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The concept of judgment is at odds with today’s culture, which considers it a sin to suggest there is such a thing as sin. Perhaps that is partly because we have seen all too clearly the fallibility of those who judge. What many of us long for is not judgment but righteousness and deliverance from oppression. That is why the books of Judges and Ruth are so relevant today: Judges, because it...

promise (in parallel to Ruth’s symbolic actions that previous evening). After remaining the night, Ruth arises early before anyone else, after which Boaz expresses the thought: “Don’t let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.” The writer is communicating the idea that both Boaz and Ruth now take the initiative in the progress toward resolution of what has become their common cause. Boaz’s symbolic action of promise (3:15) is parallel to his first act of generosity in 2:14–17. Asking
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