The Field's Musings

Redemption Continued Rom 11:26-27 ‘And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “ The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; 27 For this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins.” Christ is the deliverer that brings redemption to the people of God. Titus 2:13-14 ‘looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.’ Ephesians 1:7 ‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace’ He gave up His blood to make us rightful heirs of His Father. 1 Peter 1:18-19 shows the cost of our redemption: ‘knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Chr...

Matthew 1:3-6 = Genealogy at the end of Ruth The main characters fade from the story (v18-21). The focus of the story is on the seed. The greatest outcome of the book is the preservation of the seed of the woman. The Messiah’s line is upheld during this grim time by God’s sovereignty. Ruth and Boaz’s relationship serves to continue redemptive history. Redemption: Hebrew word ‘gaw-al’ means to redeem, revenge, avenge, ransom and to do the work of a kinsman redeemer. Boaz is the kinsman redeemer of the story Duties of the Kinsman redeemer a) Buy back his kin from bondage or slavery (Lev 25:47-49) b) Buy back land sold by a relative (Ruth 4:1-5) c) Marry a widow (without male airs) for her protection (Ruth 4:1-5) d) Avenge the blood of his relative (Numbers 35:26-21) The idea of the kinsman redeemer was faithful to his family. He was responsible for the good of his kin. Redemption is the process where something alienated is restored by a kinsman. Redemption serves as a...

Jephthah’s Daughter Continued 11:1-4 Jephthah was a valiant warrior and the son of a harlot. Jephthah is denied his inheritance and thrown out of the Israel community of Gilead. Jephthah fled to Ammonite teriotry. The god of the Ammonites was Molech Lev 18:21: And you shall not let any of your descendants pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD. See also Jeremiah 32:35 Jephthah was greatly influenced by foreign religious beliefs due to his upbringing. Jepthah’s theology was a combination of truth from YHWH and heresy from Molech. This is syncretism. He knew something of YHWH because of his vow to YHWH but he added human sacrifice (influence form Molech). The method of the seed of the serpent is to dilute the truth of YHWH. The devil loves to combine truth with error. Problem: Heb 11:32-34 32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophe...