This "family redeemer" shows a beautiful picture of our adoption
And it shows that even the direct line of Jesus isn't all Israelites. Jesus connects us Gentiles too.
Ruth with her loyalty has a heart of Gold. Boaz with his right standing with God and not even trying to deceive his cousin for Ruth's hand in marriage has a heart of Gold. When that happens, Jesus's light is shown and eventually is the direct bloodline to Christ himself.
Boaz didn't try to be a trickster and deceive him, he did what was right in God's eyes.
And it also shows that this future of Ruth and Boaz is ordained by God.
How does this paint a picture of Christ? We have to keep looking for Him
The biggest example of "Masculinity" is Jesus. A warrior sent from the heavens to slay death. Not anything about true Masculinity is toxic
Ask donny why he took down his blog :expressionless: I used to pull it up weekly and it's gone now.
https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Eat-Right-Keep-Fit/dp/0151503044
Which is too bad because those hot baths make the aches go away :sleepy::laughing: