Week 3: The Kinsman Redeemer Explained | Ruth 3, Go’el, Kanaph, and Covenant Risk

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This episode explores the profound themes of covenant risk and redemption in Ruth 3, focusing on the encounter between Ruth and Boaz.

Send us Fan Mail In this study of Book of Ruth chapter 3, we explore one of the Bible’s most misunderstood and profound scenes—the threshing floor encounter between Ruth and Boaz. Far from being merely romantic, Ruth 3 is a carefully structured story about covenant risk, legal redemption, and faithful hesed. We examine the literary design of the chapter, including its chiastic structure, showing how the center of the story is Ruth’s appeal for redemption through the go’el—the kinsman-redeeme...

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Host: Roger Ferguson

Topics covered

• covenant risk
• legal redemption
• faithful hesed
• literary design
• chiastic structure
• threshing floor encounter

Keywords

• Ruth 3
• kinsman redeemer
• covenant
• redemption
• hesed
• chiastic structure
• threshing floor

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Books & works: Book of Ruth

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