I invite you to accompany me in reading the last chapter of Ruth' s
Book, in the Old Testament of the Bible, chapter four of Ruth'
s Book. That' s what God' s word says. You went
up to the door and sat there and here passed the relative of whom You
had spoken and said," Oh, Fulano, come here and sit down,
and he came and sat down" Then he took ten men from the
elders of the city and said sit here and they sat down. Then he
said to the brother- in- law who has returned from the camp of
moab, he sells a portion of the land that our brother, the Ibelech,
had, and I decided to let you know and tell you to buy
it in the presence of those sitting here and the elders of my people.
If you want to redeem, redeem and if you do not want to redeem,
declare it to me so that I may know, for there is no
one else to redeem, but you and I. After you and he answered,
I will redeem then you replied. On the same day that you buy
the land from the hand of our mother, you must also take Ruth the
Moabite, the wife of the deceased, to restore the dead' s name
over his possession and the relative answered I cannot redeem. For me, lest
it harm my inheritance. Redeem yourself using my right because I won' t
be able to redeem. For a long time there had been this custom in
Israel concerning redemption and the contract which, for the confirmation of any business,
one took off one' s shoe and gave it to his companion and this
served as a testimony in Israel. Then the relative told you to take it
yourself and took off your shoe. And thou saidst unto the elders and to
all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have acquired from
the hand of Naomi all that was of Elimelech and all that was of Kelion
and Malon, and that I also take Ruth the Moabite wife of Malon for
my wife, to restore the name of the deceased upon his inheritance, that
the name of the dead man may not be blotted out from among his brethren,
and from the gate of his place. You are witnesses today and said
all of the people who were at the gate with the elders witnesses are Jehovah
Make the woman who enters your house as Rachel and reads which built the house
of Israel and you are illustrious in Ephrathah and you are renowned in Bethlehem and
let your house be like the house of phares who tamar gave to Judah for
the seed of that young woman the LORD gives you a voice, for he
took Ruth and she was his wife and came to her and Jehovah gave her
to conceive and give to Luz a son and the women said to Naomi praise
be Jehovah who made you not want. Today kinsman whose name will be celebrated
in Israel, who will be a restorer of your soul and sustain your old
age, for your daughter- in- law who loves you has given it
to Luz and she is of greater value to you than seven children and taking
it not in me, the son put it in his supplication and went his
find and named it the neighbors, saying that a son was born to Naomi
and they called him Obed. This is the father of Jesse, the father
of David. These are the Fares generations. He begat Esron Esron, fathered
Ram, and Ram begot Amminab Amminadab begot Nahashon and Naason. She begot Salmon.
Salmon begot Voz and Boaz. He begot Obed. Obed begat Jesse and
Jesse begat David.