Some more notes on Naomi in Ruth 1

Ruth 1:1 - Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

NOTE: As most others, Naomi and Elimilech did that which was right in their own eyes in going to Moab.

Cross References: Deuteronomy 12:8; Judges 17:6, 21:25; Proverbs 21:2

NOTE: The believer will always suffer outside the will of God.  You will always lose more in a green Moab, than even in a famined Bethlehem.

Ruth 1:6 - Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.

NOTE: She missed the best part of this revival.

Ruth 1:21a - I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty...

NOTE: Didn't she leave thinking she was empty in Bethlehem and going to Moab to get full?  Leaving for Moab will forever change your life!

Ruth 1:20 - And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

NOTE: He might bring you home empty, but He wants to bring you home!

Psalms chapters 78, 79, 80 Notes

Note at Psalm 78:1-8 - God's Plan: Pass it On! Either (1) Multi-generational faithfulness; or (2) Break the cycle of unfaithfulness for the next generations ("Change your family tree.")

Psalm 79:9 - Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name....

Note: God's help and forgiveness are always for His own glory. So Psalm 79:10; Psalm 79:13; Psalm 23:3; Psalm 115:1; Isaiah 43:21; Isaiah 48:9; Jeremiah 14:7, 21; Ephesians 1:6;

Appropriate heading for Psalm 80: "Prayer for the nation."

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Daily Benefits & Notes in 68th Psalm

Psalm 68:5 - A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

Cross refs: Psalm 10:14; Psalm 10:18; Psalm 146:9; Jeremiah 49:11; Hosea 14:3; Exodus 22:22-24; Deuteronomy 10:18; Proverbs 15:25.

Psalm 68:6a - God setteth the solitary in families....

Even into the New Testament family of God! John 1:12; I John 3:1; I Corinthians 12:13; I Corinthians 12:18; Ephesians 1:6; Ephesians 2:6; Ephesians 2:12-14; Ephesians 2:19-22; Ephesians 3:14-15; Ephesians 4:4-6.

Psalm 68:19 - Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

He daily loadeth us with benefits! Amen! Hitch up the wagon of prayer every morning, back it up to God's loading dock and simply ask Him in faith for your daily load of benefits!

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I Will Not Fear What Flesh Can Do

Psalm 56:4 - In God will I praise his word, in God have I put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

"I will not fear what flesh can do..." Cross refs: Matthew 10:28; Luke 12:4-5; Psalm 118:6; Proverbs 28:25; Isaiah 31:3; Jeremiah 1:8; Acts 20:24; Philippians 1:28; Hebrews 13:6; I Peter 3:14; Revelation 2:10.

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Even Unto Death

Psalm 48:14 - For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

Our Guide, Even Unto Death!

Cross references:

Job 13:15 - Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him...

Psalm 23:4 - Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me...

Psalm 73:24 - Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

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The Great Angel Camp-Out

Psalm 34:7 - The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

What a wonderful promise! Elisha rested in it, II Kings 6:17; as did Jerusalem in a siege, II Kings 19:35; and Daniel in the Lions' Den, Daniel 6:22. Missionaries in heathen lands have given testimony that the violent tribes fear to attack the camp, for they see the angels protecting. See testimony of John G. Paton in the Hebrides islands, as well as others.

Important cross refs: Psalm 91:11; Matthew 18:10; Hebrews 1:13-14.

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Notes & Quotes in 27th Psalm

Psalm 27:5a - For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion

"The best of shelter in the worst of danger." - C. H. Spurgeon.

Psalm 27:5b - in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me;

Compare: I Kings 1:50-53; I Kings 2:28-34.

Psalm 27:6 - And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

Sacrifice and singing!  Not parties in the palace.  Not feasts and festivals.  Not dancing in the streets or planning the next triumph.  But first and foremost, sacrifice and singing.  First to the house of God, the God of my salvation!

Important cross ref: Hebrews 13:15, the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving.

Psalm 27:8 - When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Immediate obedience when the Spirit moves you to pray or draw close to God!

Psalm 27:10 - When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

Proven in Genesis 21:14-20; Exodus 2:1-10; II Timothy 4:16-17.

Important cross ref: Isaiah 49:15.

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Notes in Genesis Chapter Fifteen

Genesis 15:1 - After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Note: Put in context - "After these things."  After Abram goes to battle to rescue Lot (chapter 14), God reminds him "I am thy shield."  After Abram turns down the reward from the King of Sodom, God reminds him, "I am thy exceeding great reward."

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Sleeping Peacefully in God's Care

Psalm 3:5 - (While being pursued by enemies) I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

Sleeping peacefully in God's care even while danger threatens, For so He giveth His beloved sleep, Psalm 127:2.  See Psalm 4:8; Leviticus 26:6; Job 11:18-19; Proverbs 3:24.  Jesus, trusting God, slept peacefully in the boat in the midst of a storm, Mark 4:38.

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Psalm 27:10

Psalm 27:10 - When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

Proven in Genesis 21:14-20; Exodus 2:1-10; II Timothy 4:16-17.

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Psalm 27:5b

Psalm 27:5b - ...in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me...

In the Tabernacle's Holy of Holies, behind the veil, the secret dwelling place of God, where NONE but the High Priest entered or be struck immediately DEAD.  What better hiding place or protection from the enemies of us who are now seated in heavenly places with Christ, our Great High Priest?

Compare: I Kings 1:50-53, 2:28-34.

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Psalm 27:5

Psalm 27:5 - For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion....

"The best of shelter in the worst of danger." - Spurgeon

From "The Treasury of David" by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, exposition of Psalm 27.