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Episode: Ruth 4: Boaz Redeems Ruth and They Marry
Description: The Rev. Dustin Beck, pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, TX, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study the Ruth 4.The book of Ruth closes with a shift from the unusual nature of Ruth’s proposal to Boaz to a more traditional approach to the matter. Boaz meets with the other eligible redeemer in the presence of ten elders, who serve as witnesses, to publicly settle who will redeem Elimelech’s land and marry Ruth. The chapter ends with a marriage and a short genealogy that shows Ruth the Moabite to be t...