“We will wait. We will wait till all is made righteous according to the word of God.” The sexual temptations of our day are pervasive and powerful, just like they were that night in Bethlehem (2:4; 4:11). Bethlehem—think of it! Perhaps this triumph of purity took place near the very spot where, a thousand years later, a virgin would give birth to Jesus, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of a pure union between Boaz and Ruth. When you hear the
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