Ruth

Bible study today! What a revelation! ...

Pastor spoke on blessings. 'Barak' in the Old Testament, 'Eulogia' in the New. =) Which is the same thing!

Romans 4: 3-5
4Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.
5But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,

Ruth experienced that. She worked a whole day in the field, and ended up with 1 measure of barley. When she approached Boaz at night, she received 6 measures! The catch? She had to take off her shawl to receive the barley of grace! To 'unveil' herself to receive the blessings! And to unveil is to remove the law! (so that we can enter into the Holy of Holies freely to obtain favour!) Amazing.

Ok, and the kinsman-redeemer Boaz? Wow.. a type of Jesus indeed. He spoke of a kinsman-redeemer 'nearer than i'. Pastor really opened my eyes when he revealed that this guy typifies the law! For he did not want to redeem the land for Naomi and acquire Ruth cos Ruth's a Moabite! (the Law forbids the Israelites to marry outside of their tribes). So Boaz married Ruth, and acquired the property of Naomi, and Killion (sickness) and Mahlon (wasting away) - a picture of Jesus taking away sickness and disease from the body of Christ today! *wow* powerful. The book of Ruth's really about God speaking to 'Gentile' believers. i.e. non-Jews. Cos He really has so much to give us! So much! We are the same heirs of Abraham. The faith that is accounted for righteousness is the faith that does not work but believes on God who makes righteous the ungodly!