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The story of Ruth is a beautiful love story of redemption. It's a short book in the Bible and it's considerably one of those books in the Bible where I can read it today and have more appetite for reading several chapters in 1 Samuel after that. However, there is much meaning in the four chapters of the Book of Ruth than one can imagine.  The disastrous decisions The first part of the story talks about the disastrous decision of Elimelech and Naomi. They should have known it was better to starve in God's presence than to be in the territory of the enemy. They went to the land of Moab. The Moabites were the second set of oppressors after Othniel died. Judging by the timeline - it must be sometime the Book of Judges when they flew to Moab. Both their sons Mahlon and Chilion now committed yet another transgression - they married two Moabite women named Ruth and Orphah. It's even believed that both Mahlon and Chilion were infected with malaria that led to their d...

1 Corinthians 13 is the love chapter in the Bible that talks about what real love is. The older language uses charity or love in action. The Greek word used is agape or ag-ah'-pay. Strong's definition has it as love that is the affection or benevolence. Thayer's definition would have it as affection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love. This is not the worldly kind of love but genuine love. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 I thought about the many times I wish I had the tongues of men and of angels but all of that becomes useless without love. How can that be? I could think of how men wish they had the tongues of men and of angels to court someone they like - but if that motive was for lust or power then all those fine speeches mean nothing. It can also apply to how somebody can explain stuff so well - but if it were not in love then it's comparable to a sounding brass or tinkling cymbal. It's further validated by the proverb that says, "Words are like ...