Controversial Passage: Did RUTH Do Something INAPPROPRIATE to BOAZ?
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Did Ruth and Boaz do something REALLY inappropriate?
Ever since I was in seminary, I heard stories about this incident between Ruth and Boaz. What I always thought was an innocent story about a man redeeming this woman and her mother in law was apparently really scandalous, and possibly sinful?
But is it?
Are there Hebrew idioms here that prove that Ruth and Boaz were doing something more than what we think they were doing, something we would never approve of today?
Well, if you’re hoping to find those answers, and if you want to understand what’s really happening in the Book of Ruth, then join me for this episode of Beyond the Words.
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Lovely! It doesn’t matter who you are, a harlot(Rahab), or an enemy clan(Ruth), you will be redeemed. Jesus’ lineage is full of “loosers” that He has redeemed! Then I can be redeemed! Hallelujah!!!
Was that a real spelling mistake or a play on words? 😂
@@kevans2984 How about both? To loose means to set free. It still works.
Also, everyone involved was faithful to the tenets of the law. Gleaning, how property was preserved across generations and kept within the tribe, the responsibility of kinsman to carry on the line of a dead male relative, all specific elements of the law. They (particularly Boaz) observed the law. All were blessed. Boaz got a good wife and Ruth a good husband. Naomi and Ruth were saved from a pretty hard life, Naomi saw her grandson and became his nurse, Israel got their best king and we got a savior.
What does that mean, became his nurse? I've heard rumors recently that women don't necessarily have to give birth to nurse and I'm wondering... what does it mean??
You have a gross misunderstanding of the word in Hebrew for lying at the feet. In the Hebrew it's closer to the word for headboard only the word foot or feet is used instead, thus feet board. No euphemism there. I've heard this case being brought forth elsewhere, I don't think you treated any better. It isn't correct. This was also done on the threshing floor with other men nearby. There was no hanky panky.
Correct there was no hanky-panky, but this does not make it less scandalous. There was an opportunity for hanky-panky, but she called on the character of Boaz and the only reason that he did not sleep with her was because he knew she belong to another man as wife of respect for the other man that was in line not out of the respect of her purity Otherwise, he could’ve slept with her and still married her in the next day legally, but he didn’t because he knew there was another man. His integrity was high enough to function.
Besides Bo,az’s mother was rehab, she was redeemed so he had a heart of redemption and honor
Ruth was a woman of honor and respect. The perfect woman to introduce to your mother.
You're absolutely correct...so no, there was nothing inappropriate or sexual about their encounter. Brandon made it seem like there was...hmmm.
@@hborbon1 understand, he is giving you his perspective as the Word revealed to him and how and where he was trained. My teachers were ultra conservative, hairsplitting, orthodox Calvinist Presbyterians. Every word, every, nick, scratch, jot, diddle was scrutinized. Carefully. We have the Ten Commandments posted but other "religious symbols. I do gain knowledge from his classes. I trust no man, even myself. Most pastors avoid me. I'm not argumentative. You just have to show me the facts based on the truth found in the Bible. You'll find many, if not most church pastors today have not actually read through the whole Bible. They are not qualified to be called "pastor" or "reverend".
@@davidbenner2289 I do not see it as a difference in training but a misinterpretation or misleading and incomplete presentation. He taught much, but the illustration made Ruth out to be a seductress almost looking to entice and entrap rather than a woman of characters coming in humble obedience to Naomi to a man who also demonstrated restraint and patience, removing the obstacles to a righteous union following the law.
@@karisbellisario619 I think you mean Boaz, God bless :)
Edit: didn’t see the word “to” after Naomi. Again, God bless! :)
No, it's not dirty. Ruth requested him to cover her with the hem of his garments, that's where your family lineage and badge of rank was kept. This is a request for formal recognition under law, nothing scandalous
Yes, precisely
There is nothing “dirty” because there is nothing “dirty” about sex. The Hebrew context is absolutely clear - this is a sexual encounter. But unlike our modern culture, sex isn’t considered a sin.
@@chuckshingledecker2216 you're an absolute idiot. It's not a sexual encounter in any way shape or form. Sex outside of marriage is adultery and punishable by the death of those involved. You see, you're reading your degenerate modern secular view into God's word which is how you're able to make such garbage out of a holy text and misunderstand the entire thing.
@@chuckshingledecker2216 Fornication and adultery is absolutely a sin, what Bible are you reading? Sex is not dirty if it is between man and wife, it's a beautiful gift. anything outside of that is carnal pleasure without the sacred covenant of marriage. Now please explain how the "hebrew context" makes it "absolutely clear that this is a sexual encounter"?? Are you able to back up your statement?
I believe it was Chuck Missler who said the Hebrews embroidered their family identity and status along the hems of their robes. Telling Boaz to spread his skirt over his handmaid wasn't asking for anything "scandalous" but rather asking for Boaz to treat her as part of his family. And yes, to fulfill the Levirate marriage.
Thank you! Thank you! I was a widow...but the Kinsman Redeemer took care of me, and now I have a great husband!!!
