The Bible calls a husband to protect his wife.

Nancy DeMas Walgamoos says, when he doesn't fulfill that role, a wife can still experience

protection.

Regardless of how well your husband does or does not fulfill that responsibility, you can

know that you have refuge under the winds of God, that he is your kinsman redeemer.

This is the Reviver Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMas Walgamuth, author of Lies, Women Believe

in the Truth that Sets Them Free.

For February 1st, 2021, I'm Dana Gresh. fresh.

Okay, imagine something with me.

You're getting dressed up.

You're approaching a man while he's sleeping and then lying down at his feet.

That sounds pretty strange to our ears, but it was the appropriate action for a godly woman of the Bible. Nancy's going to explain that as she continues in his series

called Ruth, the transforming power of redeeming love. Well, we finally come today to chapter three of the book of Ruth.

And a word that I would use, perhaps as a title for this chapter, is the word request.

We come to the place where Ruth makes a request of Boaz, who is her near-kinsman, the one

qualified to serve as her redeemer, her Goel, if you remember that

Hebrew word, and she makes the request for him to fulfill that function and to continue

the family line.

And as we walk through this chapter, you'll see that in the approaching marriage of Ruth

and Boaz, there is a beautiful, powerful picture

of our relationship with the Lord Jesus, who is our kinsman Redeemer, our Savior, our Goel,

our protector.

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