In my last blog post we looked at the Romance of
Redemption in the book of Ruth. In this blog post we will look at Boaz, from
the Old Testament, as a type of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Boaz is Naomi
and Ruth’s kinsman redeemer.
The Lord Jesus
Christ partook of flesh and blood to become eligible to redeem mankind.
He had to have
the necessary qualifications.
(1) He is related
to mankind by birth.
(2) He was
willing to redeem.
(3) He had the
wherewithal to pay the redemption price.
(4) He had the
strength of will to carry out the act of redemption.
Boaz is a man of power and authority.
The Lord Jesus had power over the elements.
The Lord Jesus had power to cure illness and
disease.
The Lord Jesus had power to cast out demons.
The Lord Jesus had power to raise the dead.
The Lord Jesus taught the people with
authority.
Boaz is kind
and gracious.
The Lord Jesus on
innumerable occasions showed his kindness and compassion to individuals, even
to His enemies.
Boaz notices
the stranger.
The Lord Jesus
notices all of us.
He knows us
through and through.
He is aware of
what we go through in our daily lives.
Boaz blesses
Ruth and nourishes her.
The Lord Jesus
responds to our faith, blesses and nourishes us.
He allows us to
“glean” in His word and leaves us “handfuls of purpose”; so that what we assimilate
is not only sufficient for us, but we have something to share with others.
These handfuls of
purpose are those precious things in the Scriptures that the Holy Spirit gives
us in larger doses; to think upon, meditate upon and make good to our own souls.
It is a daily
occurrence, not a once only matter.
Boaz is lord of
the harvest.
The Lord Jesus is
Lord over God’s harvest.
He directs the
labourers.
He is in charge
of the reaping, threshing and winnowing.
The harvested
(souls) grain is His by right.
Boaz has the
right to redeem Ruth.
The Lord Jesus by
His human birth and perfect sinless life has the right of redemption, as our
Kinsman Redeemer.
Any sinner, through faith, has the right to claim
redemption from the Lord Jesus.
Boaz carries
out the act of redemption.
The Lord Jesus
went to the cross of Calvary to pay the price of our redemption.
He perfectly
fulfilled the requirements of the Law.
He laid down His
life; He shed his blood (God’s requirement for our redemption).
The Lord Jesus
tasted death for every man, woman and child.
He was buried and
rose again from the dead three days later.
He ascended back
into Heaven.
The redemption price has been paid for all sinners who
make a claim on Him.
Redemption is by
blood (shed at the cross) and by power. (The Lord Jesus rose from the dead).
Boaz restores
that which he took not away.
The Lord Jesus
restores mankind’s fellowship with God.
He brings
redeemed sinners into an irrevocable, indissoluble union with Himself.
He paid the price
of redemption to prepare for Himself a bride to spend eternity with Him.
Boaz marries
Ruth.
The Lord Jesus
will marry His bride (all the redeemed from the Church age).
The bride is no
longer a penniless widow, but the wife of the “...mighty man of wealth...”
Boaz restores
Naomi’s land and possessions.
The Lord Jesus Christ will restore Israel’s lost
lands and possessions. He will rule over
Israel in the Millennium.
In the next blog
we will look at the Book of Ruth as a book of decisions.
Jon Peasey
Biblical
Perspectives blog www.jon-peasey.blogspot.com
[All Scriptures quoted are from the New King James version;
unless otherwise noted]
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