The Lord bless you sister
She laid down at his feet. Not beside him. At his feet as a sign of submission. You made this wrong. She was noble. She laid at his FEET. This is a representation of the Redemption of Christ with us. I disagree with you on this and the picture you chose is just wrong. Be careful
Yes at his feet and that has many meanings and ties to Jesus own washing if his apostles feet and then Mary using her hair to anoint Jesus and his feet as He was to be High Priest and then sacrificial lamb soon after. I also think of all the other things about John Baptist saying he's not worthy to like buckle his shoe strap or how Jesus tells the 72 sent out in two to daut off their feet and move on if places are not going to be receptive to their words basically don't overstay and try to force people or make yourself a martyr, which is like Ruth too she was to obey and wait and see how Boaz responded and not force anything. It is all related I am sure someone can do a lot of work just researching feet imagery and verses. It's in the Bible for good reason and up to US to delve and discern and discuss. Amen
@@amandachilds5290 Amen
When your submit totally you submit your body as .physical contact
@@mayur3127 then submission is sin? I don't see where that is Biblical. She was not yet his wife so she cannot fully submit to a man not her husband, unless it is her Father, but when submitting and obeying parents there is no necessity for touching. God does not bless willful sin. When we submit to Jesus we come to Him as little children in our desire to love and learn and submit to His authority for our own good and protection. We don't come to have physical relations or sin or be driven by lusts that children know nothing of. That's why it is also compared to us as lambs and He the Shepherd. We don't come as work horses nor cattle nor cats and definitely not as harlots or prostitutes. Ruth would obey her MIL but NOT if it meant defying God and morals. She submitted to their culture and ways but the Jewish way was not one of sex without at the very least a state of betrothal and witnesses, and even then that was looked down on. She was not there to trick him into doing his duty like the first Tamar had to. Boaz was not the kind of man who needed to be tricked to do the right thing either from what little there is I. The Bible. We shouldn't read in extra without Biblical evidence
At his feet. Was an ancient Hebrew way of saying humping.
Also in Genesis and Leviticus it never says that sex outside marriage is a sin. It does say that sex with another man's wife is. And inpregnating a woman without marrying her is a sin.
Nothing illicit happened between Ruth and Boaz on the threshing floor!
1. Boaz, knowing that there is another 'kinsman redeemer' in front of him by having illicit relation with Ruth would bring disgrace upon himself and Ruth.
2. There were also other people present and sleeping at the threshing floor after the ending season party. Any 'commotion' on part of Boaz and Ruth would wake them up and such situation would get exposed, thus disqualifying Ruth for Levirate Marriage.
3. the Bible is a book written under the Holy Spirit's inspiration and Boaz and Ruth would not be called 'honorable individuals' if they behaved dishonorably.
Totally agree, Mir
It seems that’s exactly what he’s saying. Nothing bad happened. He’s saying that the words used make it seem like that (uncover…) but she was acting with honor as was Boaz. I think that is what he was pointing out.
I know someone who says that they had sex. And the Jewish symbolism embedded in the passage seems to allow that to be true, and might even hint at it. But there are several strong reasons against this. First, if caught in the act, Ruth would be killed. Second, if pregnancy resulted, Ruth would be killed. Third, Naomi, knowing those things, would not have instructed her to do that. Fourth, Ruth would not have exceeded Naomi's instructions. Fifth, just as Boaz knew he was not the nearest kinsman redeemer, Naomi would have known that as well. There are other good reasons to think sex did not occur here. Those are simply the strongest ones. Each one, by itself, precludes such a possibility.
Yes, this and more. I am 😢 that this particular video presentation would mislead those newer to the faith in a culture where there is hardly a rom-com (outside Hallmark perhaps) where sleeping with someone you just met is portrayed as a societal norm. Those in our culture will presume, falsely, this is the case based on this teaching and art.
Boaz spoke of her character within the community and would not have damaged it, as well as his own, for a moment’s gratification. Rather he understood the offer, the season of mourning was over, her faith in him to redeem her (and by extension her mother in law and former father in law’s name).
Thanks for listing this out and commenting.
Was Ester killed? What about Judah and Tamar?Was David and Bathsheba killed?
Judah did indeed pronounce death upon Tamar because of her pregnancy, UNTIL he saw that her actions were more justified than his own. So that is not a good example. Esther is not a good example partly because she was married and, even if not, the guy was a king. And Bathsheba is not a good example either because her child from that union was not spared, despite the guy being the king.
@@rafaelshumaker1883 Bathseba didn't have a whole lot of ability to say no gracefully or safely, considering David was so obsessed with her he arranged for her husband to die.
@@rebeccaholcombe9043, if David could see her from atop the wall, then she must have seen him walk around up there from time to time. If he had any kind of routine to his walk up there, she certainly would have known it. Do not be too quick to assume her to be innocent. She may have been putting on a performance.
I’m an 82 yr old Catholic woman. I have so enjoyed your explanation of Bible scripture. As Catholics we do have Old Testament and New Testament readings at every Mass. But your historical perspective has given me a new understanding of the Bible. Keep up the excellent work.
God Bless you ❤, also please be careful from the pope.
Trust in Christ, and his finished work of salvation alone, by grace alone, through faith alone.
This says one thing clear. All along your 82 years I'm doubt you haven't read the whole Bible personally atleast once. Kindly before going to stand in front of your Redeemer(Jesus Christ) completely read the whole Bible at least once. Ask forgivness for what are all the sins committed in our young age and Submit yourself completely to Him because He is our Kinsman. He is the Boaz (Redeemer) who will give us a New Everlasting Eternal life.
According to Michael Heiser, a relatively conservative Bible scholar, what she did was extremely forward but not inherently sinful in this context there was no fornication/sex-acts going on, she basically exposed his crotch to send the message. The following is from his podcast...
Naomi tells Ruth, “When Boaz lies down, observe the place
where he lies. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. And he will tell you
what to do.” This is when Ruth wants to (and she gets the message across pretty
well)... She uncovers his genital area. They’re wearing these long skirt things.
She just flips it open. They don’t have underwear, folks, in the Bible days. (That’ll
probably become a meme now.) They don’t have underwear. So she exposes
him. Why does Ruth do this to Boaz? It’s a marriage proposal. “I want you to
marry me. I want to have your children. You need to redeem me. We’re related.
It’s the law of the kinsman redeemer.” She wants him to take her in and she
wants to become his wife. And we get the whole thing about, “Well, there’s
somebody that’s in line ahead of me. Got to take care of that kinsman thing
according to the laws of Deuteronomy. There’s nothing sexual as
far as intercourse that happens in the Ruth scene, because that would have been
a violation of the kinsman law and Boaz doesn’t do that. They go through the
legal procedure before he can marry her. But she makes her intent-her wish-
very obvious. She exposes him and then lays down. And it’s like, “Okay,
message understood.” They have the conversation about what to do next.
