The Book of Ruth
The Worshipper | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #63
Objective and purpose of our existence is worship. The living God dwells in the praise of his...
How Much did Boaz Pay? | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #62
How much did Boaz pay for the rehabilitation of Naomi and Ruth? – It was an Orthodox Jewish friend w...
The Dirty Side of Redemption | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #61
“Redemption” is generally a positive term for us. In Scripture, however, the process that this word...
Who is Ploni Almoni? | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #60
The biblical text does not tell us who is behind the figure of the so-called “Ploni Almoni”. Why is...
Why Does Ploni Almoni Refuse? | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #59
Ploni Almoni had readily responded to the question of whether he wanted to redeem Elimelech's...
Levirate Marriage | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #57
Ploni Almoni is ready to redeem the field of Elimelech for Naomi. At this point Boas adds another...
The Land | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #56
The land is often mentioned first when the Bible speaks of God's plan for this creation and...
Boaz and Naomi | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #55
Boaz and Naomi do not meet even once in the entire book of Ruth. Boaz seems to completely ignore...
The Next of Kin | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #54
Only the next of kin may be the redeemer. In biblical thinking, the question of redemption is not...
In the City Gate | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #53
What the forum was in the culture of ancient Rome and the agora in ancient Greece, the city gate...
Avoiding the Name | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #52
The book of Ruth is about names. Names are preserved, brought back to life, given a future. And...
Six Barley | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #51
Early in the morning after the fateful night, Boaz gave Ruth a gift for Naomi. With this gift, the...
Stupid Question | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #50
If the Holy Scriptures make statements that are illogical, then this needs to be noticed. If...
How Old was Boaz? | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #49
Small nuances often play a major role in understanding a biblical text. It is crucial that we are...
In the Light of God | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #48
Boaz brings the living God into the picture. This is happening at a time when "the thing with God"...
Ruth Plays Along | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #47
Ruth is not only driven by circumstances, by the decisions of others, by the zeitgeist. She sets...
Overcoming | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #46
It is fascinating to observe how Boaz deals with the dubious situation. His decision forms the...
Temptation | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #45
Boaz and Ruth are placed in a situation by Naomi's advice that is too obviously ambiguous for most...
Obedience | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #44
Obedience is an important aspect of our relationship with the Father in heaven. This is not just...
Ambiguities | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #43
The Hebrew text contains ambiguities that are usually not rendered in our translations, or only...