Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Ruth 4:9-17
by: Cheri Appel.
The lineage of Christ precisely reflected the proclamations of God’s prophets. Are you surprised that Gentiles as well as Israelites were included? All their stories reveal that we are humans needing forgiveness for our sinful behaviors. When reading the Old Testament, some see only the justice of God. They miss God’s love, understanding, extended patience, and acceptance that was quite evident generations before Jesus walked the earth. Ruth’s mother-in-law had a strong faith in God. Ruth responded to that and became devoted to Him as well. God brought Ruth and Boaz together in a beautiful love story which produced Obed, an ancestor of Christ.
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