5.26.2021
Digging Deeper | Introduction + Ruth 1
hey ya'll. welcome to my little bible study corner on the blog!
one thing I love about the word is the way it stays relevant and parallels throughout the entire text. here’s a conversation between Naomi, Orpah, and Ruth that has withstood the test of time and is still so relevant.
𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Naomi: go, return each of you to her mother's house (v.8)
Orpah & Ruth: no, we will return with you to your people (v.10)
Naomi: turn back, my daughters (v.11)
Orpah: kissed her mother in law and left (v.14)
Ruth: do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God (v.16)
𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆
Orpah did what was expected, but what beautiful words from Ruth! I feel as if they are the perfect examples of believers today • Orpah was eager at first, but then times got tough and she went back on her worldly way... but Ruth? she would not be moved even though all their provisions were gone, their was security gone, and comfort was found only in each other.
today, let us be like Ruth and stand firm on Him and His word even when we are left wondering what comes next. be assured that He has a plan & that you are a part of it.
𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹
𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘫𝘰𝘺, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 ⅃ 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟭𝟯:𝟮𝟬-𝟮𝟭 • ex. orpah
𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘵. 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘴 ⅃ 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟭𝟯:𝟮𝟯 • ex. ruth
I feel like I want to share, document, and make more faith-based content, so this is my first mini-study post. I'll continue to post visual verses as I make them, but I am wanting to share closer and deeper looks into the things I'm studying.
I want to say that these will be consistently flowing, but if I'm going to be honest, they're probably going to be all over the place. I'll be sharing what God puts on my heart and that may mean I'll be in the new testament even though we're starting in Ruth.
These studies will reflect the seasons of life I'm in, the emotions I am feeling, and the wanting to connect with the Lord on a deeper level.
I'm letting you know now that I want to share + show y'all that faith isn't just going to church and wearing Sunday's best. it's about a real relationship and pursuing Him in all that you do, in how you treat others, and how you allow Him to lead your life.
Before you come at me, let me just say the church is important, yes, but the church, biblically speaking, is not the building -- it's the fellowship with your fellow believer.
It's loving people around you, it's showing the world that you are set apart. It's gathering with a fellow believer in Christ and encouraging them in hard seasons. It's having dinner with the family next door and singing worship music together. It's gathering with your members of your community and praying. It's so much more than getting dressed on Sunday and listening to a sermon. so yes, the church is essential when it's about the jesus, community and fellowship -- 100%
so long tanget made short, all I really want to say is that I want to help lead others to Christ in whatever form I can. When I was a teen, I made visual verses and posted them all over the internet. I stopped after I got married, but it's time to take that same passion, revive it and bring it here to the blog.
Digging Deeper into Ruth 1
𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 one thing I love about the word is the way it stays relevant and parallels throughout the entire text. here’s a conversation between Naomi, Orpah, and Ruth that has withstood the test of time and is still so relevant.
𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Naomi: go, return each of you to her mother's house (v.8)
Orpah & Ruth: no, we will return with you to your people (v.10)
Naomi: turn back, my daughters (v.11)
Orpah: kissed her mother in law and left (v.14)
Ruth: do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God (v.16)
𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆
Orpah did what was expected, but what beautiful words from Ruth! I feel as if they are the perfect examples of believers today • Orpah was eager at first, but then times got tough and she went back on her worldly way... but Ruth? she would not be moved even though all their provisions were gone, their was security gone, and comfort was found only in each other.
today, let us be like Ruth and stand firm on Him and His word even when we are left wondering what comes next. be assured that He has a plan & that you are a part of it.
𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹
𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘫𝘰𝘺, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 ⅃ 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟭𝟯:𝟮𝟬-𝟮𝟭 • ex. orpah
𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘵. 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘴 ⅃ 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟭𝟯:𝟮𝟯 • ex. ruth
