Ruth, Naomi, Boaz, and a Cosmic Redemption
Redemption•Episode 4•June 30, 2025

Ruth, Naomi, Boaz, and a Cosmic Redemption

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During a dark time in ancient Israel, idolatry, injustice, and death ruled the land and its people. In the midst of a famine, a destitute widow tragically loses her husband and adult sons and is left alone with her immigrant daughter-in-law. It’s a horrible situation, but God uses the faithful, loving, and generous acts of ordinary community members to redeem the widow’s story. In this episode, Jon and Tim explore the cosmic redemption playing out in the short but profound story of Ruth.
Ruth, Naomi, Boaz, and a Cosmic Redemption
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Scripture References

Ephesians 2:2Deuteronomy 21:1–9Deuteronomy 28:1-42Leviticus 25:25-55Ruth 1:1Exodus 1:8Ruth 1:1-5Ruth 1:6-15Ruth 1:16-20Ruth 1:21Ruth 2:2-11Genesis 12:1-5Ruth 2:12-20Ruth 2:13-23Ruth 2:20Ruth 3:1-3Genesis 38Ruth 3:4-7Ruth 3:8-11Ruth 3:11-13Ruth 4:1-10Ruth 4:11-15Ruth 4:14-15Ruth 4:16-22

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Show Credits

Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.