The book of Judges and Ruth are essentially one book, revealing how God worked through tribal leaders to deliver His people from calamities and bondage that came to them as punishment for their disobedience. Consequently in the book of Ruth, God works through a gentile young woman called Ruth to reveal His grand plan for the entire nation of Israel, and the entire human race by setting the pace for the ultimate Kinsman Redeemer who is Jesus Christ Himself.