Completely Complete
COMPLETELY COMPLETE
Ruth 4 NLT
4 Boaz went to the town gate and took a seat there. Just then the family redeemer he had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him, “Come over here and sit down, friend. I want to talk to you.” So they sat down together.2 Then Boaz called ten leaders from the town and asked them to sit as witnesses. 3 And Boaz said to the family redeemer, “You know Naomi, who came back from Moab. She is selling the land that belonged to our relative Elimelech. 4 I thought I should speak to you about it so that you can redeem it if you wish. If you want the land, then buy it here in the presence of these witnesses. But if you don’t want it, let me know right away, because I am next in line to redeem it after you.”
The man replied, “All right, I’ll redeem it.”
5 Then Boaz told him, “Of course, your purchase of the land from Naomi also requires that you marry Ruth, the Moabite widow. That way she can have children who will carry on her husband’s name and keep the land in the family.”
6 “Then I can’t redeem it,” the family redeemer replied, “because this might endanger my own estate. You redeem the land; I cannot do it.”
7 Now in those days it was the custom in Israel for anyone transferring a right of purchase to remove his sandal and hand it to the other party. This publicly validated the transaction. 8 So the other family redeemer drew off his sandal as he said to Boaz, “You buy the land.”
9 Then Boaz said to the elders and to the crowd standing around, “You are witnesses that today I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon. 10 And with the land I have acquired Ruth, the Moabite widow of Mahlon, to be my wife. This way she can have a son to carry on the family name of her dead husband and to inherit the family property here in his hometown. You are all witnesses today.”
11 Then the elders and all the people standing in the gate replied, “We are witnesses! May the Lord make this woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, from whom all the nation of Israel descended! May you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem. 12 And may the Lord give you descendants by this young woman who will be like those of our ancestor Perez, the son of Tamar and Judah.”
The Descendants of Boaz
13 So Boaz took Ruth into his home, and she became his wife. When he slept with her, the Lord enabled her to become pregnant, and she gave birth to a son. 14 Then the women of the town said to Naomi, “Praise the Lord, who has now provided a redeemer for your family! May this child be famous in Israel.15 May he restore your youth and care for you in your old age. For he is the son of your daughter-in-law who loves you and has been better to you than seven sons!”
16 Naomi took the baby and cuddled him to her breast. And she cared for him as if he were her own. 17 The neighbor women said, “Now at last Naomi has a son again!” And they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse and the grandfather of David. 18 This is the genealogical record of their ancestor Perez:
COMPLETELY COMPLETE
Twelve: God chose 12 to signal us of his perfect plan. It’s about perfection, authority, and completeness.
Twelve also represents Divine Power - Divine Order - Divine Government
THREE FINAL TAKEAWAYS FROM THE BOOK OF RUTH
Q: How do we see God’s power at work in the Book of Ruth?
A: The whole story is a beautiful picture of hope in the midst of hopeless loss.
Ruth 1:20-21 – “Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me... The Lord has brought me home empty.”
Naomi feels powerless, but God's unseen hand is already working through Ruth.
Ruth 4:13-15 – “The Lord enabled her to become pregnant... “Praise the Lord, who has now provided a redeemer for your family!”
God demonstrates His power in restoring Naomi’s family line and providing a future through Obed.
Romans 15:13 – “I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him.”
This ties in the overarching power of God to restore hope when all seems lost.
Q: How do we see God’s order displayed in the Book of Ruth?
A: God ordered every step of Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz.
Ruth 2:3 – “As it turned out, she was working in a field belonging to Boaz...”
What looked like coincidence was divine orchestration. God guided Ruth directly to Boaz.
Proverbs 16:9 – “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.”
God’s order is evident in how He aligns people, timing, and outcomes.
Psalm 37:23 – “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.”
Naomi’s return, Ruth’s loyalty, Boaz’s role, all part of God’s intentional design.
Q: How do we see God’s completeness in this story?
A: All three were missing something significant, but God brought completeness to each one of them, giving them the desires of their heart.
Ruth 4:14-15 – “Praise the Lord... May this child be famous in Israel. He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age.”
Naomi, who once said she was empty, is now complete, a grandmother, filled with joy.
Ruth 4:13 – “So Boaz took Ruth... and she gave birth to a son.”
Ruth, once a foreign widow, is now part of God’s covenant story, complete with love, family, and purpose.
Boaz’s redemption brought completeness to the family legacy, both spiritually and legally.
Philippians 1:6 – “And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished...”
God is faithful to bring things to completion, even in personal loss.
This blessing links their story to divine order and completeness—a nation built from loss turned to legacy.
Matthew 1:5-6 – “Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, Jesse the father of King David.”
From Ruth’s obedience came a complete redemption arc reaching to Jesus Christ (see Matthew 1:16).
The Lord wants us to walk in His Divine Order and Government so that we see His Divine Power at work in our lives, bringing us into to a place of being completely complete in every area.