As we have seen, the story of the Book of Ruth is a story of loss and redemption. Or, as the title of this sermon indicates, the story is one of God's faithfulness not leave Naomi and Ruth without a near kinsman to restore the inheritance. But as the end of the book indicates, the redemption was not merely of one family or woman, but ultimately the redemption of a whole nation. "The genealogy [at the end of the book] closes with David, an evident proof that the book was intended to give a family picture from the life of the pious ancestors of this great and godly king of Israel. But for us the history which points to David acquires a still higher signification, from the fact that all the members of the genealogy of David whose names occur here are also found in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. 'The passage is given by Matthew word for word in the genealogy of Christ, that we may see that this history looks not so much to David as to Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed by all as the Saviour and Redeemer of the human race, and that we may learn with what wonderful compassion the Lord raises up the lowly and despised to the greatest glory and majesty.'" – Quote from the Commentary on the Old Testament by Keil & Delitzsch
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