The Christian Walk

Chapter 1
Abiding in His presence
“Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.” (Ruth 1:1)
Notice that the story commences with the mentioning of ‘a certain man,’ who made a decision out of his own free will, to leave his dwelling place and go to a place called Moab. It is important to note that the story begins with “a certain man,” because it is written to men and for men, who must draw lessons from the decisions made by those who preceded them in their Christian walk and the outcomes of those decisions.

In the face of calamity that had stricken their city, this ‘man’ takes along his wife and two sons, as they escape. We are also introduced to a crisis that had befallen upon the city of Bethlehemjudah, where this family was dwelling. The bible depicts an environment which is punctuated by famine, hunger, starvation and lack, being consequences of people’s disobedience to God’s instructions and commandments.
The message in a name “And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.” (Ruth 1:2)

The name of that ‘certain man’ is called Elimelech, which means God is King, and the name of his wife is Naomi, which means pleasant. The two sons’ names also carry prophetic meanings. The first one is called Mahlon, which means invalid and Chilion, meaning pining. What the bible tells us, is that in the face of a calamity, ‘God is King’ makes a decision to take ‘pleasant’ his wife and their two sons out of the city of the ‘house of bread’ (Bethlehem) and goes to settle amongst foreigners who were non-believers. In other words, the sins of the people residing in Bethlehemjudah brought a famine upon the city, as a punishment from God and the famine did not exempt Elimelech with his family, even though he had a good name that spoke of his destiny. But this particular family could not with stand the pressure and challenges they were faced with, during their habitation inside the “house of bread.”

The same story reminds us of what happened to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden when they decided to disobey God, by eating the fruit of the tree of the good and evil. By doing so, our great ancestors rejected the provisions from God and lost their position as spiritual beings, deciding to live by the soul (mind) and began to fend for themselves, instead of being provided all their needs by God.

In other words, by moving out of Bethlehem, Elimelech and his family actually moved away from their source of livelihood because of problems; and where they went, they were not protected from the hand of the enemy.
But the word of God teaches us to stay in a place that God tells us to stay because when we go away from His presence, things will only become worse. Many Christians are not rooted in the things of God thus when problems come, they will be swept away by some winds of doctrine out of God’s presence, into the world.

Therefore, the only solution when things get worse in our life is to abide in the presence of God and remain in Bethlehem (house of bread). The Psalmist says in psalm 91 vs 1
“He who dwells in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “He is my fortress, My God, in Him I will trust.”

The above scripture tells us that there is a safe place where one can abide, which is known as the ‘secret place of the most high,’ and this is a place where we do not have to fight our battles because God fights on our behalf.

The name greater than any other name “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and GIVEN HIM
A NAME WHICH IS ABOVE EVERY NAME; That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things [beings} in heaven, and things [beings] in earth, and things (beings] under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:9-11

God gave Jesus a Name, which is above every Name. In his interpretation of the above scriptures, Dr E. W. Kenyon in his book, The wonderful name of Jesus, writes:
The inference is that there was a Name known in heaven, unknown elsewhere, and this Name was kept to be conferred upon someone who should merit it: and Jesus, as we know Him—the Eternal Son as He is known in the bosom of the Father—was given this Name, and at this Name every knee shall bow in the three worlds—Heaven, Earth, and Hell—and every tongue shall confess that He is Lord of the three worlds to the glory of God, the Father.

Kenyon adds that the measure of His ability [the measure of the ability of the Lord Jesus Christ] is the measure of the value of that Name, and all that is invested in that Name belongs to us, for Jesus gave us the unqualified use of His Name.

Therefore, Jesus gave us the power of attorney to use His Name. The Word of God teaches that we do. Jesus said we could use His Name in prayer. He said we could use His Name in dealing with demons. He said we could use His Name in ministering healing.

In fact, that’s where the secret lies—in the use of that Name! We have depended, too much of the time, on our own ability to deliver someone—when in reality, it is the Name that does it.

