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Tropologically (perhaps): A child is pledged to the new Israel, the new bride who is no longer a widow, in baptism; Israel\u2019s people becomes her people, and Israel\u2019s God her God. She comes to know Israel\u2019s savior through the witness of the bride. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ruth is redeemed by an Israelite savior, Boaz. But she meets an Israelite widow before she knows that there is an Israelite savior, and she comes to know the savior through her association with the widow. Typologically: The Gentiles pledge themselves to Israel, and through Israel come to know Israel\u2019s savior (and of course Israel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible-ot-ruth"],"yoast_head":"\nOrdo salutis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ruth is redeemed by an Israelite savior, Boaz. 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