Ruth is Incarnation
“The last thing God needs is to be noticed.” -Chris E.W. Green
A field trip with the old rabbis…
Chapter four of the book of Ruth completes the primary movement of the story. It’s a movement from emptiness to fullness. Our story began with empty bellies—bellies that had no food and no children. It began with three deaths (Elimelek, Mahlon, Kilion), but it ends with three births (Obed, Jesse, David). This is the perfect symmetry of a story told by a master story-teller.
In many ways the conclusion of the book Ruth is unsurprising. Boaz is able to redeem Elimelek’s land and marry Ruth. Ruth…
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