69 2 3Through the Bible with Les Feldick Kinsman Redeemer: Rev 5, Ruth, I Cor15:1-4

Ruth 2:19 "And her mother-in-law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned today? And where wroughtest (workest) thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought (worked), and said, The man's name with whom I wrought is Boaz." Well, that didn't mean anything to Ruth. She didn't know of any particular connection. But oh, the lights came on and the bells rang for Naomi! 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. (What's she making reference to? The family tree. Her dead husband. Her dead sons, who were all part and parcel of that inheritance - that piece of ground that's lying there mortgaged.) And Naomi said unto her, The man is (What?) near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen." Hallelujah, Ruth! This means something! This is just the guy that we need. He's wealthy. He's next of kin. He's one of our kinsmen. He's going to be a kinsman redeemer.