Matthew 1:5-6 “Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of King David.”
In the lineage of Jesus from Matthew 1, Boaz is identified as the mother Rahab, the prostitute of the Canaanite city of Jericho. Despite her sin she showed great faith, but we can assume that the consequence of her past was a reputation that followed her for a lifetime. Is it possible that being born to a woman that struggled greatly gave Boaz a deep sense of compassion and mercy toward women? Did this experience lead Boaz to become the kinsman redeemer who rescued the desperate and hungry Ruth in the wheat fields.
With many of the young girls we see inside they are not protected by men but more often used, abused, and manipulated by them. Two weeks ago, we worked with two girls from the Waxter Center in Laurel, Maryland who both found themselves locked up related to abuse by older men in their lives. Be sure to know that I am not a self-hating man and we hold the girls accountable for their actions just as we do the boys but there seems to always be a deeper truth behind a young girl’s incarceration.
The first girl was a runaway from Virginia escaping an abusive home life and the second was a 15-year-old caught up in a murder charge for being with an older man who committed the crime. What would our society look like if our boys, especially those boys from broken homes with mothers like Rahab, grew into kinsmen redeemers and protectors like Boaz. We pray for this every day, for the boys to step up into manhood and for the young girls to grow into strong woman of faith who know they are loved. Would you join us in this prayer?
Matthew 1:5-6 “Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of King David.”
In the lineage of Jesus from Matthew 1, Boaz is identified as the mother Rahab, the prostitute of the Canaanite city of Jericho. Despite her sin she showed great faith, but we can assume that the consequence of her past was a reputation that followed her for a lifetime. Is it possible that being born to a woman that struggled greatly gave Boaz a deep sense of compassion and mercy toward women? Did this experience lead Boaz to become the kinsman redeemer who rescued the desperate and hungry Ruth in the wheat fields.
With many of the young girls we see inside they are not protected by men but more often used, abused, and manipulated by them. Two weeks ago, we worked with two girls from the Waxter Center in Laurel, Maryland who both found themselves locked up related to abuse by older men in their lives. Be sure to know that I am not a self-hating man and we hold the girls accountable for their actions just as we do the boys but there seems to always be a deeper truth behind a young girl’s incarceration.
The first girl was a runaway from Virginia escaping an abusive home life and the second was a 15-year-old caught up in a murder charge for being with an older man who committed the crime. What would our society look like if our boys, especially those boys from broken homes with mothers like Rahab, grew into kinsmen redeemers and protectors like Boaz. We pray for this every day, for the boys to step up into manhood and for the young girls to grow into strong woman of faith who know they are loved. Would you join us in this prayer?
In the lineage of Jesus from Matthew 1, Boaz is identified as the mother Rahab, the prostitute of the Canaanite city of Jericho. Despite her sin she showed great faith, but we can assume that the consequence of her past was a reputation that followed her for a lifetime. Is it possible that being born to a woman that struggled greatly gave Boaz a deep sense of compassion and mercy toward women? Did this experience lead Boaz to become the kinsman redeemer who rescued the desperate and hungry Ruth in the wheat fields.
With many of the young girls we see inside they are not protected by men but more often used, abused, and manipulated by them. Two weeks ago, we worked with two girls from the Waxter Center in Laurel, Maryland who both found themselves locked up related to abuse by older men in their lives. Be sure to know that I am not a self-hating man and we hold the girls accountable for their actions just as we do the boys but there seems to always be a deeper truth behind a young girl’s incarceration.
The first girl was a runaway from Virginia escaping an abusive home life and the second was a 15-year-old caught up in a murder charge for being with an older man who committed the crime. What would our society look like if our boys, especially those boys from broken homes with mothers like Rahab, grew into kinsmen redeemers and protectors like Boaz. We pray for this every day, for the boys to step up into manhood and for the young girls to grow into strong woman of faith who know they are loved. Would you join us in this prayer?