Kisah kitab Rut menceritakan kesetiaan Rut, seorang wanita Moab, kepada mertuanya Naomi meski mengalami masa sulit. Rut tetap setia menemani Naomi walaupun disarankan untuk kembali ke keluarganya. Kesetiaan Rut akhirnya membawanya menikah dengan Boas dan melahirkan Obed, moyang raja Daud dan Yesus Kristus. Kisah ini menunjukkan kasih setia Allah yang memelihara umat-Nya di tengah pender
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
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Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
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2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
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Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
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A report by thenetworkone and Kurio.
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- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
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From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
ChatGPT and the Future of Work - Clark Boyd Clark Boyd
Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
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• Understand the limitations of the technology and where human expertise is crucial
• Gain insight into different AI-based tools
• Adopt AI-based tools to stay relevant and optimize work for developers and testers
* ChatGPT and OpenAI belong to OpenAI, L.L.C.
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It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
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- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
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From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
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Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
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If you think managing projects is too difficult, think again.
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basics – to make it quicker and easier, without sacrificing
the vital ingredients for success.
“If you’re looking for some real-world guidance, then The Six Step Guide to Practical Project Management will help.”
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• Learn how to use ChatGPT to add AI power to your testing and test automation
• Understand the limitations of the technology and where human expertise is crucial
• Gain insight into different AI-based tools
• Adopt AI-based tools to stay relevant and optimize work for developers and testers
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2. Judul kitab Rut merupakan nama dari salah-satu tokoh
perempuan dari kitab ini, dari suku bangsa Moab,
Di dalam Kanon Ibrani dan Septuaginta hanya kitab Rut dan Ester,
judul kitab dengan nama perempuan.
Diperkirakan pemilihan judul tersebut terkait Rut sebagai salah
satu tokoh penting yang diceritakan.
Kisah Rut merupakan kisah yang mengharukan dimulai dengan
situasi yang sulit yakni, kelaparan yang melanda Israel (1:1a),
dilanjutkan dengan perpindahan keluarga Elimelekh ke Moab (1b-
2), kematian Elimelek dan anak-anak-nya (1:3,5).
Kemudian diakhiri dengan sesuatu yang membahagiakan yaitu
kelahiran seorang anak laki-laki yang bernama Obed (4:17), dan
silsiah Daud (4:18-22)
Pendahuluan
3. Siapa Penulis Kitab Rut ?
Menurut Talmud (tradisi Yahudi), nabi Samuel adalah penulis Kitab Rut.
Dari Struktur Teksnya sendiri tidak menyebutkan apa pun tentang
penulisnya, tetapi siapa pun penulisnya, dia adalah penutur cerita yang
andal.
Kitab Rut sering disebut sebagai cerita pendek terindah yang pernah
ditulis.
Kata-kata terakhir dalam kitab ini menghubungkan Rut dengan cicitnya,
Daud (Rut 4:17-22), jadi diperkirakan bahwa kitab ini ditulis setelah
pengurapan Daud.
Silsilah pada akhir kitab menunjukkan garis keturunan Daud melalui
zaman hakim-hakim, dan bertujuan untuk penegasan atas status Daud
sebagai raja yang sah.
Salomo tidak disinggung, dan ini mendorong beberapa orang meyakini
bahwa kitab ini ditulis sebelum Daud naik takhta.
4. Mengapa RUT ?
Rut bukanlah keturunan Yahudi, namun mendapat perhatian Allah
untuk mewujudkan rencana Allah bagi Naomi yang kehilangan suami,
dan anak-anaknya.
Pfeiffer dan Harrison (ed.) (2004, p. 721) dalam bukunya menjelaska
bahwa Rut menduduki tempat yang penting di dalam sejarah Israel
sebab dia menjadi nenek moyang dari Raja Daud (Rut 4:18-22) dan
Yesus (Mat. 1:15).
Mengingat bangsa Israel sangat memegahkan kebangsaannya,
sehingga mengherankan bila kebaikan Rut , Wanita Moab itu
ditonjolkan..
Kebaikan hati Rut, tidak dibatasi bagi suaminya saja. Namun juga
dilakukan dalam kehidupannya bersama ibu mertuanya, Naomi (1:8)
5. ISI UTAMA KITAB RUT
o Kitab Rut berisi konsep yang sangat menonjol mengenai kesetiaan
(khesed). Kata ini muncul beberapa kali dalam Kitab Rut.
o Rut adalah sebuah kitab mengenai hesed baik pada tingkat
manusia maupun pada tingkat ilahi.Dalam tingkat manusia, khesed
ditunjukkan oleh Rut kepada Naomi. Kesetiaan Rut ini pun dipuji
oleh Boas (2:10).
o Kesetiaan Rut dalam Perjalanan Pulang ke Betlehem (1:16-17), saat di
tengah perjalanan, Naomi meminta kedua menantunya kembali ke
rumah ibunya agar mereka terlepas dari kesusahan dan dapat
menikah lagi (1:9).
o Rut menunjukkan sikap yang berbeda dari tindakan Orpa. Rut tetap
berpaut kepada Naomi (1:14). makna “berpaut” dihubungkan dengan
penuh kesetiaan dan kepedulian dalam hubungan pribadi
6. Kesetiaan Rut Memenuhi Kebutuhan Hidup
(Rut 2:2,18)
Ketika Naomi dan Rut tiba di Betlehem bertepatan dengan
permulaan musim menuai jelai.
Panen ini membawa berkat bagi Naomi dan Rut yang pulang
dalam keadaan yang miskin. Menurut Taurat, yang termasuk
kategori miskin adalah pendatang, anak yatim dan janda.
