1Boaz went ... 5Then Boaz added, "You realize, don't you, that when you buy the field from Naomi, you also get Ruth the Moabite, the widow of our dead relative, along with the redeemer responsibility to have children with her to carry on the family inheritance." 16 Naomi took the baby and held him in her arms, cuddling him, cooing over him, waiting on him hand and foot. Ruth: May the Redeemer's Name Be Renowned. With the children God gives you from this young woman, may your family rival the family of Perez, the son Tamar bore to Judah.”. Buy it back if you want it—you can make it official in the presence of those sitting here and before the town elders. You’ve already claimed your free trial of Bible Gateway Plus. Boaz slept... Study verse in the The Message 2 Boaz then gathered ten of the town elders together and said, “Sit down here with us; we’ve got some business to take care of.” And they sat down. Perez had Hezron,Hezron had Ram,Ram had Amminadab,Amminadab had Nahshon,Nahshon had Salmon,Salmon had Boaz,Boaz had Obed,Obed had Jesse,and Jesse had David. The man sat down. 14-15 The town women said to Naomi, “Blessed be God! To all this you are witnesses this very day.”, 11-12 All the people in the town square that day, backing up the elders, said, “Yes, we are witnesses. 14-15 The town women said to Naomi, “Blessed be God! With the children GOD gives you from this young woman, may your family rival the family of Perez, the son Tamar bore to Judah." 17 The neighborhood women started calling him “Naomi’s baby boy!” But his real name was Obed. Scripture: Ruth 1. John Piper Sep 4, 2008 1 Share God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him Learn more about Desiring God Desiring God. Sep 2, 2008. The Essential Evangelical Parallel Bible (NKJV/ESV/NLT/, The Message Raspberry Blossom, Personal Size + Topical Concordance. Try it free for 30 days. I thought you ought to know about it. Ruth 4; 1 Samuel 1 Read chapter in The Message Bible. You’re first in line to do this and I’m next after you.”, 5 Then Boaz added, “You realize, don’t you, that when you buy the field from Naomi, you also get Ruth the Moabite, the widow of our dead relative, along with the redeemer responsibility to have children with her to carry on the family inheritance.”, 6 Then the relative said, “Oh, I can’t do that—I’d jeopardize my own family’s inheritance. 9-10 Boaz then addressed the elders and all the people in the town square that day: “You are witnesses today that I have bought from Naomi everything that belonged to Elimelech and Kilion and Mahlon, including responsibility for Ruth the foreigner, the widow of Mahlon—I’ll take her as my wife and keep the name of the deceased alive along with his inheritance. With the children God gives you from this young woman, may your family rival the family of Perez, the son Tamar bore to Judah.”. He’ll take care of you in old age. Your credit card won’t be charged until the trial period is over. John Piper Sep 2, 2008 17 Shares Sermon. ← back to Sermons. Ruth 1-4 The Message (MSG) 1 1-2 Once upon a time—it was back in the days when judges led Israel— there was a famine in the land. May God make you a pillar in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem! Ruth 4:9 "And Boaz said unto the elders, and [unto] all the people, Ye [are] witnesses this day, that … The nearer kinsman declines his right of redemption. Jul 8, 1984. Buy it back... Study verse in the The Message And this daughter-in-law who has brought him into the world and loves you so much, why, she’s worth more to you than seven sons!”. "Step aside, old friend," said Boaz. 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