Dr. Michael Heiser was a brilliant scholar.
This was such a blessing for me! I knew about the Leverite Marriage (please excuse the spelling) but I had no idea that this was a total miracle for Ruth, Naomi, Israel, and the rest of the entire world! Today, I will reread the Book Of RUTH and know the importance of it. I will reread it with so much joy in my heart! I have always loved this Story. Thank you very much! You have inspired me today! I am very excited about everything that you said! I have prayed for the Holy Spirit to give me a thirst for the knowledge of the Bible, and he has definetly not let me down! I am so honored to be a Christian and desire to learn about my Faith! You have helped me discover new stories and facts that are in the Bible! I Love My LORD so very much! Thank you again for the information that has truely inspired me today!
Yes Sister Yes ! You took my words right out of my mouth!
Seeing as the story is about redemption and marriage… I’m not seeing how things are really scandalous at all… But this was an interesting video nonetheless 🤔🧐😅
He seems to think uncovering his feet and laying with him meant taking out his penis and having sex with him. However, while feet can be a euphemism, it seems literal here due to the characters of the 2 involved and Boaz’s actions afterwards, where he says he’d take her as his bride but only if the man who’s ahead of him in line lets him (Ruth 3:12-13). I don’t think he’d then have sex with her, or continue having sex with her, as would be the case in verse 14 if this was a euphemism.
NO she laid by his feet
And by the way,it is utterly unnecessary and even harmful to go to " the original Hebrew". And forget the pagan name " Yaweh" stick with Jehovah or Lord or God!
The uncovering of the feet and the passing of the sandal from the closer relative are interesting. If a brother refused leverite marriage, after the elders pressed him on it and he still refused, the widow would publically shame him by spitting in his face and taking off his sandal. The law says he would get a specific bad name: "The house of him that hath his shoe loosed." Ruth wasn't close enough to demand; but the way she proposed and the way Boaz and the relative settled the matter seem to reference this association.
Umm,i thought he was gonna actually explain what the,"uncovering his feet" phase meant.
Good video BUT you, like most commentators, fail to address the elephant in the room: According to Deut. 23.3-6, no Moabite could ever enter the assembly of the Lord "not even in the tenth generation." So technically Ruth and even David should never have been allowed to worship in the tabernacle or temple. How do we get around this prohibition? Are we to assume that exceptions were made for proselytes? I couldn't find any Christian commentators who addressed this, but I found some Jewish ones. Evidently the Talmud got around this by saying that the prohibition only applied to male Moabites, not female, but modern commentators don't necessarily agree with that interpretation, and I don't either. Thanks for your thoughtful comments. Jennifer
You seem to think uncovering his feet and laying with him meant taking out his penis and having sex with him. However, while feet can be a euphemism, it seems literal here due to the characters of the 2 involved and Boaz’s actions afterwards, where he says he’d take her as his bride _only if_ the man who’s ahead of him in line lets him (Ruth 3:12-13). I don’t think he’d then have sex with her, or continue having sex with her, as would be the case in verse 14 if this was a euphemism.
WHY are we messing around with this? In the old KJV, the English *consistently* uses "knew her/him" as a euphemism for sexual congress. Yet we are explicitly told in Ruth 3:14 that she made sure to get up BEFORE "one could know the other." YES, this late-night meeting is everything you describe in terms of a Levirate marriage, but there shouldn't be any suggestion of sin or scandal. At all. Not only was it NOT a scandal, it was God's way of "folding back in" and redeeming Lot's messy bloodline. It's one of at least three places I can think of where the LORD makes sure everyone is connected how they should be for the making of the crimson thread. After all, if you go back and look, you will find that Boaz's ancestor was none other than Rehab....of Jerico...the same Rehab that hid and aided the spies....and before that you will find Tamar, a woman betrayed twice by men who tried to do a tricky run *around* the Leverite obligation....and she ended up being the acknowledged partner of Judah (son of Jacob, founder of the tribe of Judah which leads us to Christ) himself!
I agree. I have heard this account explained by a Messianic Jew and there was absolutely nothing inappropriate whatsoever between these two prior to marriage - which would have brought them condemnation and judgment instead of marriage.
@@annemurphy9339 Indeed. It would have brought shame to the good name of Ruth. And, Boaz knew that another relative had a closer claim to the land that Naomi was selling. The land came with the provision of marriage to Ruth. The integrity of all parties is maintained throughout the book of Ruth and nowhere in the Bible brought to question. I think it a beautiful love story - just as written.
@araeshkigal, where in Ruth 3:14 is the phrase _"know her/him?"_
And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, *Let it not be known* that a woman came into the floor.
Ruth 3:14 KJV
Excellent work...the bigger picture is what we all must use these details for, to see the connections and step back far enough to get the better view, to see God's patterns, the point of the Bible is the story of all He did to give Us the gift of Jesus Christ and that He will return for the remnant just like the red fabric Rehab placed to identify her so that she and her people.might escape and be saved . The Bible in whole is the story of Our Kinsman Redeemer and what and who it all took to get the Word made Flesh and to Dwell amongst us so we might in turn Dwell and abide with and in Him and God and Holy Spirit. We want to be part of that rope made of three like the Bible explains, with God in it and not the one with the False God in it who undermines and mimics and counterfeits the One and True God. We don't want our rope to contain Satan, the Father of Lies, or that rope will be around your neck like a noise. God Almighty can do Almost anything and Everything but He can not and will Not Lie. The light in the darkness but the darkness comprehend it not because the lies cannot understand the Truth which is God which IS Love.
