ﺗﺄﻤﻼﺕ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻔﺮ ﺭﺍﻋﻮﺙ Contemplations from the

ﺗﺄﻤﻼﺕ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻔﺮ ﺭﺍﻋﻮﺙ Contemplations from the Book of Ruth

!! ﻋﻤﻰ. . . ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﺔ. . . ؟ Naomi … The Grace? !! ﻭ ﺍﺳﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺍﻟﻴﻤﺎﻟﻚ ﻭ ﺍﺳﻢ ﺍﻣﺮﺍﺗﻪ ﻧﻌﻤﻲ ﻭ ﺍﺳﻤﺎ ﺍﺑﻨﻴﻪ ﻣﺤﻠﻮﻥ ﻭ ﺑﻼﺩ ﻣﻮﺍﺏ ﻭ ﻛﻠﻴﻮﻥ ﺍﻓﺮﺍﺗﻴﻮﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻴﺖ ﻟﺤﻢ ﻳﻬﻮﺫﺍ ﻓﺎﺗﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﻰ . ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ. ﻭ ﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻴﻤﺎﻟﻚ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻧﻌﻤﻲ ﻭ ﺑﻘﻴﺖ ﻫﻲ ﻭ ﺍﺑﻨﺎﻫﺎ The name of the man [was] Elimelech, the name of his wife [was] Naomi, and the names of his two sons [were] Mahlon and Chilion -- Ephrathites of Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to the country of Moab and remained there. Then Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.

!! ﻋﻤﻰ. . . ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﺔ. . . ؟ Naomi … The Grace? !! ﺍﻻﺧﺮﻯ ﻓﺎﺧﺬﺍ ﻟﻬﻤﺎ ﺍﻣﺮﺍﺗﻴﻦ ﻣﻮﺍﺑﻴﺘﻴﻦ ﺍﺳﻢ ﺍﺣﺪﺍﻫﻤﺎ ﻋﺮﻓﺔ ﻭ ﺍﺳﻢ ﻛﻼﻫﻤﺎ ﻣﺤﻠﻮﻥ ﺭﺍﻋﻮﺙ ﻭ ﺍﻗﺎﻣﺎ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻧﺤﻮ ﻋﺸﺮ ﺳﻨﻴﻦ. ﺛﻢ ﻣﺎﺗﺎ (5 – 2 : 1 ﻭ ﻛﻠﻴﻮﻥ ﻓﺘﺮﻛﺖ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺍﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺍﺑﻨﻴﻬﺎ ﻭ ﻣﻦ ﺭﺟﻠﻬﺎ. )ﺭﺍ Now they took wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one [was] Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth. And they dwelt there about ten years. Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so the woman survived her two sons and her husband. (Rut 1 : 2 – 5)

!! ﻋﻤﻰ. . . ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﺔ. . . ؟ Naomi … The Grace? !! ﺍﻟﻛﻨﻰ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻴﺖ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ Living in the house of God ( ﺍﻹﺭﺗﺒﺎﻁ )ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺍﺝ Linked Relationship (Marriage) ﺍﻟﺭ ( ﺍﻷﻮﻻﺩ )

ﺇﺧﺘﺒﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻤﺠﺎﻋﺔ The Test of Famine ﻻﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻳﺮ ﻗﺪ ﻻ ﺗﺪﻋﻮﻧﻲ ﻧﻌﻤﻲ ﺑﻞ ﺍﺩﻋﻮﻧﻲ ﻣﺮﺓ ﻓﻘﺎﻟﺖ ﻟﻬﻢ ﺍﻣﺮﻧﻲ ﺟﺪﺍ. ﺍﻧﻲ ﺫﻫﺒﺖ ﻣﻤﺘﻠﺌﺔ ﻭ ﺍﺭﺟﻌﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﺮﺏ ﻓﺎﺭﻏﺔ ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﺪﻋﻮﻧﻨﻲ (21 - 20 : 1 ﻧﻌﻤﻲ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺮﺏ ﻗﺪ ﺍﺫﻟﻨﻲ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻳﺮ ﻗﺪ ﻛﺴﺮﻧﻲ. )ﺭﺍ But she said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. "I went out full, and the LORD has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me? ”(Rut 1: 20 -21)

ﺇﺧﺘﺒﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻤﺠﺎﻋﺔ The Test of Famine ﻗﺪﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﺔ Loosing the Grace ( ﺍﻹﺭﺗﺒﺎﻁ )ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺝ ﻗﺪﺍﻥ Loosing the Relationship (Husband) ﺍﻟﺭ ﻗﺪﺍﻥ ( ﺍﻷﻮﻻﺩ ) Loosing the Fruits

( ﺍﻫﻴﺔ )ﺭﺍﻋﻮﺙ ﻫﺪﺍﻳﺎ A Godly Gift (Ruth) ﻓﺎﺟﺎﺏ ﺑﻮﻋﺰ ﻭ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻟﻬﺎ ﺍﻧﻨﻲ ﻗﺪ ﺍﺧﺒﺮﺕ ﺑﻜﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻓﻌﻠﺖ ﺑﺤﻤﺎﺗﻚ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﻮﺕ ﺭﺟﻠﻚ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺗﺮﻛﺖ ﺍﺑﺎﻙ ﻭ ﺍﻣﻚ ﻭ ﺍﺭﺽ ﻣﻮﻟﺪﻙ ﻭ ﺳﺮﺕ ﺍﻟﻰ ﺷﻌﺐ ﻟﻢ . ﺗﻌﺮﻓﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ And Boaz answered and said to her, "It has been fully reported to me, all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and [how] you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you did not know before.

( ﺍﻫﻴﺔ )ﺭﺍﻋﻮﺙ ﻫﺪﺍﻳﺎ A Godly Gift (Ruth) ﻛﺎﻣﻼ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﻪ ﺍﺳﺮﺍﺋﻴﻞ ﻟﻴﻜﺎﻓﺊ ﺍﻟﺮﺏ ﻋﻤﻠﻚ ﻭ ﻟﻴﻜﻦ ﺍﺟﺮﻙ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺟﺌﺖ ﻟﻜﻲ ﺗﺤﺘﻤﻲ ﺗﺤﺖ ﺟﻨﺎﺣﻴﻪ. ﻓﻘﺎﻟﺖ ﻟﻴﺘﻨﻲ ﺍﺟﺪ ﻧﻌﻤﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ ﻻﻧﻚ ﻗﺪ ﻋﺰﻳﺘﻨﻲ ﻭ ﻃﻴﺒﺖ ﻗﻠﺐ ﺟﺎﺭﻳﺘﻚ ﻭ ﺍﻧﺎ ﻟﺴﺖ ﻛﻮﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻴﺪﻱ (13 - 11 : 2 ﺟﻮﺍﺭﻳﻚ. )ﺭﺍ "The LORD repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge". Then she said, "Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for you have comforted me, and have spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your maidservants". (Rut 2 : 11 - 13)

( ﺍﻫﻴﺔ )ﺭﺍﻋﻮﺙ ﻫﺪﺍﻳﺎ A Godly Gift (Ruth) ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺑﺔ ﺑﻌﺪ Repentance after Losing ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻰ ﺑﻴﺖ ﻟﺤﻢ Going back to Bethlehem ﺟﻠﺐ ﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﺔ ﺷﺨﺺ Someone who brings you Grace

ﺍﻟﺨﺪﻣﺔ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﺤﻞ Service is the Solution ﻭ ﻗﺎﻟﺖ ﺩﻋﻮﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻂ ﻭ ﺍﺟﻤﻊ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﺰﻡ ﻭﺭﺍﺀ ﺍﻟﺤﺼﺎﺩﻳﻦ ﻓﺠﺎﺀﺕ . ﻗﻠﻴﻼ ﻣﺎ ﻟﺒﺜﺖ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺖ ﺍﻻﻥ ﻭ ﻣﻜﺜﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﺒﺎﺡ ﺍﻟﻰ (7 : 2 )ﺭﺍ "And she said, 'Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves' So she came and has continued from morning until now, though she rested a little in the house".

