Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ruth 4:10

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According to the author of the book of Ruth, this verse means that Boaz decided to marry Ruth to help keep her late husband's family name alive. He wanted everyone to know that he was doing something kind and important for Ruth and her family.

Ruth 4:10: Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye [are] witnesses this day.

Contradiction with Matthew 22:30

This verse mentions that in the resurrection people neither marry nor are given in marriage, which contrasts with Ruth 4:10 where marriage is a key action to sustain lineage.

Matthew 22:30: But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:8

Paul advises the unmarried and widows to remain single, which contrasts with Boaz's marriage to Ruth, a widow, in Ruth 4:10.

1 Corinthians 7:8: I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:39

This verse allows widows to remarry, but only in the Lord, whereas Ruth 4:10 concerns a Levirate marriage arranged to preserve a family name.

1 Corinthians 7:39: The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 5:11-12

Advises younger widows to remarry, but criticizes when they cast off their first faith, whereas Ruth 4:10 depicts a widow marrying for family duty.

1 Timothy 5:11-12: But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
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