Salmon fathered Boaz and Boaz fathered Obed in the brief genealogy of David's ancestry that closes the story of Ruth. Obed was the grandfather of David, making David the great-grandson of Ruth and Boaz. That family line runs on beyond David to David's Son and Lord, for from it came Jesus Christ Himself as the Messiah. It brings Ruth, a believing Moabitess from a despised nation, into the ancestry of the Lord according to the flesh, showing Gentiles and outsiders incorporated into Israel and counted among His kin. In this the Lord rewarded her fidelity and virtue by placing her in the royal lineage of kings, and Obed born to her was reckoned the legitimate son of the deceased Mahlon to raise up his name, proving sons of such a kinsman-redeemer union have rightful place in the ancestry of Christ.
Genealogy and Historical Setting
Salmon fathered Boaz and Boaz fathered Obed in the abbreviated ancestry of David given at the close of Ruth, a genealogy that records David's ancestry and names Boaz as Obed's father. The line continues on to David, for Obed was David's grandfather, making David the great-grandson of Ruth. That line points to David born in Bethlehem and anointed there by Samuel the prophet to be king of Israel in place of Saul. He gave to Israel in unapproachable poetry messages of mercy, songs of praise, and prophecies of great things yet to be.
The verse stands in the domestic annals of Ruth that belonged to David's Bible, telling of divine foreknowledge, love, and care converging on David himself. Its setting is Bethlehem, where Ruth came leaving the record of her filial love and loyal love as a believing Moabitess. The book around the verse is a literally true, wonderful love story that portrays sweet, simple home life among the children of Israel. It gives a brief portrait of Boaz as a noble figure of the simple life.
Messiah, Gentiles, and Redemption
This genealogy belongs to the family line through which the Lord came, showing God's care for the Seed by which Ruth the Moabitess maiden became one of the progenitors of the Lord according to the flesh. It traces the ancestry of the Lord Jesus and names Boaz and Obed among His ancestors, so that from this line came Jesus Christ Himself and the Messiah. The line tells of divine foreknowledge, love, and care converging on David himself, and beyond David on David's Son and David's Lord.
Salmon fathered Boaz and Boaz fathered Obed within David's ancestry, and through Ruth the Moabitess Moabite ancestry entered David's royal line. Ruth, a Moabite woman from a despised nation, is included in that ancestry according to the flesh. Her inclusion in Jesus' genealogy shows His kinship with Gentiles and other outsiders. She stands among the Gentiles incorporated into Israel and counted among Christ's ancestors according to the flesh.
The Lord rewarded Ruth's fidelity, faithfulness, and virtue by bringing her into the royal line and the lineage of kings that leads to David. Her son Obed was the grandfather of David, and from that line came the Messiah. The near kinsman in the book is a type of the Lord. The account around this genealogy is full of type and promise for the future.
Obed born to Boaz and Ruth was counted as the son of the deceased Mahlon to raise up his name and inherit his land, while any later sons would have belonged to Boaz himself. With only one son born, Boaz was left reckoned childless without an heir to preserve his own name and family. This explains why the nearer kinsman refused lest he mar his own inheritance. The genealogy proves that sons born of such a goel union are reckoned legitimate and preserved in the ancestry of Christ.
Salmon fathered Boaz and Boaz fathered Obed in the brief genealogy of David's ancestry that closes the story of Ruth. Obed was the grandfather of David, making David the great-grandson of Ruth and Boaz. That family line runs on beyond David to David's Son and Lord, for from it came Jesus Christ Himself as the Messiah. It brings Ruth, a believing Moabitess from a despised nation, into the ancestry of the Lord according to the flesh, showing Gentiles and outsiders incorporated into Israel and counted among His kin. In this the Lord rewarded her fidelity and virtue by placing her in the royal lineage of kings, and Obed born to her was reckoned the legitimate son of the deceased Mahlon to raise up his name, proving sons of such a kinsman-redeemer union have rightful place in the ancestry of Christ.
Genealogy and Historical Setting
Salmon fathered Boaz and Boaz fathered Obed in the abbreviated ancestry of David given at the close of Ruth, a genealogy that records David's ancestry and names Boaz as Obed's father. The line continues on to David, for Obed was David's grandfather, making David the great-grandson of Ruth. That line points to David born in Bethlehem and anointed there by Samuel the prophet to be king of Israel in place of Saul. He gave to Israel in unapproachable poetry messages of mercy, songs of praise, and prophecies of great things yet to be.
The verse stands in the domestic annals of Ruth that belonged to David's Bible, telling of divine foreknowledge, love, and care converging on David himself. Its setting is Bethlehem, where Ruth came leaving the record of her filial love and loyal love as a believing Moabitess. The book around the verse is a literally true, wonderful love story that portrays sweet, simple home life among the children of Israel. It gives a brief portrait of Boaz as a noble figure of the simple life.
Messiah, Gentiles, and Redemption
This genealogy belongs to the family line through which the Lord came, showing God's care for the Seed by which Ruth the Moabitess maiden became one of the progenitors of the Lord according to the flesh. It traces the ancestry of the Lord Jesus and names Boaz and Obed among His ancestors, so that from this line came Jesus Christ Himself and the Messiah. The line tells of divine foreknowledge, love, and care converging on David himself, and beyond David on David's Son and David's Lord.
Salmon fathered Boaz and Boaz fathered Obed within David's ancestry, and through Ruth the Moabitess Moabite ancestry entered David's royal line. Ruth, a Moabite woman from a despised nation, is included in that ancestry according to the flesh. Her inclusion in Jesus' genealogy shows His kinship with Gentiles and other outsiders. She stands among the Gentiles incorporated into Israel and counted among Christ's ancestors according to the flesh.
The Lord rewarded Ruth's fidelity, faithfulness, and virtue by bringing her into the royal line and the lineage of kings that leads to David. Her son Obed was the grandfather of David, and from that line came the Messiah. The near kinsman in the book is a type of the Lord. The account around this genealogy is full of type and promise for the future.
Obed born to Boaz and Ruth was counted as the son of the deceased Mahlon to raise up his name and inherit his land, while any later sons would have belonged to Boaz himself. With only one son born, Boaz was left reckoned childless without an heir to preserve his own name and family. This explains why the nearer kinsman refused lest he mar his own inheritance. The genealogy proves that sons born of such a goel union are reckoned legitimate and preserved in the ancestry of Christ.