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- Naomi: From Bitterness to Blessing. Naomi’s story, chronicled in the Book of Ruth, is a poignant narrative of loss, survival, and providential restoration.
- Ruth: Loyalty and Love Beyond Loss. Ruth’s story, found in the book bearing her name, begins with her steadfast decision to stay with Naomi, her mother-in-law, after the death of her husband.
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InBible study of Jesus' parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18:1-8 includes outlines, discussion questions, and lessons to learn.
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In the parable of the persistent widow (Luke 18:1-8), a poor, powerless person (the widow) persists in nagging a corrupt, powerful person (the judge) to do justice for her. The parable assumes John the Baptists teaching that holding a position of power and leadership obligates you to work justly, especially on behalf of the poor and weak. But Jesus...
The purpose of the parable is to encourage Christians to persevere in their faith against all odds. But it also has two applications for those who work in positions of leadership. First, the juxtaposition of a corrupt judge with a just God implies that Gods will is at work even in a corrupt world. The judges job is to do justice, and by God, he wil...
The second point is that only God can bring about justice in a corrupt world. That is why we must pray and not give up in our work. God can bring miraculous justice in a corrupt world, just as God can bring miraculous healing in a sick world. Suddenly, the Berlin wall opens, the apartheid regime crumbles, peace breaks out. In the parable of the per...
1. ( 2 Kings 4:1-7) Provision for a widow. A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.” So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you?
Mark 12:43-44. Jesus saw her and was so impressed by her offering that he called his disciples to him to use her as an object lesson for the kind of giving that pleases God. He said, “She gave more than all the others.”. God has an altogether different way of judging the value of our gifts.
Jesus teaches persistence in prayer through the Parable of a Widow who keeps pestering an unjust judge until he gives her what she is entitled to.
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Sep 10, 2023 · Widowhood presents a difficult time in a woman’s life, especially when compounded with a diminished ability to meet financial needs, a common circumstance in the ancient patriarchal world of the Bible.
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