Ruth, Episode 3: Who Is This Boaz Guy? (The Kindness of a Redeemer)
Episode 3 of a 5-part Heroes series on Ruth. Pastor Justin slows down to explain what a kinsman redeemer (go'el) actually was, and why Boaz being one mattered. Set against the chaotic time of the Judges, Boaz shows kids what one person of honor can do.
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For Parents
If your kid is the quiet one who notices people but wonders if quiet kindness counts for anything, this episode meets them there. Pastor Justin slows the Ruth story down to walk kids through the kinsman redeemer (the go'el), and shows why Boaz being one in a chaotic era mattered. After it ends, name one person in your life who has played a redeemer role for your family.
The One Thing for the Ride
“You don't have to be loud or famous to change someone's story. Kindness does.”
Scripture
Ruth 2:12
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Key Takeaways
- Episode 3 of a 5-part Heroes arc on Ruth. Slows down on Boaz, the family redeemer (go'el)
- Explains the role of a kinsman redeemer in Leviticus and Deuteronomy: buying back land, marrying the widow, protecting the family line
- Returns to hesed: not just being nice when it's easy, but sticking by someone who can't pay you back
- Names that Boaz lived during the time of the Judges, when 'everyone did what was right in their own eyes' (Judges 21:25), and chose honor anyway
- Lands on the One Thing: you don't have to be loud or famous to change someone's story. Kindness does.
Try This Week
- This week, notice someone who feels forgotten. Do one small thing about it without anyone asking.
Talk It Over
Who in our family or circle could use someone to notice them right now?
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