I agree as well. Also I believe that Naomi was a praying woman. She loved God. She trusted in Him in the mist of everything she went through. Why would she have told Ruth to do such a sinful thing with Boaz. That would not make since. You think God would have blessed that? Yes, we can make mistake and sin....but actually doing it on purpose. I believe it would said that "knew him/her" if anything inappropriate happen. This is my first time watching Braddon's Video. This popped up in my recommended. I feel like his video was very misleading.
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Why the thumbnail though?
The book of Ruth is one of my favourite books of the Bible. Thank you Brother, for helping me to dive deeper into its significance and meaning.
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Man, this was so good. And timing was of God. I just read through Ruth last night. So grateful for your channel. It's been a huge blessing for me. God bless you, brother.
Makes me think of her setting the scene for when Jesus washes and anoints the feet of his followers to show he is a servant King and Redeemer and when Mary anoints him with oil. She uncovered Boaz's feet to wake him and then was to wait to see what he would do. Would he serve as the replacement for Naomi's son and thus provide Naomi with a grandchild/ new child to replace her lost son's and she could change her name or would he refuse them and treat them like they were not worthy? Boaz took on the mantle and she did not uncover his nakedness in the bad way like Noah's son and how it explains in Leviticus. Plus it has always been read and translated by most I know as she lay at his feet, his uncovered feet as a sign of her servant heart toward him and that she would be a submissive and obedient wife. She lay on the threshing floor has its own set of symbolism and meaning because that may have significance related to harvest and tribulum and Jesus second coming. 2 women there but only one is taken as an acceptable companion and the other put away or left...it was important the Truth was accepted and not put away so Jesus could come as a baby but we are to be prepared and have a servants loyal heart to be an accepted Bride before the second coming so we might also be married to a husband as honorable and loving as Boaz was, aka his great great ...grandson Jesus Christ the Messiah. It is very poignant.
I was looking for a similar comment. The moment he mentioned Ruth laying at the feet of Boaz and calling him her Redeemer, my mind went immediately to the story of Mary at the feet of Jesus, our Redeemer
Too bad you left out over half of the story. But, I suppose you don't have the TIME to discuss the truth behind the story of Ruth if you are going to insert the idea of Jesus Christ (first name - last name) instead of discussing the truth of G-d.
Thank you for sharing about that not gleaning on the sides to give to fatherless and widows! Have always loved Ruth’s dedication to Naomi and how noble she stayed even and amidst her situation. It’s quite noting as well that Boaz didn’t jump right away to the offer, instead, looked for the next of kin, first. They were great examples. Beautiful story and promises indeed!
Thank you Brandon. Praise to our redeemer, Christ Jesus!
Thanks for that brother. I am not a qualified preacher or teacher or theoligian but I have occasionally been given the privilege of addressing my own congregation on certain topics. Like you, I have had to try and prarphrase a complete book of the bible and bring out the bigger picture. Twice, I have tackled the book of Esther and have focused 1st on Esther being in the right place at the right time in order to bring about Fathers will for his people ( Gods Timing ) and 2nd on the roll of prayer in bringing that about, mainly the repatriation of his people back to Israel. However, the question I get asked most is,"What did Esther get up to in that kings chamber?" The 2nd question is usually, " Why such a bloodthirsty ending?" At the end of the day mt short answer is that Fathers Love for his people trumps everything. So thank you for your presentation and the courage it has given me to persevere. MARANATHA.
Dear dear Ruth, Naomi, Esther, Mary. Brave women of long ago. God's wondrous story slowly but surely takes shape thru some of these women. Thank you so much for sharing Ruth's story. Maybe sometime a bible study on the great women of the Bible!! Blessings to you and your family. Hope you are well. You have a big trip approaching fast. I do wish I could join the tour, but even a short flight to Houston and dealing with Airports showed me how difficult that type of trip would be for me. I'll be there in spirit! J.
You can add Deborah and Rahab to that list. :)
@@MrCubFan415 yes well done!!
lol
'uncovering his feet' is now 'uncovering his junk' ?
How would you read "wash His disciples' feet', I wonder...
this was pretty good and for the most par accurate !! Two things that are about right lies that should not have been spoken !! one there is no letter ( W ) in Hebrew so the name yaweh is not the name of the Hebrew GOD !!!! There is no letter ( J ) in their Hebrew alphabet either !! the one name that should and can be used in referring to the Hebrew GOD is the only name that is in the scripture ( YAHUAH OR SHORT FORM YAHU !!!! TO MISLEAD AND WORSE PERVERT THE ON TRUE HOLY NAME OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THE HEBREWS CALL THEIR GOD YAHUAH !! There is no excuse for it !! this person only teaches the false perverted catholic names of the Hebrew GOD !! TO TAKE THE ONE TRUE HOLY NAME YAHU OF THE HEBREW GOD IN VAIN !! YAHU THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL HOLD THE PERSON GUILTY !! Exo 20:7
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Deu 5:11
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Ruth was an Isrealite by blood. Scripture says she was of the women of Moab not a Daughter of moab.
There is absolutely NO reason to assume and presume that something inappropriate happened between Ruth and Boaz on the threshing floor...!
You are reading far too much into the Biblical text....; the "suggestive language" you allude to in in your mind only (and in the minds of similar minded people as you)! The words "uncover", "feet" and "lying down" means axactly what they mean, not some suggestive other meaning.
The lying down at his feet under his covers had a SYMBOLIC meaning, not a suggestive meaning. She was communicating a message to him which he understood in the correct way.
Boaz's praised Ruth for being "virtuous" and called her "blessed of God" saying that "all the city of my people know that though art a virtuous women". Boaz RESPECTED Ruth and wasn't going to do any thing to disrespect her or take advantage of her. He even protected her honor and told her "Let it not be known that a women came into the floor (which in itself would be a taboo in Hebrew culture).
Boaz protected her from being taken advantage of by the young men harvesting and preserved her honor in the process. So why would he then himself dishonor her by taking advantage of her in the night....?!
