Today’s Word
Ruth 2:13-23
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Through the Looking-Back Glass
For now we see in a mirror dimly. But then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully just as I also have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 NASB In a mirror – Following his famous summary of the power of love, Paul comments on the human condition…
Double Deal
Thus Naomi returned from the country of Moab; she returned with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabite. Ruth 1:22 JPS Returned – Did you ask, “Why is this verb repeated?” Isn’t it enough to say, “Thus Naomi returned”? Why say it twice – unless there is something for us to learn from this reoccurrence? The literal…
Confession of Faith
“For wherever you go, I will go; wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” Ruth 1:16 JPS Your people – No declaration in the Tanakh carries more impact than Ruth’s declaration of personal commitment. It has been used over and over as a statement of…
Who’s to Blame?
“My lot is far more bitter than yours, for the hand of the LORD has struck out against me.” Ruth 1:13 JPS Than yours – The Hebrew phrase mar li me-od me-kem (“more bitter than yours”) can be read another way. It can also mean “more bitter because of you.” You can see a hint…
Reading What You Want It to Say
“You serpents, you brood of vipers, how shall you escape the sentence of hell?” Matthew 23:33 NASB Brood of vipers – Do you read the Scriptures with an ear toward what you want it to say? Do you read with your past associations, instruction and cultural background as the interpretive pattern? Or do you read…
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