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Posted on 09/23/2020 5:58:22 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6
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1 In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. 2 The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion.
3 Now Elimelek, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 They married Moabite women, one named Orpah and the other Ruth. After they had lived there about ten years, 5 both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.
6 When Naomi heard in Moab that the Lord had come to the aid of his people by providing food for them, 7 with her two daughters-in-law she set out on the road that would take them back to the land of Judah.
8 Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you, to your mother’s home. 9 May the Lord grant that each of you will find rest in the home of another husband.”
Then she kissed them goodbye and they wept aloud 10 and said to her, “We will go back with you to your people.”
11 But Naomi said, “Return home, my daughters.”
14 At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.”
16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.” 18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.
19 So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
22 So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning.
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NOTE: Artworks are numbered to facilitate your commenting
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by EVELYN DE MORGAN, née Pickering
“Naomi and Ruth”
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by JAN VICTORS
“Ruth and Naomi”
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by PIETER LASTMAN
“Ruth and Naomi”
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by CHANA HELEN ROSENBERG
“Naomi & Ruth”
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by HILARY SYLVESTER
“Ruth & Naomi”
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by SUZI DENNIS
“Ruth & Naomi” – collage
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by SARA M. NOVENSON
“Ruth & Naomi”
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by MARY ASCHER
“Ruth and Naomi”
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by HE QI
“Ruth & Naomi”
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by KOPEL GURWIN
“Ruth and Naomi”
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by CODY F MILLER
“Ruth & Naomi”
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by RICHARD McBEE
“Naomi & Ruth”
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by CODY F. MILLER
“Ruth & Naomi’s Journey”
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by PAUL CUMES
“Ruth and Naomi”
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“Ruth and Naomi”
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by CODY F. MILLER
“Ruth & Naomi’s Light”
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SNEAK PEEK: Next time, RUTH GLEANS If you're sensing the Holy Spirit is suggesting
that you read ahead, we'll be in Ruth 2. .
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R E S O U R C E S . .
If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing page
which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:
"Naomi & Ruth"
Where no attribution appears below a work,
the artist's name is unknown;
numbered to facilitate your commenting
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Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:
REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN
GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours
JAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes
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This series keeps moving from one Bible passage to another,
so here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE
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Finally, here are links to the
PREVIOUS 81 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
, with descriptive titles to assist you in finding those which interest you
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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site,
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!
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NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA Q u a l i t y The Bible and its Author is my focus, not the art:
this is The Bible in Paintings, not “Great Paintings” nor even “Good Paintings.” So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don’t need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby’s. They only need to illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm asking the Holy Spirit to guide. Often, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.P a c i n g The pace may seem glacial to those eager to see their favorite events. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence; if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic. But where there is no art, that Bible passage goes untold here. The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing. Always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!Art is merely the Toy Department of Bible study,
so I’m just having fun here—I hope you are, too!
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The Bible encourages us to meditate on it (Ps. 1:1-3, 119:11-16, etc.); these artists have done so, and their works can assist us and enrich our own thoughts about biblical characters, incidents and concepts, and increase our faith in He who is behind it all. As you encounter and consider these images and the related Scriptures and the Spirit enlightens your understanding, please share it with us!
But it is not only oil-on-canvas that can so help us; I refer to the astonishing video series The Chosen, which strolls through the four Gospels at the most leisurely pace. The eight episodes of Season 1 are finished, and the second of a planned seven seasons is coming soon. I say "leisurely" because after an entire year’s viewing Jesus still has only seven of the apostles (although He's preparing to call up Thomas from the minor leagues--but Thomas is skeptical, of course). Anticipating a canvas of fifty-plus hours instead of a movie's paltry two hours, The Chosen turns the characters (especially including Jesus!) into three-dimensional humans and brings the Gospels alive--you have never seen anything even remotely like it! Here is the Official Trailer.
Here is a link for free viewing of The Chosen: “Works with your phone, tablet, and you can cast to your Roku or Chromecast.” Last fall I paid $34.98 for DVDs and ongoing internet access—best 35 bucks I’ve ever spent (I don’t recall how much our marriage license cost, but then it was 42 years ago).
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my mothers name was Naomi and her sister’s was Ruth
Did your mother and aunt like their names? Did those names inspire them in some way?
her parents had traditional German names both born in the 1800’s
yes mom and Ruth were happy with their names, mom lived up to hers more Ruth did
The laudable old practice of giving biblical names and virtues (Faith, Hope, Patience) to one’s children largely and lamentably has died out. Our daughters’ names both come from the same verse, Luke 8:3—Joanna and Susanna. This loss is a measure of biblical illiteracy here in post-Christian America. But, we have the Bible here in pictures!
Amen
"For where you go, I will go." ~ Ruth
For one thing, wherever you find the tRUTH, you'll find RUTH, being the famous matriarch of David's line.
Every detail really is worked out to a T. :)
You hit paydirt there: as adorable as this story is, the ancestry of (ostensibly David but in reality) Jesus is the ONLY reason it made it into the Bible. You’ll enjoy tomorrow’s, which begins with a little related thought-problem. That’s all I’m saying....
Sorry, I was confused and therefore mistaken. The interesting thought-problem I referenced actually leads off post #84, due tomorrow, Friday. My apology.
That's perfectly okay! There's plenty of thought for today. And besides, the Book of Ruth has 85 verses, so you can keep this topic going. :)
Because we are so close to the end, I'll continue with verse 83 on today's "gleaning" post #83 (the thread I was reading when I saw your ping to this one.)
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