Part 1 - God's Puzzle Solved

Marriage – The Great Mystery283Compare this with the time when Christ came and wassent to Israel. The nation rejected Him so He went to TheGentiles. Ruth was used by God because she was a Gentile.That which was first is last and that which was lastis first. Israel should have been first but ended up beinglast. Instead, The Gentiles came in first, as The Bride.This is the story of how Ruth had to become The Bride.It is a parallel to Christ and His Bride. Ruth is tied intoThe Law of Inheritance through Israel and her future husband.As time goes by, Naomi decides to leave Moab andgo back to her own nation. Ruth, her daughter-in-law,who has endeared herself to Naomi as a daughter, decidesto go with Naomi (while the other daughter-in-law went backto her father’s family).Reaching Israel’s LandWhen they reach The Land of Israel, Naomi tells Ruth towork in Boaz’s vineyard, since he was a kinsman. This isan important point. You will understand the reason whyChrist had to be your Savior. Boaz agreed with Ruth andwent ahead to redeem her. Now, know this. Boaz had toredeem her. He was able to redeem her through the inheritancebecause he was a kinsman to Naomi. The Lawstates that this had to happen. This is another piece of thepuzzle.Boaz, as the leading kinsman, redeemed her. This coincideswith The Prince and Cinderella’s slipper. “ 1 Thenwent Boaz up to the gate and sat him down there: and, behold,the kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by.” There wasone kinsman who was ahead of Boaz. A relative throughElimelech’s lineage was a closer relative. Therefore, “to