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[Facts] Re: meaning of "Boaz"
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The other relevant Hebrew word is goel, meaning 'kinsman redeemer.' To fit all the scripture prophecies foretelling Christ, the redeemer had to be a close relative to the person being redeemed (bought back), which is why Jesus had to be fully man, descended from Adam and Eve. The book of Ruth is a picture of this goel relationship. The main characters in the book are models/types/pictures of the kinsman redeemer arrangement: Naomi (meaning pleasant; also later called herself Maara, meaning bitter) is a model of Israel. Ruth (meaning gift of God) is a model of the gentile church. Boaz (meaning strength is in him) is a model of Christ. The unnamed nearer kinsman is a model of the law, which could not save us. Interestingly, Martin Luther did not know this and saw nothing from God in the book of Ruth. He wanted it removed from the canon of scripture, but God made sure Luther didn't get his way, and preserved His Word.
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Amen Kevan, The Book of Ruth is the Beautiful Story how Ruth the moabite ( gentile) gets Redeemed by the Jewish Boaz was a type and Shadow of our Lord Jesus Christ, redeeming of Gentiles for his glory and praise. I appreciate your sharing an expounding on the topic of the meaning of a Boaz and the Hebrew word for Redeemer goel.Also Bethlehem which means House of Bread is the same place where our Lord Jesus Christ was born and the same place that Naomi and her husband Elimelech fled from in the time of famine... How interesting in the time of famine the left Bethlehem, (the house of bread) which is the same thing we do when in the time of our trials we leave the house of God.
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