The Whole Word Podcast
The Old and New Testaments of the Bible are our inheritance as the “Whole Word” of God but we often struggle to read and understand it in ways that speak to our daily lives. Listen as Pastor Pitts Evans reads from the Bible chapter by chapter and shares some thoughts on how we can apply the Whole Word to our lives. New episodes available every weekday morning!
The Whole Word Podcast
Ruth and the Bride of Christ
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The Story of Ruth
Primarily about God and Israel
Ruth becomes a Jew and ancestor of King David
Ruth is a type of the Bride of Christ
Boaz is a type of Jesus Christ
Naomi is a type of Holy Spirit
• The story is set in Bethlehem (house of bread)
• Ruth, the Moabite, first joins herself to Naomi and Israel’s God.
• Naomi guides Ruth’s life toward Boaz.
• Ruth is tested for her virtue.
• Ruth meets Boaz, her kinsman redeemer.
• Ruth has nothing but Boaz is rich and powerful.
• Boaz “purchases” or “redeems” Ruth to be his Bride.
Ruth 4:10 Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, KJV
• Ruth is married to Boaz who is her kinsman redeemer.
• Ruth the Gentile marries Boaz the Jew.
• Ruth is brought fully into Israel as the great- Grandmother of King David
• Ruth and Boaz ultimately become the ancestors of Jesus Christ
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