Our Kinsman Redeemer

Ruth  2:20

"And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he 

of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the 

living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, 

The man  is near of Kin unto us, one

of our next Kinsmen."  

      Redeemer, Avenger, Kinsman-helper. What do these combination of words mean? The main idea is that of buying back something. It could be a field or a farm. "If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, than shall be redeem that which his brother sold," (Lev. 25:25). Something consecrated to God (Lev 27:20, 31).

A slave, (Lev 25:48, 49). God is the Redeemer of Israel, repurchasing them from the slavery of sin, (Is. 43:1-3). 

      Boaz was willing to perform the duty of next to kin to redeem a piece of land so it could stay in the family, but there was a man who was a closer relative. However, the plans of the closer relative were complicated by the need to contract a "levirate marriage," Therefore, the other relative deferred to Boaz, who willingly married Ruth.  

      The three requirements to be a kinsman-redeemer were: relationship, financial ability, and willingness (Lev 25:25, 48, 49). Boaz fulfilled all three requirements, after the nearest kin was unwilling to (Ruth 4:1-8). These requirements help us to understand why Christ, as our kinsman- redeemer, had to come as a man (Relationship) who was also fully God (Ability), and voluntarily accept the cost of redeeming His people (Willingness, Matt. 26:39, 42).  

Amen!

Reading: (Ruth:41:1-12)
Ref: (HG SB)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry