In our last post we ended with Ruth and Naomi returning from Moab to Bethlehem. Notice in Ruth 1:22 it says “Now they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest.”
The barley harvest was in the month of Nisan (March-April). It was a time when the community expressed joy and praise to God for His goodness. It was spring, a time of new life and new beginning. It was so apropos that Naomi and Ruth would arrive at this time as they too were experiencing new beginnings.
My friend, we all have new beginnings in our lives, the question is are we trusting God for these new beginnings?
Naomi soon learned that God's hand of blessing was on this young woman, Ruth and that He would accomplish great things through her obedience.
As we continue our study in Chapter two we will see:
We must live by faith in the Lord 2:1-3
We must live by the Grace of God 2:4-16
We must live in Hope 2:17-23
I look forward to studying this book with you as we glean from her example of being committed no matter what the cost.
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