Spiritual connotations to the geographical shifting
Geographically, Jerusalem is an uphill town and Moab is downwards, which implies that, physically, the direction of travelling from Bethlehem to Moab was easy for Elimelech and his family, and it seemed to be the best, easy decision to make as there was no physical opposition to their journey, just as it is easy for one to backslide.

Looking at the geographical shifting of this family from a spiritual perspective, the revelation in this story is that, when challenges, persecutions and tribulations befall many Christians, it is very easy for them who are not rooted in the word of God to backslide into the world. As a result, the journey back to the city of Bethlehemjudah becomes difficult, due to the steepness of the road, which is like climbing up a very steep mountain.

Jesus, in the book of Luke, speaks to people about a parable of the sower, which He referred to as the “parable of parables”. The parable equates people to different types of soil, in which the seed which was being sown fell on, and this had a bearing on the plant’s bearing of fruit.

In His explanation on the seed that fell on the ground amongst thorns, our Lord Jesus says, “These are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.”(Luke 8 vs 14)

This simply means that one’s location has a bearing on their growth and production of fruits which they are carrying inside of them. This is why we need to stay in the presence of God, even in our difficult times as children of God, because the solution to our problems is not outside, but inside the house of God.

I pray that the seed (the word of God) will find you positioned in the “House of bread,” which is the “good ground” Jesus referred to in the parable of the sower, so that you may not “be choked with the cares, riches and pleasures of life and bring no fruit to maturity.”

Consequences of leaving the presence of God “Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died and she was left, and her two sons. Now they took wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. And they dwelt there about ten years.” (Ruth 1:3-5)

From the scriptures above, we learn that Elimelech, Naomi’s husband dies in the land of Moab, leaving Naomi behind with her two sons. The two sons marry Moabite women; Orpah and Ruth, and they dwelt there for ten years. The number ten is a prophetic number which represents divine order. Number 10 also talks of completion of a matter. So it is not coincidental that the two sons dwelt in the land of the nonbelievers for ten years, and after ten years, they died. Their death marks a turn around to the whole story.

This is also symbolical of Jesus’ death on the cross that brought a spiritual transformation of people from sins (association of gentiles and Jews) into the Promised Land, which is the church of Christ. After the death of the two sons, Naomi is left with her two “foreign” daughters in law.

God’s redemptive plan for unbelievers
“Then she arose with her daughters in law that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.” (Ruth 1:6)
After the death of her two sons, which took place after ten years of staying in a foreign land, Naomi learns of how the Lord had visited His people, in giving them food, whilst she was suffering in a foreign land.

The prophetic picture being painted here is about what happens when you depart from the presence of God into the world, a process known by many Christians and referred to as backsliding. It is important to note that trouble and tribulations may last for a night, but joy always comes in the morning of your day. Things will ultimately work for those who remain in the presence of God and trust in Him, in and outside difficult times.
So Naomi, after hearing of the good news, concerning what happened to the people who remained in the presence of God during the times of testing, then makes a decision to leave Moab back to her home country,
“Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.” (1:7)

Notice that Naomi makes up her mind to depart from the companionship with unbelievers and decides to go back and join her relatives (the believers in Christ). But before leaving, she tells the news to her two daughters in law, Ruth and Orpah, whom she bids farewell. The two daughters, upon hearing of their mother-in-law’s departure, do not let her go easily, and they also decide to follow her.

Naomi realizes that the only solution to her problems was to go back to Bethlehem (house of bread) and so she makes up her mind to go. Coming back to you as a child of God, whenever you face a challenge in your life, you must always remember that the solution to your problem does not come from unbelievers, but comes from God Himself, through Hispeople that He surrounds you with. When it comes to coming back home, no one should stop you, just as no one could stop Naomi.

