<TITLE>06. Par 17-19</TITLE>L-17 Let's get the picture right quick, while we're running along this line, if we can. Now notice, and she would not, but she went on. And did you notice, Naomi returned in barley season, just exactly at the right time when were they gathering barley. And Boaz was her kinsman, and he was harvesting his great fields: the Lord of the harvest. And Ruth, the young gleaner, went out into the field to glean: a type of the Gentile church, gleaning (Amen.), picking up just what they could, the gleaners going ahead. Oh, they say, "You all haven't got the Pentecostal blessing." Oh, yeah. Were gleaning all right.
Look at the Lord of the harvest when he looked down and seen the little woman ready to glean and pick up what she could: a little blessing here and one there, which was life to her. Beautiful type of the church today. He said to the reapers, "Ever once in a while, drop a handful." I like to find them, don't you?...?... "Just drop a handful for her," said, "because she's found favor with me." Amen. I like that. She might be an offcast, a holy roller, or whatever you want to call her, but just drop a few handfuls now and then. See? I like her."

L-18 Said, "Who is she? Where'd she come from?" And when the harvest was over, the great lord of the harvest, which was Boaz, a representative of Christ to the church... He'd fallen in love with her, and he wanted to marry her. But before he could marry her, he had to redeem Naomi's lost estate. And before he could redeem her estate, the law, Levitical law was, he had to be a kinsman, a near kinsman. When I think of that... The law required him to be a near kinsman, her closest kinsman. And he must be worthy, a man of honor. And he must be able to do it financially. And then he must make an ensign if he'd redeemed all she had.
Notice, a kinsman. God... Man was made in the image of God first. And God is a Spirit. And then, in order to redeem that man, God had to come down in the form of sinful flesh and become a Kinsman. Christ (Amen.); Christ was made a Kinsman. God was made a Kinfolks to us; flesh and blood like we are. Amen. What a beautiful story. The whole Bible just ties together everywhere; nothing of It out of the way: all ties right together.

L-19 As Boaz had to be Naomi's kinsman, God, to redeem the church, must be a Kinsman. And He came down, taken on Himself the form of sinful flesh. Amen. He was worthy; He was God's Son. He had to be worth it: He had all the heavens and all the earth.
Notice, Boaz then, gathered Israel. And then, remember, the ensign had to be lifted up outside the gates of the city. I want you to get it. And Boaz came out there, and brought the Israel--Israel elders, and said, "Now, if anyone has got anything to say, let them say it. And see this day, that I have redeemed Naomi's lost estate." And he kicked off his shoe and threw it amongst the Israelites, which was the custom: an ensign that he had redeemed Naomi and all she had.


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