsmen Redeemer, and we have considered the likeness of Jesus in Boaz as he performed righteous acts to redeem, and secondly, the motivation he was spurred on by to redeem, to redeem that Moabite lady.
For this short post, let us consider those whom Boaz redeemed.
First off, there was Naomi, a pureblood, fully committed Jewish woman. Though she was away from the land for a period, she remained and was recognized as Jewish by blood and by faith.
Secondly, Ruth was a foreigner, a “dirty” Moabitess, a stranger that was outside the covenant of God and behind the wall of ordinances the faithful were privileged to
In Boaz’s actions, he redeemed both a Jew and a Gentile.
In Jesus, we have the One who perfectly brought the two together into one family, both Jew and Gentile throughout the the world. A completely new kingdom including both Jew and Gentile, a new family with Jesus as the Head of the church.
Though this is a very short post, the truth of Jesus bringing two together as He has should remind us that God is in the business of inclusion under His King.
May we as the church live out the joining together of two groups into one family under Him.
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