A father’s call to the prodigals
“But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, go, return each of you to her mother’s houses. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. The lord grants that you may find a home and rest, each in the house of her husband! Then she kissed them and they wept aloud.” (Ruth 1 Vs 8)
On hearing the news about their mother-in-law’s departure, the two daughters-in-law could not bear the separation, after having stayed together for a long time, so they wept aloud, with tears of passion for their mother-in-law.

Ruth, one of the two daughters-in-law, clings to Naomi, whilst Orpah makes a decision to go back to her family to find another man who can marry her.

This gives us a picture of what happens when a backslider, who has stayed away from the presence of God for a long time, such as a drug addict and any other person with an addiction, makes a decision to go back into the presence of God. When (s) he decides to go back to the house of God, they normally go through warfare, because they will have to depart from certain habits they had become familiar with and friends they had hang around with for a while and these will not make their departure easier from them.

But you may weep and feel sorry for leaving all those friends, and yet you still have to stick to your decision and never look back, because your portion of bread will be waiting for you back home, in the presence of God.
As Naomi decides to go back to her home country, the Gentiles try to stop her from leaving. Ruth and Orpah, who represents the gentile community or non-believers, try stopping Naomi, a Jew who was staying among gentiles, from going back to her home.

In the same instance when an alcoholic decides to quit alcohol and drugs, his/her fellow friends will do their best to try and stop them, just as the devil makes an effort to convince a sinner from leaving sin so that they remain bound in their sin and perish.

Jesus says in the book of John 10:10, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”

As the two daughters-in-law continue to follow their mother in law, she insists that they go back to their homes and this makes them ‘weep aloud again’; and after weeping aloud, Orpah kisses her mother-in-law good bye, but Ruth clings to her and refuses to stay behind, when a door had been opened for her to receive her salvation.

Naomi tries to stop Ruth from following her, but Ruth stands her ground and says, “Urge me not to leave you or to turn back from following you; for where you go I will go and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people and your God my God.

Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts me from you.” (Ruth1:16)

When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said no more. In other words, Ruth rose to her highest levels and decided to leave the land of Moabite (her sins) and go to Bethlehem (land of bread) with Naomi and connect with her GOD. Ruth is a prototype of the bride in Christ, who must diligently seek the presence of the groom. Naomi represents Israel whereas Ruth represents the church.

J. Lange in his commentary wrote: “Ruth is a prophecy, than which none could be more beautiful and engaging, of the entrance of the heathen world into the kingdom of God. She comes forth out of Moab, an idolatrous people full of wantonness and sin and is herself so tender and pure.

In a land where dissolute sensuality formed one of the elements of idol worship, a woman appears, as wife and daughter, chaste as the rose of spring and unsurpassed in these relations by any other human character in Holy Writ.”

Ruth vows that only death was going to split her with her mother in law, and this is the type of believers God is seeking; the Ruth-type of Christians. But it should be noted that the only time Ruth followed Naomi was when she STOPPED COMPRIMISING.

This also implies that people from the world can only start taking us seriously and following us the believers in Christ only if we stop compromising with sin in following God. In other words, the secret of making disciples is to STOP COMPROMISING with sin.

When Naomi returns back home, “the whole town was steered about them and said is that Naomi? This reminds me of the parable of the prodigal son in the book of Luke chapter 15, who squandered his father’s wealth in a faraway land with friends until the money was finished and he was stripped of everything to the extent of sharing food with pigs.

But the word of God says, at last the son came back to his senses and said to himself, “How many hired servants of my father have enough food, and [even food] to spare, but I am perishing (dying) here of hunger!
I will get up and go to my father and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; [just] make me like one of your hired servants. (Luke 15:18)

But the loving father was always looking in the direction where his son went, hoping that one day his son will come back and the bible says, “but while he (the son) was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved with pity and tenderness [for him]; and he ran and embraced him and kissed him [fervently] (Luke 15:20) and told his bond servants to bring quickly the best robe (the festive robe of honour) and put it on him and gave him a ring for his hand and sandals for his feet and slaughtered a fattened cow for him because his lost son had been found.”

