Apparently Ruth also doesn’t understand the difference between the OLD and the NEW.
Just what is the difference? That Jesus is now in control? Did He not say,”...,I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.
John 5:18-20
The New may have shown us the ultimate love of God, we often fail to see it in the Law, but it does not in any way negate the justice of the Old Testament. Since becoming a parent I see God’s love in the Old Testament much more clearly. Ever wonder why one of the first things we teach our kids is “HOT”? Because we don’t want our children to get burned. Just like God.