Ruth 1
16. And Ruth said, Do not entreat me to leave you, or to keep from following you; for wherever you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God:
17. Where you die, will I die, and there will I be buried; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if even death parts me from you:
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I'll mention this data related to the beginning of the Torah, the truth, Ruth, Israel, and genealogy, for anyone interested in these kinds of connected details:
1. The Torah begins with a big bet (an enlarged letter bet, which means "house")
2. The name Israel = 541, and is the last word in the Torah.
3. The annual Torah cycle contains 54 readings, so on Simchat Torah the last one is read followed by the first Thus parsha #54 is joined with 1, 541.
4. The word Torah reverses to "The Ruth".
5. Beginning with the first letter of the Torah, then at a skip of 541 letters, the message is ben m'rut v'sari: "a son from Ruth and my prince" (or even reading as Sarai, who was barren)-- my prince, which in the whole context would indicate Israel, why that name is what it is (the prince who prevailed).
To give an idea of the spread across the chapters, the last letter of the phrase is in Gen 4:15 in the verb "set" (which is not only a word play on name of the LORD in that verb and verse, but "name of the LORD - shem YHVH - appears just below in the text grid, at Gen 4:26)
And so on. All kinds of stuff for the "digging" - an infinite treasure trove, something for everyone -- every good interest and motivation.
A good place to start is to stand. ~ Kris Kringle, Christmas 1970. ("Put one foot in front of the other" song)
It's like the saying, you can't keep a good man down. Or woman as it were. Joseph and his bones (essense, essential framework, always dreaming big!) could not remain in Egypt for the same reason. It was his very nature to go up.
Astronauts didn't walk on the Moon on dreams alone... everyone worked together to make the vision a reality. Took a lot of attention to and utmost respect for the Laws of God (His rules of the universe) in order to travel that narrow path. No defying gravity whatsoever. Obey gravity. It's the law. :)
Not any work at all if it is love. No work at all. Like a 24/7 Sabbath, where the real accomplishments happen naturally, *because* nobody is working.
Joseph was derided as the "Lord of Dreams."
The Son of Man is the the Lord of the Sabbath.
... we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Naomi laid out her plan (vision) for Ruth, for how to proceed.
In the process of time, Ruth became the mother of the Messiah..
How wonderful! In addition, there's a case to be made that Boaz symbolizes Christ by redeeming and marrying Ruth, who as the Bride of Christ symbolizes the church. Posts #9 & 10 have details.