ASSIGNMENT:
Read Ruth 1:19-22
On Friday we looked at the meanings of different names in the book of Ruth. We learned the Naomi means "pleasant" and yet when she returned to Bethlehem she asked her friends to "call me Mara, for the Almighty has made my life very bitter." To make a connection, look up Exodus 15:22-23. What similar word was used, and what did it describe.
In Monday's post 4 overall themes found in Ruth were listed. Go back and peruse Ruth 1. What verse found there states one of these themes?
*Again, you are encouraged you go back and read through the previous discussion on the board. There have already been some wonderful insights made about some of the verses we are looking at today.
PONDER THIS:
As we read through the book of Ruth, and, for that matter, any portion of the Bible, we should look for examples of God’s sovereignty. This is not always easy for our human eye to detect. By the same token, we should move through our days with an eye out for what God is doing in our lives as well. In Ruth 1:20-21 it appears that Naomi understood this and recognized the soveriegn power of the Lord at work in her life.
