5.26.19: Boaz The Redeemer

Boaz is a unique kind of Bible hero. He doesn't win wars or slay giants. Instead he offers to 'redeem' a poor, Moabite widow from her poverty and despair, to provide for her, to 'cover' her and to give her hope for the future. In this we see a glimpse of the atoning work of Jesus Christ, accomplished for exiles and strangers like us...