Boaz Marries Ruth: <br /> <br />As Boaz sat down near the gate, <br />There came the kinsman whom he sought; <br />He sat along with elders ten! <br />Boaz told them of Naomi <br />Who’d come away from Moab-land <br />After the death of her husband. <br /> <br />She has a plot of land to sell; <br />The kinsman had first right to buy, <br />And if he did, he should redeem <br />Ruth, widowed daughter-in-law too. <br /> <br />The kinsman told that he could not <br />And gave up right to redeem Ruth; <br />The man removed his shoe as sign, <br />‘Let Boaz buy the plot himself’ <br />This was the practice in Israel! ’ <br /> <br />So, Boaz told the elders there: <br />He had purchased Elimelech’s <br />And Naomi’s inheritance, <br />And Ruth, the wife of dead Mahlon. <br />Would be his new wife from then on. <br /> <br />This was to save the dead one’s kin, <br />From being cut off from brethren, <br />And all were witnesses that day, <br />Who sat to hear the news by gate! <br /> <br />The elders glorified the Lord, <br />And blessed the new wife of Boaz, <br />To build her house in Bethlehem, <br />And bear forth children: be famous <br />Like Rachel, Leah and too Tamar. <br /> <br />So, Ruth became Boaz’s wife, <br />And bore a son through grace of God <br />The women blessed and praised the Lord <br />Whose kindness saved Naomi’s clan. <br /> <br />Obed was son of Boaz, Ruth <br />And Naomi became its nurse! <br />Obed begot Jesse, father of <br />David, the King: Glory to God! <br /> <br />Copyright by Dr John Celes 4-24-2007<br /><br />Dr John Celes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/bible-stories-ruth-part-iv/