Naomi arrives in Bethlehem with Ruth her daughter-in-law and when they arrived, the bible says, “the whole town was stirred about them, and said, is this Naomi? Just like the father in the parable of the prodigal son.

Repentance is an attitude of submitting one’s broken soul and body to God so that HE will fix the broken pieces together and form a new person out of the pieces. In response, Naomi says to them, “Call me not Naomi (pleasant); call me Mara (bitter), for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, but the Lord has brought me home again empty. Why call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me? (Ruth 1:20)

But that did not stop the loving father from throwing a party for his lost son. This gives us a picture of our God who continues loving us through His steadfast love for His children, even though we at times sin, but God is always waiting for us to repent and come back to His presence (house of bread) and He will forgive us and let us into His house where we will be accepted, not as bond servants, but as sons.

Chapter 2
Humility is a key to glory
“And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.” (Ruth 2:1)

In this chapter we are introduced to a man called Boaz, who was Elimelech’s brother; a man of wealth, who stayed in Bethlehem during the time of famine. The first few verses of the second chapter present to us a contrast of the two brothers, Elimelech and Boaz. Boaz stayed in Bethlehem and actually got richer during the time of famine, but Elimelech went away from ‘the house of bread’ (the presence of God) and died in a foreign land.

Boaz was not only rich, but he had a field of grain, where poor people would go and glean grain in order to get food to survive. From this we must learn that as children of God, when God blesses us, we should remember that it is so that we can bless others and always leave something to give to the poor.

Ruth asks for a permission to be allowed to glean in the field of Boaz, even though she was obliged to do so and even though it was her right to do so. Her humility attracted the servant of Boaz, who went with the message to his master Boaz.
Because of her determination, Ruth finds favour in the eyes of Boaz and is told not to leave the area among the sheaves and stay in the same field amongst the servants of Boaz. Notice that, by telling Ruth to stay in the field near the servants, Boaz was not only showing kindness and mercy towards Ruth, but he also wanted the servants to keep check of Ruth and observe her actions so that they will give a report to the master.

In the same instance, as we show commitment in doing the work of God, God also sends His servants, the angels, to keep on checking on us, our commitment and attitude when doing the work of God. The servants will be monitoring all our movements and our works and will give a report to their master, God. Boaz’s servant represents the Holy Spirit and Boaz is a type of Christ. As the church, we are under inspection by the Holy Spirit as he will be watching every one of us to give a report to the master, Jesus Christ.
One of God’s principles is that He takes the natural and raises it into the supernatural, which means that when you do something that you can, God will do that which you cannot do. The chapter also reveals God calling His people to look for ‘food’ in His word which entails that we have to glean through the bible, searching the scriptures in order for us to get our spiritual food.
We also learn through Ruth that submission and humility are the two greatest attributes in the kingdom of God. By falling on her face and bowing to the ground, Ruth was submitting herself to Boaz which is a gesture of humility.
This also teaches us not to be selfish in sharing the word with others. As children of God, whenever we eat from the word of God, we will be satisfied by the revelation which comes with the right nutritional values to us, but we ought to remember to leave some for others to hear the truth that we would have received, so that they also may be set free.

The more time we spend with God or reading His word, bundles of nutrition will be handed down to us by the Holy Spirit. Remember Ruth was a Gentile and she only came to this place because Naomi had departed from the presence of God into her land and when she went back, that is when she took her with. Thus Ruth remembered to leave something for Naomi.

Jesus is the word that became flesh and is the truth which sets people free. Thus when we eat of the word of God (the truth), we need to share the revelation we get from the word with our brethren because there is a reward for doing that.

“Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of man also will confess before the angels and God.”(Luke 12: 8)

Jesus Christ, our redeemer
Naomi represents the Jews as the chosen nation to inherit the kingdom of God. When she sinned, by leaving Jerusalem and going to inhabit in a foreign land of non-believers due to problems, it created a place for Ruth who represents us, the non-Jewish (Gentiles) community. This is because God then sent Jesus to die for our sins and ‘He came to his own, but His own could not receive Him’ and then He opened the door to those who believed Him, not only the Jews, but even the gentiles.

The connection between Ruth and Naomi represents the church, which is the body of Christ, constituting both Jews and Gentiles.

The book of Ruth also teaches us about marriage, which should be a public matter not to be concealed as a secret. In our Christian walk, we must see to it that our relationship with Jesus is not concealed, but the world must know that we are Christians.

God often connects you to the people who are connected to your future husband or wife, so that they can observe you and speak about you to that man or woman, which become the link between the two of you, leading to your marriage.

But the secret is to know which field to glean on, and after knowing that field, you remain in that field and work with others, because it is through working with others that your qualities as a good wife/ husband manifests and when you pass the test then you can be connected to your partner. Naomi also tells Ruth to continue working hard as usual, after identifying the right field for her to glean on (minister for the Lord) and then cautions her not to be seen in any other field by people.

Chapter 3
The right approach to the throne of grace “Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek security for you that it may be well with you? The chapter commences with Naomi telling Ruth that she is seeking rest or a home for Ruth so that things may be well for her, since she did not have a husband and children. The above introduces us to the aspect of marriage, which is intended to bring security to the bride, just as the church finds security through our marriage with Christ, who is the bride groom.
There is always a specific time for God to meet us at our points of need. This means, after presenting ourselves good to God, we have to worship Him until He is satisfied. We can only worship God lying at His feet. Ruth came and lay at the feet of Boaz, which implies submission and humility. This is the same manner which servants always submitted themselves at their masters’ feet. In the same vein, worshipping is done at the place of humility as we kiss the feet of Jesus.

Ruth did three things before going into the presence of Boaz: She washed herself, anointed herself and dressed herself. These principles also applies to us as children of God; that if we want Jesus to love us, we must wash ourselves with His blood, be sanctified and baptized in the Holy Spirit, and then dress ourselves with the garment of righteousness.
And he said, blessed are you of the Lord, my daughter! For you have shown more kindness at the end than at the beginning, in that you did not go after young men, whether poor or rich.
By lying at Boaz’s feet, Ruth meant that she was submitting to Boaz’ authority and wanted to be under his protection. Boaz tells Ruth that it is true that they are related, “Howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I,” referring to the law.

The bible tells us of the battle between Jesus and the law. Christ says the law could not save us but grace, which came through Him. Boaz then tells Ruth to “remain for the night and in the morning if he will perform for you the part of a kinsman, good; let him do it. But if he will not do the part of a kinsman for you, then, as the Lord lives, I will do the part of a kinsman for you.” (Ruth 3:13)

Chapter 4
Redemption came through Christ “And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s: And I thought to advertise thee saying,
Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.”(Ruth 4: 3-4)
The Law of Moses gave a provision for a poor person who was forced to sell part of his property or himself into slavery. However, his nearest of kin could step in and “buy back” what his relative was forced to sell.
In the above verse, we hear that Boaz had to assemble a council of elders to witness the redemption process of Elimelech’s property, which included Ruth. The number ten in the bible symbolises completion of a matter, which gives us a hint that there was a certain issue and subject that was about to be completed in the presence of authentic witnesses. The number ten also represents the Ten Commandments, which is God’s law.

Therefore, this gives us a picture that the first effort for our redemption came through the law; it was supposed to comply with the laws of Moses. This is represented by Boaz’ cousin who was older than him and was the right person to redeem Elimelech’s property according to the law, and this is why 10 elders, as custodians of the Torah, were called upon to witness the process.

Boaz’ represents Christ, who came to redeem us from our sins and bought us through His precious blood, that we may no longer be identified according to our past, but according to the righteousness that we acquired through our marriage with Him.

