Today’s Word
God’s Version of “Pay It Forward”
Why have I found favor in your sight that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner? Ruth 2:10 Favor – The story of Ruth is the story of the effects of compassion. Ruth leaves all her security behind in order to provide for her mother-in-law. She turns her back on her…
Random Accidents?
And she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz Ruth 2:3 Happened – This world believes in serendipity. That’s the “happy accidents” perspective. In general, we have forgotten what every believing Jew knows is at the core of existence. The truth is that God is in charge. Therefore, there are…
A Plot in the Names
Now Naomi had a kinsman of her husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz Ruth 2:1 Elimelech . . Boaz – Naomi takes the name Marah, a play on the Hebrew word for “bitter”. Then we find that she has a kinsman, a moda’, within her husband’s…
Naming Myself
“Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.” Ruth 1:20 Mara . . Bitterly – Do you know why Naomi gives herself a new name? That is quite unusual, even in our own day. When someone decides to take a new first name, it usually signals…
The Smell of Sacrifice
The LORD smelled the soothing aroma; and the LORD said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, Genesis 8:21 Soothing Aroma – Can you imagine the scene? Noah brings the animals out of the ark. He takes one of each of the acceptable animals and birds and sacrifices them…
Wander No Longer
“If you will return, O Israel,” declares the LORD, “Then you should return to Me.” Jeremiah 4:1 Return – Perhaps the most important Hebrew word you can ever learn is shuv. Why? Because it is the verb for turning to God. It is used more than 1000 times in the Bible. God calls to every…
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