Day 1 · Naomi Becomes a Widow
Ruth 1:1–5
1In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab. 2The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there. 3Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons, 4who took Moabite women as their wives, one named Orpah and the other named Ruth. And after they had lived in Moab about ten years, 5both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.
Berean Standard Bible
Observe
Notice how verses 3 and 5 describe Naomi: what changes in what she is left with between these two verses?
Apply
When unexpected loss or hardship disrupts your plans, how can you turn to God in honest prayer this week?
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