Christ came to redeem us, contrary to the law. By His grace and unconditional love for us, Jesus set us free from our sins and we now have a new identity in Christ. In other words, what Christ did when he redeemed us from our sins was witnessed by the twenty four Elders in heaven.

“And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and read the book, neither to look thereon.
“And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.” (Revelation 5:4-5)

The other relative of Boaz who is mentioned in this chapter represents the law, which could not redeem us from our sins when Adam, the first man sinned and we all fell short of God’s glory and needed someone to redeem [buy back] us back to His presence.

The Law of Moses tried to redeem people through the sacrifices made by the High Priest, who sacrificed the blood of a lamb to God in the Holy of Holies, but that would only cover their sins and not set them free from their sins.

Jesus Christ then offered himself to come and die for our sins and bought us through His blood on the Cross and He is being represented by Boaz. “Then Boaz said, “The day you buy the field of Naomi, you must buy also Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the dead man, to restore the name of the dead to his inheritance.
“And the kinsman said, ‘I cannot redeem it for myself, lest (by marrying a Moabitess) I endanger my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption yourself, for I cannot redeem it.”(Ruth 4:5-6)
Jesus Christ took over the law as our redeemer to redeem us from our sins. Boaz’ cousin, who was supposed to redeem Elimech’s property could not redeem Ruth, who was a gentile and considered to be a sinner, because the law came to condemn sin.

The redemption of Ruth, representing the non-Jews, could not happen through the kinsman, who represents the law. In other words, the law failed to set us free from our sins. In the book of Romans 8: 3 the word of God says, “For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh” (Romans 8:3).

The kinsman gives his sandals to Boaz, which was an exchange of authority and that meant Boaz had been allowed to marry Ruth. What this implies is that the law surrendered everything to Jesus and Jesus was able to redeem everything that belonged to Naomi. But it should be noted that the law of redemption said that only a close relative could redeem Ruth and Naomi’s property.

In the same vein, Jesus who is the Word that was there in the beginning, was made flesh (reincarnation) and had to be born like us, as a human being in order to become our relative who would redeem us.
“Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people” (Hebrews 2:17).

In order to identify Himself with us, Jesus “emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men” (Philippians 2:7) Ruth did not know that God was setting her up to become the grandmother of Jesus. Ruth found her way into the bible because of the decisions she made.

The Royal king’s lineage
“And Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, you are witnesses this day that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s from the hand of Naomi.
“Also Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have bought to be my wife to restore the name of the dead to his inheritance that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren and from the gate of his birthplace. You are witnesses this day.” (Ruth 4:9, 10)

Boaz, who represents Christ, redeemed Elimelech’s property and also redeemed Ruth the Moabitess, contrary to the law. In a bid to clarify on the above, Charles Elliot, in his bible commentary, writes: “It must be remembered that according to the Jewish law the children followed the father, not the mother. Take the family of Boaz, for example. Although Boaz’ wife, Ruth, was a Moabitess, his family was considered Israelite, including his wife. The case of Ruth would not, therefore, be touched by the precept which declared that a Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord.”

Apostle Paul also writes in the book of Galatians 4: 3, 4: “So we (Jewish Christians) also, when we were minors, were kept like slaves under (the rules of the Hebrew ritual and subject to) the elementary teachings of a system of external observations and regulations.

But when the proper time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born subject to (the regulations of) the Law. To purchase the freedom of (to ransom, to redeem, to atone for) those who were subject to the Law, that we might be adopted and have sonship conferred upon us (and be recognised as God’s sons).”
Ruth found favour as a result of the one she got married to and not because of the fact that she got married. So Boaz is the one who carried her blessings and not any other man. Now as Boaz represents Christ, it is pertinent for you and me in this generation to be married to Christ, who is our bridegroom as the church. Our blessing is hidden in Christ and we can only partake of God’s blessings and promises upon our lives through our union with Christ, who is the descendant of David and who is greater than David.

The Christian Walk

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