Ruth 3 - ???

1. Naomi, desiring security and rest for Ruth, encourages Ruth to cease her mourning and act on her right to request that Boaz be her kinsman redeemer
   1. Ruth’s mourning ends
      1. Ceased by laying aside her garments
      2. She washes and anoints herself, which will make her more presentable and attractive to Boaz
   2. Ruth honors Naomi’s requests (v. 5), obeying the fifth commandment in deferring to Naomi’s wisdom
2. Ruth requests from Boaz that he redeem her (v. 9)
   1. Ruth echoes covenant language that Boaz had used with her in 2:12 about the Lord, in order to request that he fulfill his duty as her redeemer
      1. Also reflects the action taken by the Lord in Ezekiel 16:8, when he takes Israel as his covenant bride
      2. God covers our guilt and our sin, providing for and protecting us as his bride
   2. Ruth’s request to Boaz is made in humility and faith, and points to how we approach the feet of the ultimate redeemer, Jesus Christ
      1. Ruth does not presume or demand
      2. Ruth again demonstrated herself to be good soil, bearing fruit in obedience
   3. The redemption of Ruth by a kinsman redeemer preserves not only herself and Naomi, but the whole Davidic line, yielding the king of kings who redeems the church, Jesus Christ