ﺍﻟﺨﺪﻣﺔ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﺤﻞ Service is the Solution ﻭﺍﻟﺭﺑﺔ ﺍﻟﻮﺣﺪﺓ Loneliness & Alienation ﺍﻟﻗﺮ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺣﻲ Spiritual Poorness ﺍﻟﺯﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﻜآﺒﺔ Sadness & Misery ﺻﻐﺮ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ﻭﺍﻟﻴﺄﺲ Low self esteem & Desperateness

ﻻ ﺗﺬﻫﺒﻲ ﻟﺤﻘﻞ آﺨﺮ Do not go to another field ﻻ ﺗﺬﻫﺒﻲ ﻟﺘﻠﺘﻘﻄﻲ ﺍﻻ ﺗﺴﻤﻌﻴﻦ ﻳﺎ ﺑﻨﺘﻲ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺑﻮﻋﺰ ﻟﺮﺍﻋﻮﺙ ﻻﺯﻣﻲ ﻻ ﺗﺒﺮﺣﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻫﻬﻨﺎ ﺑﻞ ﻫﻨﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺣﻘﻞ ﺍﺧﺮ ﻭ ﺍﻳﻀﺎ ﻓﺘﻴﺎﺗﻲ. ﻋﻴﻨﺎﻙ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺤﻘﻞ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺤﺼﺪﻭﻥ Then Boaz said to Ruth, "You will listen, my daughter, will you not? Do not go to glean in another field, nor go from here, but stay close by my young women. "[Let] your eyes [be] on the field which they reap,

ﻻ ﺗﺬﻫﺒﻲ ﻟﺤﻘﻞ آﺨﺮ Do not go to another field ﻻ ﻳﻤﺴﻮﻙ ﻭ ﺍﺫﺍ ﻭ ﺍﺫﻫﺒﻲ ﻭﺭﺍﺀﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﻢ ﺍﻭﺹ ﺍﻟﻐﻠﻤﺎﻥ ﺍﻥ ﺍﻻﻧﻴﺔ ﻭ ﺍﺷﺮﺑﻲ ﻣﻤﺎ ﺍﺳﺘﻘﺎﻩ ﺍﻟﻐﻠﻤﺎﻥ. )ﺭﺍ ﻋﻄﺸﺖ ﻓﺎﺫﻫﺒﻲ ﺍﻟﻰ (9 - 8 : 2 and go after them. Have I not commanded the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink from what

ﻻ ﺗﺬﻫﺒﻲ ﻟﺤﻘﻞ آﺨﺮ Do not go to another field ﺇﺣﺬﺭ ﺍﻟﺘﺸﺘﻴﺖ Beware of Dispersion (no concentration) ﺇﺣﺬﺭ ﺃﺼﺪﻗﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺀ Beware of bad friends ﻋﻴﻨﺎﻙ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺤﻘﻞ Keep an eye on the field

ﻓﻜﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ ﻻ Don’t think of the Future ﻛﺎﻣﻼ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﻪ ﻟﻴﻜﺎﻓﺊ ﺍﻟﺮﺏ ﻋﻤﻠﻚ ﻭ ﻟﻴﻜﻦ ﺍﺟﺮﻙ ﺍﺳﺮﺍﺋﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺟﺌﺖ ﻟﻜﻲ ﺗﺤﺘﻤﻲ ﺗﺤﺖ ﺟﻨﺎﺣﻴﻪ. ﻓﻘﺎﻟﺖ ﻟﻴﺘﻨﻲ ﺍﺟﺪ ﻻﻧﻚ ﻗﺪ ﻋﺰﻳﺘﻨﻲ ﻧﻌﻤﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ ﺳﻴﺪﻱ "The LORD repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge". Then she said, "Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for you have comforted me,

ﻓﻜﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ ﻻ Don’t think of the Future . ﻭ ﻃﻴﺒﺖ ﻗﻠﺐ ﺟﺎﺭﻳﺘﻚ ﻭ ﺍﻧﺎ ﻟﺴﺖ ﻛﻮﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻮﺍﺭﻳﻚ (13 - 12 : 2 )ﺭﺍ and have spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your maidservants". (Rut 2 : 12 - 13)

ﻓﻜﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ ﻻ Don’t think of the Future ﻙ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻮﺍﺿﻊ Hold on to Humility ﺍﻵﻦ . . . ﺇﺑﺤﺚ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﺔ Search for the Grace … NOW ﻻ ﺗﻬﺘﻤﻮﺍ ﺑﺎﻟﻐﺪ Do not worry about Tomorrow

ﺍﻟﺴﻬﺮ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺣﻲ Spiritual Awakeness (Spiritual Watchfulness) ﻻﻥ ﻻ ﺗﺨﺎﻓﻲ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻘﻮﻟﻴﻦ ﺍﻓﻌﻞ ﻟﻚ ﺍﻻﻥ ﻳﺎ ﺑﻨﺘﻲ ﻭ (11 : 3 ﺟﻤﻴﻊ ﺍﺑﻮﺍﺏ ﺷﻌﺒﻲ ﺗﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻧﻚ ﺍﻣﺮﺍﺓ ﻓﺎﺿﻠﺔ. )ﺭﺍ "And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you request, for all the people of my town know that you [are] a virtuous woman. (Rut 3 : 11)

ﺍﻟﺴﻬﺮ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺣﻲ Spiritual Awakeness (Spiritual Watchfulness) ﻓﺎﻏﺘﺴﻠﻲ ﻭ ﺗﺪﻫﻨﻲ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺒﺴﻲ ﺛﻴﺎﺑﻚ ﻭ ﺍﻧﺰﻟﻲ ﺍﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺪﺭ ﻭ ﻟﻜﻦ 3 ﺍﻻﻛﻞ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﺏ )ﺭﺍ ﻻ ﺗﻌﺮﻓﻲ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻳﻔﺮﻍ ﻣﻦ (3 : "Therefore wash yourself and anoint yourself, put on your [best] garment and go down to the threshing floor; [but] do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating

ﺍﻟﺴﻬﺮ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺣﻲ Spiritual Awakeness (Spiritual Watchfulness) ﻻﻥ ﺍﻻﻣﺮ ﻓﻘﺎﻟﺖ ﺍﺟﻠﺴﻲ ﻳﺎ ﺑﻨﺘﻲ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺗﻌﻠﻤﻲ ﻛﻴﻒ ﻳﻘﻊ (18 : 3 ﺍﻻﻣﺮ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ )ﺭﺍ ﻻ ﻳﻬﺪﺍ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻳﺘﻤﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ Then she said, "Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day" (Rut 3 : 18)

ﺍﻟﺴﻬﺮ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺣﻲ Spiritual Awakeness (Spiritual Watchfulness) ﺛﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻫﺎﺗﻲ ﺍﻟﺮﺩﺍﺀ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻭ ﺍﻣﺴﻜﻴﻪ ﻓﺎﻣﺴﻜﺘﻪ ﻓﺎﻛﺘﺎﻝ ﺳﺘﺔ ﻣﻦ (15 : 3 ﺍﻟﺸﻌﻴﺮ ﻭ ﻭﺿﻌﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﺛﻢ ﺩﺧﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ. )ﺭﺍ Also he said, "Bring the shawl that [is] on you and hold it" And when she held it, he measured six [ephahs] of barley, and laid [it] on her. Then she went into the city. (Rut 3 : 15)

ﺍﻷﺒﺪﻱ ﺍﻹﻟﺘﺼﺎﻕ The Eternal Attachment . ﻓﺎﺧﺬﺕ ﻧﻌﻤﻲ ﺍﻟﻮﻟﺪ ﻭ ﻭﺿﻌﺘﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺣﻀﻨﻬﺎ ﻭ ﺻﺎﺭﺕ ﻟﻪ ﻣﺮﺑﻴﺔ (16 : 4 )ﺭﺍ Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her bosom, and became a nurse to him. (Rut 4 : 16)

ﺍﻷﺒﺪﻱ ﺍﻹﻟﺘﺼﺎﻕ The Eternal Attachment ﺍﻟﺯﻣﻨﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺨﻠﺺ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺨﻄﻴﺔ ( )ﺍﻟﻔﻜﺎﻙ Getting rid of the constant sin (Redemption) ﺍﻟﺭ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺍﺝ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ The New Fruit The New Marriage