He told her to lie down to the morning and the Bible clearly said " she lay AT HIS FEET until the morning" (Ruth 3:14), NOT NEXT to him...!
Besides, Boaz showed great RESTRAINT (apart from RESPECT for Ruth as well as the Lord, Yahwe) and didn't jump to the opportunity...; he stood back and told Ruth that there was a relative closer to him that could (and should) "redeem" her. He waited until the other man declined before he moved to fulfill is duty.
He didn't jump to the opportunity and he didn't "jumped the gun" either...!
Consider what would have happened if Ruth got pregnant by Boaz before she married another man...; Or if he rejected her because she laid with Boaz before he married her...!!!
The Bible is not a fairy tail...! It is NOT open to interpretation based on "suggestion". The Bible tell it like it is and don't cover things up with "Euphemisms".
If you like hot, steamy sex stories, then I suggest you read something else...!
Brother Brandon, thank you so much for your teachings! I get so excited and find such joy in learning from you. I was going to read and Study Ruth again, with a new set of eyes. Just as you taught me in the online James study. I'm so thankful that this came up before I start tomorrow on Ruth. God bless you and keep you and yours!
Thank for this, great teaching. The Levirate marriages are very common in many African cultures. It is practiced even though it is not popular today. It is mostly between brothers. I think most Bantu tribes in Southern Africa practices this including the Vha-Venda tribe in South Africa. This is one of the reasons some men ended up with multiple wives.
Yes. Even here in Nigeria this kind of marriage occurs although no longer common anymore
But Joseph is not the father of Jesus.. so Ruth is only the `great, great, great` grandmother of Joseph, but not Jesus 🌸🤍🕊
Intimate doesn't mean sexual. To Ruth Boaz was the proper redeemer in line as information given by Naomi, and her dead husband.
Boaz shows his honor by saying he is not first in line. This bit clearly shows no sexual act was done.
You quote the geneology in Matthew but ignore what Luke tells us. They can't even agree what Jesus grandfather was called. Open your eyes!
The problem I have isn't with the case he presents... but I feel like if this were true every Jew would have known this stuff for thousands of years.
They have the advantage of knowing their own language and customs better and closer to the time of Ruth than we do today.
I could be wrong...
Hebrew is classified as Afroasiatic->Semitic, while Greek is Indo-European->Hellenic.
I'm not sure it's a very good idea to use a painting like that in the thumbnail. It's rather provocative, and you can't be sure how old your audience is going to be. It says in the Gospel, that if you even look lustfully at a woman, you've already commited adultery.
I love how God uses foreign to be part of his lineage. This is a me of my fav stories in the Bible. Thank so much for explaining so well specially with the meaning behind the words. I learn so much from your videos. 👍🏼
Where was the sandal? She laid at his feet, not beside him.
When I studied Ruth the terms levirate marriage was strictly a brother marrying his brothers widow. Kinsman redeemer, while similar, was not the same.
A couple of thoughts:
"Uncovering" and "feet" are indeed both common Hebrew euphemisms for physically intimate acts and male genitals, respectively. Whether those words apply in the euphemistic senses in this context is not clear, however. It is possible that the the most innocent reading is correct, in which case Ruth "merely" pulled Boaz's cloak off of him, and "merely" lay down next to him (no doubt scandalous behavior enough under most circumstances). Then, Boaz awakened at midnight in the cool night air and was surprised to find Ruth beside him, realizing the obvious implications which the circumstances entailed (remembering that he was supposed to be on watch so that no one stole the just-threshed harvest or the shocks which remained to be threshed). The least charitable reading of the text would suggest that Boaz awakened "in flagrante delicto", but I don't see that as a necessary interpretation of the text. That there is some scheming and subterfuge on the part of Naomi (and likely, to some lesser extent Ruth, as well), there can be no doubt, though Boaz appears to be a willing enough "mark". Whether Naomi's plan was as overtly Machiavellian as Bathsheba's hypergamous scheming to seduce David (and to subsequently assure that her descendants would inherit the kingdom) is less than certain. The mention of washing in both cases could imply ceremonial cleansing after completion of the monthly cycle, and thus ovulation impending, perhaps making the parallels a bit more pointed.
Regarding Moabites being excluded from the Assembly, this would almost certainly only have applied to Moabite men, since women were already excluded from entering the Tabernacle enclosure (and later, from the Court of Israel in the Temple, only being permitted to enter the Court of the Women). The prohibition in Deuteronomy 23 states that descendants of Moabites and Ammonites aren't to be allowed to "enter the congregation" "even to his tenth generation". This is contrasted a few verses later with Edomites and Egyptians, whose "children begotten of them" are permitted to "enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation". As an additional point in this matter, inheritance was almost exclusively reckoned through the male line in ancient Israel (there are very rare exceptions when a woman is named in a line of succession, but the exceptions prove the rule; a case worth considering is Huram-abi, master of works of Solomon's temple, but this may only have been clarified since he was living in Tyre, in the deeded territory of Asher, whereas his widowed mother and father were from the tribes of Naphtali and Dan, respectively). It wasn't until much later (first century CE) that the matter of "Jewishness" was reckoned through the maternal line, and that change was only due to rampant promiscuity which made attribution of fatherhood doubtful (maternity tests being rarely required!). However, the ambiguity of the status of a Moabite woman, and any issue born of that union, may explain the hesitancy of the "nearer" kinsman to entangle himself and potentially jeopardize his estate by taking Ruth as his wife to fulfill the levirate obligations.
