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It may seem hopeless. Your life is shattered into a million pieces. You are broken and empty. God is calling you to Himself. He is the master artist who can take your broken pieces and assemble them like a stained glass masterpiece. Amanda Nolan sings about that in her song "Broken Pieces." 

Let's explore a "broken pieces" story in the Old Testament.

In this episode, I discuss the following:

• Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture – this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
  • Read in context
  • Listen to an audio version of the text
  • Repetition
  • Consult an outside resource
  • Start with God
  • Follow the cross-references
  • Remember, the characters described in the Bible were REAL
• The free one-page PDF Episode Guide to guide your study - Episode 461 Download
• A valuable resource to study Ruth - Teaching Ruth and Esther by Christopher Ash - Amazon paid link
• Reading Old Testament narratives correctly - Bible Project Video
• A word study on loyal love (translated kindness in Ruth) - Bible Project Video
• When reading Old Testament narratives, the line is not from Old Testament hero to me, it is from Old Testament to Christ, then to me in Christ
• Reading the book of Ruth as a foreshadowing of the gospel
• Five threads to examine as you read:
  • Names of people
  • Places
    • Bethlehem
    • Moab - Numbers 22-25; Deuteronomy 23:3-6
  • The verb to "turn" or "return"

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