Week 3: The Kinsman Redeemer Explained | Ruth 3, Go’el, Kanaph, and Covenant Risk

Send us Fan Mail In this study of Book of Ruth chapter 3, we explore one of the Bible’s most misunderstood and profound scenes—the threshing floor encounter between Ruth and Boaz. Far from being merely romantic, Ruth 3 is a carefully structured story about covenant risk, legal redemption, and faithful hesed. We examine the literary design of the chapter, including its chiastic structure, showing how the center of the story is Ruth’s appeal for redemption through the go’el—the kinsman-redeeme...