The Family Altar Audio Devotional - Day 256

And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law. Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day. (Ruth 3:16-18) 178 So, the next morning, then he had to make a public testimony. He went down and met this man at the gate, before the elders. And it had to be in a public place. And he looked him in the face. He said, “Can you redeem her?” Now, if he had to first redeem Naomi, in order to get Ruth; and Christ had to redeem the Jewish church, first, in order to get the Gentile Bride. She come in with Naomi, as an alien from another country, a Moabite, heathens. That’s what we were, the Gentiles, a heathen. And remember, he had—he had to get Naomi. And when he got Naomi, he got all she had. 179 Remember, when Christ come, He never spoke of the Gentile Church. It was, go to His own, “He came to His own. His own received Him not.” He was always to His own. “Go not in the way of the Gentile. Go not into Samaria, but go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. And as you go, preach the Gospel, heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out devils. Freely as you receive, freely give.” Is that right? [Congregation says, “Amen.”—Ed.] Sent them, two by two. Go first…And He had to redeem that church. And when He redeemed that church, He got the Gentile Bride. Amen. That was the bargain in it. See? He got the Bride when He redeemed the church. 180 Now, Boaz, he had to make a public…He said, “Can you redeem her?” He said, “No.” 181 Then he had to make a public testimony. He picked off his shoe, and throwed it at him. Said, “There you are. Let all Israel know that I have redeemed Naomi, and I also take Ruth.” Amen. “I take Ruth for my bride.” Who was it? The lord of the harvest. Amen. There she is. “I redeem Naomi, and I get Ruth. And Ruth will be my bride.” 182 What’d they say? “May her be like—like Leah and Rachel and them, raise up thousands,” and she has, that’s right, “unto Israel. May she be that way.” And, look, he made a test, public testimony. 183 What did Jesus do, to do it? He made a public testimony. When, Satan could not die for sins because he was the sinner. He’s the father of sin. But, Jesus, the innocent One, God of Heaven, Who didn’t have to die, come down and made a public testimony by dying, lifted up between heavens and earth. A public testimony; stripped His clothes off of Him, and hung between heavens and earth, in shame. And died, a sinful, shameful death, to redeem us. A public testimony! Amen. 60-1002 - "The Kinsman Redeemer" Rev. William Marrion Branham ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Order your own copy of the Family Altar at http://store.bibleway.org Appreciate what we do? Consider supporting us: https://anchor.fm/ten-thousand-worlds/support