And the status of Moabite (or Ammonite) women is indeed fraught throughout the Tanach. For example, Deuteronomy 21 lists rules for marrying captive women, though Moabites and Ammonites aren't specifically mentioned (but neither are the women of any other particular nation, simply "enemies"). In Nehemiah 13, the Jews who had remained in the land and had married wives from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab are condemned; note, however, that the immediate contextual argument is that Solomon was drawn into worship of foreign gods by his many wives, including Moabite and Ammonite women. In the case of Ruth, however, such an argument did not apply, since she had publicly declared her allegiance to Naomi, to Naomi's God and to Naomi's people.
Whatever the circumstances, Boaz apparently had no qualms about fulfilling the levirate obligation; he was full of praise for Ruth, and seems to have been no less than eager to take her as his wife.
One additional point: when Boaz blessed Ruth in chapter 2 verse 12 ("May the LORD repay you..."), he stated that she has taken refuge under the "wings" (Hebrew = kanap [kaw naph]) of "the LORD, the God of Israel". Later, in chapter 3 verse 9, Ruth asked Boaz to spread "the corner of your garment" over her. This phrase in English is the same Hebrew word as "wings" in his blessing; thus, she placed herself under his protection as the kinsman redeemer. Many hold Boaz to be a type or figure of Messiah, as the epitome of a redeemer in the Tanach who foreshadows the ultimate Redeemer. In Malachi chapter 4 verse 2, which is undoubtedly Messianic, the "Sun of righteousness" is prophesied to "rise with healing in his wings", the same Hebrew word, again. All three of the synoptic Gospels record the case of the hemorrhagic woman who touched the edge of Jesus's cloak and was healed. Though the Greek word in the Gospels for the part of the garment she touched usually has the sense of "tassel", and it does not match the Greek used in the Septuagint for "wings"/"corner of a garment" in Ruth and Malachi, the similarity is striking and has been commonly taken by Christians as one of the signs that Jesus fulfilled as the Messiah. Though I certainly don't hold that someone who is a Messianic type in the Tanach had to be faultless (David certainly wasn't!), this affinity taken with the rest of the context (including Boaz's high praise of Ruth as "a woman of noble character" in chapter 3 verse 11, and his scrupulous adherence to the procedures of the gleaning and redeemer laws), would all weigh against any impropriety at the threshing floor.
How does the advertiser lie like this? A "perpetual" non-wasting heating system? If anyone buys this sytem they will find out that it doesn't work. Brandon, do you have any control over these ads? If you do, you should ban the one for the heating system that will heat a whole room in seconds for practically no energy cost, because it doesn't do that.
Why people always picking the word of Hod and coming up with their own thoughts and want to make it doctrines.
You also see from this line two Kinsman Redeemers who marry a gentile bride.
Boaz and Jesus.
Ppl really need to study their bibles because Boaz did _not_ marry a Gentile bride. According to the law in Deut. 23:3, David couldn't legally be considered an Israelite if that were the case. More importantly, Jesus would not be able to trace His physical heritage all the way back to Abraham through Mary.
I love this book! it could be called the book of promises ♥️♥️❤️
Moab is also the land of Balaam, whose error was attempting to turn Israel away from the Promised Land, so Naomi's tale is one of redemption among Lot's descendants: choosing the pillar of fire over the pillar of salt.
I never watch his videos. I just read the comments to get the summary of what he is saying!
7:20 The good news is that GOD has a plan---not only for Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz, but for the salvation of His people through the union of Ruth and Boaz and, ultimately, the lineage of David, Ruth's great-grandson.
Wait hold up. Jesus lineage is from Joseph?! But Joseph didn't have sex with Mary so how does that work?
human understanding of it.
@@LizzieSutton explain?
Boaz is a type of Christ: the Kinsman Redeemer.
Love your videos Brandon ! Don’t ever stop please
The fact that it's intimate symbolism makes it useful as a symbolic act declaring intentions. Ruth was proposing to Boaz. Laying at his feet, she became as a covering for his feet, and she asked him to then be her covering, a picture of the containment within containment in the union of marriage.
Also the leverite marriage gives the first right to the nearest-of-kin, so Boaz had to go give him the right of refusal. If the man refuses, the kinsman redeemer then take one of his shoes as the symbol of the duty that was left unfulfilled and turned over to another. Could that be related to removing Boaz's shoes and declaring her need for a redeemer?
Brings tears to my eyes… so grateful for this teaching 😢 so so good.
Ruth was a widow from a previous jewish man, despite not being jewish herself, the jewish custom was to marry another man being a blood relative of the jewish family. remember there was no social security net, except for the jewish laws prescribing certain things to allow for hospitality. But because she dedicated her life before Boaz.
I really loved the way you tell the story of Ruth. I always knew the story of Ruth in the way you told it. Not many can tell it the way you put it out there. You told it in a eye opening light. Thank you (Wado) !
I have always loved the book of Ruth! And one of the main reasons why is because their relationship was absolutely pure and honorable! One " Christian " author said that Ruth " put on a knockout dress " and that her approach to Boaz that night was " pure seduction " such a person has no spiritual discernment whatsoever, and his statement was nigh unto blasphemy! Such a statement that he made only reveals his own carnal earthly mind!
Brother Steve ~ Was the author Rick Warren?
In all honesty, the context heads that way. You have a Moabite, whose ancestry, back in the book of numbers, seduced the men of Israel and brought judgement on the people through their influence. Essentially those that partook worshiped the gods of the other nations in numbers 25. And now, In the middle of the night, you find a Moabite woman, well dressed with perfume or oil on, at the feet of an Israelite. And not only that, but how were the people of Moab started? By lots daughters getting him drunk, and then sleeping with him to continue their family line. This is very similar to Boaz who, after drinking and eating in celebration over the harvest, left for sleep as he guarded his threshed crop. But, from what I can tell, they didn’t do anything. If they had, I get the feeling that Boaz would have leveraged that in his dealings with the kinsmen closer to Naomi and her family. So yes, it very much looks like something sexual could have happened.
