DAY 2:   Read Ruth 4:7

7 At an earlier period in Israel, a man removed his sandal and gave it to the other party in order to make any matter legally binding concerning the right of redemption or the exchange of property. This was the method of legally binding a transaction in Israel.

Ruth 4:7 CSB

• Verse 7 explains the ancient custom of removing a sandal to finalize a transaction. Why do you think a public, symbolic gesture like this was necessary in ancient Israelite culture? What modern equivalents do we have today?

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