Day 160..."David's genealogy..."Spankings"..."Nicodemus sighting."

Ruth marries Boaz and they bear a son. The son is the reason there is such drama with the threshing floor and the term "redeem." In the last verses of this short Book is the significance of the child..."They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David." David's lineage, as Jesus', comes from Ruth's faithfulness to her mother-in-law. The Proverbs continue to offer gems..."Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin" and one of the most famous ones..."Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him." Child rearing has many philosophies but this one is often quoted. Spankings are controversial from some and necessary for others. Why did Jesus rock the establishment and threaten? Today's reading in John offers one reason...“Why did you not bring him?” The officers answered, “No one ever spoke like this man!” We have another Nicodemus sighting today. Sound like he is moving toward new birth, when he defends Jesus...“Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?” They replied, “Are you from Galilee too?" Nicodemus' answer stood out!