Boaz become redeemer or saviour of Ruth and Naomi through a marriage where Boaz is husband and Ruth is wife same Christ have become our saviour and redeemer through a marriage because we church is called as his bride. Hallelujah
I heard it put that this story is also an example of how God is in the decisions of everyday people. We may not see the impact our choices have on the things to come, but God works it all together for the good of those that love Him and are called according to His purpose for them.
fantastic video, and explanation. First video I ever saw of this guy. I learned! And also my silly and pointless quibble is that I am not a huge fan of his weird head shakes and side glances. Lol, he is doing it to try to add emphasis to his speaking style, lots of people do it. I myself am an animated talker sometimes. Just his looks a bit silly to me and simultaneously, it was a very interesting video about Ruth.
No. She could have made his circumstances during the day. A rejection would have embarrassed both of them. Can't look at it through the modern lens.
Cultures separated by thousands of years cannot be truly compared..
Use God's Word to understand what's going on. The fact you start with seminary training which is simply what man decideds to accept or interpret is why it was so confusing
i think the language is deliberately suggestive; 'feet' is a euphemism, but here is used in the plain sense, with the innuendo intended. Ruth makes an offer of marriage; but the marriage is not consummated till the proper time.
Thanks for another great video! I knew about the kinsman redeemer laws, but I never saw any contraversy. To be honest, I still don't see why it's so controversial or scandalous. To me, it shows boldness and assertiveness. But, I suppose that is through a modern lens.
Boaz was a KINSMAN Redeemer.
HELL MO !! That’s what ignorant people think !! No it wasn’t !!!
Joseph didn't abandon Mary...all this is powerful. Thank you!
I forgot. Ruth washing and changing her clothes, was about her mourning period. It was over. She could now officially remarry. Her time of mourning had ended.
And it evokes one to think of Esther too and how she was following the instructions of an older and wiser Jew to marry and bring redemption/ salvation to their people. Both women took great risks and God blessed them and saved many through their honorable.and often selfless actions.
@@amandachilds5290 yes they did. God is so faithful.
What’s ironic to me to my understanding is you get your Jewish heritage from your mother…right? So wouldn’t that make their perspectives of moabites hypothetical? 🤔 Wouldn’t be a first for them, tho. 😅
Wow, you are truly a great story teller. 🎉
Such good insight I never knew
I would guess that Ruth saw Naomi's faith, and had grown in faith towards Naomi's God, and this was a very real reason that she wanted to follow Naomi. She said that her God would be her God.
The inspired text shows Ruth saying "your God _is_ my God". She doesn't in any way imply that she didn't previously worship God or that Naomi's God was a stranger to her. A lot of ppl think Ruth was a Gentile because of how translated bibles render the text, but she wasn't. She was an Israelite.
Thank you Brandon. I enjoy your explanations as they help tremendously in understanding the Word. I have a question though. This reading shows that Joseph’s, Mary’s husband, came from the line of David, however, with Immaculate conception and the Virgin birth, is Jesus considered adopted in to King David’s line?
You're a pretty decent story teller. I think many viewers missed the euphemism despite the circumstances 🤣
I think it was not quite so nice... well, he already liked her, but ... he did not propose, even though he was family with Elimelech. Now - guess Boas had slept longer. What would people have thought about him? A man and a woman under one planket, after a party with lots of wine... not what happened, but everybidy would think so. Well, the law was not only against women, as most of the nations see it. The law said marriage or stones for both... According what Noemi told Ruth, Ruth literally forced Boas to marry her. One might think: Poor Boas, but it seems he already was in love. So: he awoke first, got upset, sent her away but at the same time finally promised that he'd do everything necessary to marry her and gave her words of love. And I guess, Ruth also already liked him - which woman could resist to so.much kindness that he showed her in the field? These were tricky women fighting for life and love.
Read the scripture it says ”And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.“
Ruth 3:14 KJV
BEFORE ONE COULD KNOW ANOTHER
Be careful how you interpret the Word of God… changing Gods word you will be cursed putting in or taking out anything… DO NOT TEACH THE WORD OF GOD UNLESS YOU ARE SURE WHAT YOU ARE READING… YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT YOU SAY!
Boaz is indeed the Type and Shadow of Yeshua our Kinsman Redeemer....
But there's nothing new here.....
How is Ruth the Great......Grandmother of Jesus if Jesus was born of a virgin thus removing the lineage of Joseph(husband of Mary) from the ancestral lineage of Jesus?
Soooooooooo.......did she do something INAPPROPRIATE or not? Seems like you spent a whole lot of time talking about this topic without addressing yet.
You missed the entire subject
THIS IS WHERE YOUR MIND WENT ..LOL SAD VERY SAD AND YOU MISSED THE POINT OF THE WHOLE BOOK . Get AWAY WITH YOUR SICKNESS
We don't know.
Wow thank you. I really appreciate your channel and your videos. You have a first for piecing scripture together and presenting it completely. I am reading the Bible front to back for the first time and I just read RUTH a few days ago and although it seemed interesting it didn’t hit me the same way as after you explained it. I did think it was a little odd the way Ruth approaches Boaz almost seductively in the night but it makes so much more sense now. I forgot about Deuteronomy when God speaks of leaving the leftover grain for foreigners and widows and I remember the rule of the brother of the dead taking his wife and than the second brother and so on to keep their line going but I did not put two and two together when reading Ruth. Thank you. God bless you
The book of Ruth and Judges are set in the same time period. In the book of Judges it is mentioned "everyone did as they pleased" -- just as in today's world..... Two dating scenarios are presented in these books - Ruth/Boaz and Samson/Philistine women..... Ruth's methods were successful while Samson's methods were a failure.....Sadly most Christian women today refuse to adopt Ruth's methods and embrace the Philistine women methods.
