Jesus as Redeemer

Pastor Bill Bush · Apr 3, 2023

Set against the dark backdrop of the book of Judges, where everyone 'did whatever seemed right in their own eyes,' the book of Ruth tells a beautiful redemptive love story in which Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz each choose the harder, less obvious path — and end up woven into the very lineage of Jesus. Their story foreshadows the gospel: Jesus is the ultimate family Redeemer, willing and able to pay the full price for our sin, and just as Ruth had to ask Boaz to redeem her, we must ask Jesus to be our Redeemer. The greatest blessings in life are often the ones we cannot see from where we are standing.