Still, Ruth was grand grand (...) mother of Joseph, husband of Mary, but not Jesus. Anyway it makes even more sense, as Joseph loved his bride even more than law, first let her go, before he knows that "which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit" (Matthew. 1:20)
Do you believe in the trinity doctrine or the Arian doctrine
The Bible clearly states that Ruth and Boas engaged in horizontal gymnastics. You cannot ignore the obvious inferences. And why so? We are not privy today of all the nuances of a society 3500 years ago. It is not for us to judge past ages by our current laws and morality. Ruth, a widow, went to the fields to follow the reapers, collecting the ears they had missed as permitted by the law (this one we do know existed). Boaz, a handsome, wealthy land owner saw Ruth, he liked what he saw and she was impressed with him. Ruth did nothing TO Boaz, they together, each equally, decided to couple up - to KNOW each other. Boaz went on to marry Ruth and their offspring led us directly to David and through him to Jesus.
Boaz's own MOM was Rahab (from the doomed city of Jericho). Within two generations, we have two individuals from forbidden people groups, Canaanites and Moabites, who were chosen to be in the line of Jesus, the redeemer of the world.
I think that it needs to be acknowledged that Israelites are Hebrew but not all Hebrews are Israelites or Jews.
Lot and thus Moab and Ammon were Hebrew.
Hebrew is taken from a lineage that Abraham and Lot share.
I am so thankful to have found a very good teaching. May the Lord bless you Brandon.
So true about the fate of widowed or separated women at that time. It's why it's so absurd that people think Jesus was prohibiting divorce and remarriage. First, he was talking about sending away, which is no more the same as being divorced as two people who get separated today. The reason Moses COMMANDED them to issue a certificate of divorce(as opposed to JUST sending them away) was so that they COULD remarry. Otherwise, a woman's only choice to survive being sent away was to prostitute herself or shack up with some man thereby committing adultery. Which is why Jesus said, sending her away would force her to commit adultery.
The idea that God or Jesus would set up a system where if a woman, through no fault of her own, got sent away from her husband and was therefore condemned to either starve to death or prostitute herself is beyond absurd.
Now there is a whole movement out there telling people who have remarried to get divorced or they are going to hell.
Here's a hint that you MIGHT have misinterpreted some scripture or joined a cult - you threaten people with hell if they don't divorce and break up their family.
Your presentation was really great up to the point of Jewish culture. This was Israelite culture not Jewish, Jews are Edomites in the line of Esau. John Hyrcanus converted all the Edomites approx 140BC and henceforth they adapted the ways and religion of the Judeans (Tribe of Judah). The Romans didn't distinguish between Jews (Esau) and Judah, they called them all Jews, however, Jesus did distinguish and told them they were not his sheep.
Ruth was most likely an Israelite living in Moab, something similar to an Irishman moving to the USA back in the 60's and his children are known today as Americans. Ruth's family most likely ended up living in Moab for the same reason as Naomi's. Most of the Moabites at this time are race mixed the same way that Esau mixed his seed which was a great distress to Rebekah, that is why she sent Jacob/Israel away to take a wife from their own kinsmen/race. Ruth would not have been accepted by the elders of Israel if she were of a different race.
Marriage between a man and woman in The Eyes of God happens when the have intercourse. That is why a true marriage can only be between a man and woman.
Really great presentation apart from the Jewish mistake.
Hey seminary dude. Dont take the bible too seriously. Certain text in the bible were never meant to be taken literally, the are foundational stories, like where did David come from, yada, yada, yada.
So lets get down in the dirty of this whole thing. 1175 BC, late bronze age collapse begins, the writing system from the 18th century to this time was akkadian cuneiform. Protosiniatic was a vulgate script of little importance. c 1100 BC, Egypt is in full retreat, society as the people have kniwn it is in full collapse. A few temple towns spread around Israel are sending out authorities to essentially run things. Yahu worship is around beth lahmu (bethlehem, lahmu is the guardian of Ea/Enki/Yahu). Canaanites have fled to the hills.
The important thing here in 1075 BC is keeping the trade routes open. People are moving as such would happen, men who had women in the region would find their captains retreating back to the Nile. About 1050 the process is nearly complete and Egypt is below the Cataract of the Nile.
What does this mean. . .No scribes. A few traders are using Early Linear, which as Egypt retracts becomes Phonecian. Noone in Israel knows how to write and paleohebrew is not yet a thing. That is the background of Ruth.
So lets talk about ethics. King David is the hero at the End of Judges. How is this so true.
He chops off the genetalia of 200 men (A violent act, presumbably dead, therefore descersting their bodies)
He trades those parts for a woman, who he absndons on the night of their bonding.
He is then seen removing his cloths and fondling the son of the king.
He then abandons his king and fights for the kings enemy.
So in the book of Ruth, a fictive account of a woman courting her lover, comes from a literary dark age. Its not worthy of ethical critique in light of whats going on in the world at the time. Moreover, in view of the focalpoint of messianic belief, the davidic messiah, one truely has to wonder about the ethical sense of people who want the return of this extemely flawed type of personality.
This makes me think of back in the middle ages women who presented their daughters to men so they could survive
Uncovering his feet is a way to get him to wake up, cuz her being there won't do anything if he's asleep, and it wouldn't make sense for Boaz to take advantage of her the same night he tells her there is someone more worthy of her than himself. It all seems pretty straightforward.
Ruth was shown to be a woman of good character, and Boaz was a man of discipline and restraint in a lawless time. Ruth carefully followed the instructions of someone who knew Boaz in order to convince him to make her his wife. If she did something scandalous with him, she'd just be seducing a rich man to acquire his resources, like any loose woman would under desperate circumstances, which doesn't show much faith in a book that is all about defying the odds. Not only would that completely undermine everything that built up to that point, but it would encourage the discarding of morals whenever one feels the pressure, which would be Biblically out of character. Not to mention it specifically said when Boaz "went into her" which was after they married.
The repurchase narrative does not appear to imply anything immoral took place between Ruth and Boaz. Exegetically speaking.