Mereka boleh ikut menikmati hasil ladang atau jelai, dengan
memungut bulir-bulir jelai yang tertinggal atau tercecer di ladang
Rut seorang Moab berinisiatif pergi untuk memungut bulir-bulir
gandum yang tercecer (2:2).
Ia dibimbing Tuhan sampai ke ladang Boas (Baxter, 2012,).
Hasil yang didapatkannya dibawanya kepada ibu mertuanya,
Naomi, yang tinggal di rumah. Rut bertanggung jawab atas
kebutuhan makan mereka (2:23)
7. Kesetiaan Rut dalam Melaksanakan
Rencana Naomi (3:5-6)
Setelah diketahuii bahwa Boas berasal kaum kerabat Elimelekh
yang wajib menebus Naomi dan Rut (2:20b). Naomi berinisiatif
untuk merancangkan pernikahan untuk Rut (3:1)
Hal inilah yang diusahakan oleh Naomi bagi Rut untuk
kebahagiaannya.
Naomi mempersiapkan rencananya untuk hal-hal yang harus
diperhatikan oleh Rut, mulai dengan penampilannya (3:3a) hingga
kepada apa yang harus dilakukan ketika ia berada di dekat Boas
(3:3b-4).
Rut menaati semua nasihat Naomi , bahkan ketika diminta tidak
mengatakan apapapun selain menunggu saja apa yang dikatakan
Boas terhadapnya (3:4b)
Semua dilakukan oleh Rut sesuai dengan nasihat Naomi
kepadanya
8. Kesetiaan Rut Terhadap Realisasi
Rencana Naomi (4:15b)
Seseungguhnya ada kaum penebus yang memiliki hubungan
kerabat lebih dekat dengan Elimelekh, tetapi ia keberatan
menebus Rut (4:6). Maka, kepada Boas-lah mereka minta
tolong. Di hadapan para tua-tua dan semua orang di pintu
gerbang itu, Boas menebus semua milik pusaka Elimelekh
beserta mengambil Rut sebagai istrinya (4:7-10).
Rut menikah dengan orang yang merupakan inisiasi Naomi.
Setelah melalui masa-masa yang sulit dalam kehidupannnya
yang diuraikan di awal narasi (1:1-5). Kini Naomi menikmati
kebahagaian melalui kelahiran Obed yang dilahirkan oleh Rut
(4:15b).
Dengan demikian melalui perkawinan Boas dan Rut, keturunan
Mahlon dapat diteruskan.
9. Kasih Allah dalam kitab ini diwujudkan dalam bentuk kasih antara dua
wanita dari negara asal yang berbeda, latar belakang yang berbeda, dan usia
yang berbeda.
Perjalanan mereka adalah pencarian untuk penebusan melalui kelahiran
seorang anak untuk mereka berdua , juga kelak untuk bangsanya
Sifat Allah tercermin dalam narasi kisah kitab ini melalui Rut yang telah
menunjukkan kasih setia kepada Naomi dengan mengikut Allah yang
disembah Naomi dan setia mewujudkan rencana Naomi, yang tak hanya
untuk kebaikan Rut, tetapi untuk banyak orang.
Kasih setia Rut menunjukkan bahwa Allah adalah kasih setia itu sendiri.
Kesetiaan Rut berbuah kemenangan atas masa lalunya. Masa lalu telah
berlalu diganti dengan kebahagiaan. Kesetiaan Rut pada masanya telah
membawa dirinya menjadi ibu yang nantinya menjadi asal usul riwayat
Yesus Kristus
MANIFESTASI KASIH ALLAH DALAM
KASIH NAOMI, RUT & BOAS
10. Kisah kasih setia Rut pada Naomi menunjukkan wujud kasih setia Allah
telah untuk memelihara Naomi.
Kisah ini diawali dgn kisah pilu dan pahit digantikan dengan kebahagiaan,
untuk menunjukkan kasih setia Tuhan dalam karya-Nya yang tersembunyi
namun membawa hasil nyata
Belajar dari RUT mengenai Komitmen yg total, tanggung jawab taat pada
nasihat pada mertua merupakan wujud kasih hidup beriman.
Kita telah menerima kasih Kristus dan wujud-Nya dalam keselamatan,
kasih itu perlu diwujudkan pada sesama.
Pengajaran Kitab Rut mau menyatakan bahwa Allah sendiri memelihara
kehidupan umatNya, seperti Rut dan Naomi di tengah penderitaan dan
memenuhi kebutuhan mereka, serta kesetiaan yang akhirnya menerima
kehidupan yang baru.
Rut telah mendapatkan kehidupan baru karena kepercayaan dan
kesetiaannya. Saat ini, Allah dengan kasih setia-Nya telah memberikan
anak-Nya yang tunggal Yesus Kristus untuk membawa keselamatan dan
kehidupan baru bagi orang percaya.
Diperlukan ketaatan dan kesetiaan pada Allah dalam Yesus Kristus karena
kesetiaan Yesus menanggung penderitaan atas dosa-dosa orang yang
berdosa.
Implikasi
Praktis
11. Implikasi
Teologis
Allah mengizinkan kesengsaraan/kesusahan dialami Naomi, dan menantunya
untuk menggenapi rencanaNya yang luar biasa di masa depan
Tuhan mengajak melihat bukan pada yang dialami saat ini, tetapi pada apa
yang Tuhan kerjakan bagi masa depan.
Ssebagaimana hidup Naomi yang akhirnya jiwanya disegarkan, dipelihara
hingga masa tua oleh Tuhan melalui Rut, menantunya.
Kematian dan penderitaan dapat dipakai Allah menunjukkan kesetiaanNya
kepada umatNya di tengah penderitaan.
Allah “mengutus” Rut yang setia kepada Naomi, dan mengikuti rencana Allah
melalui bimbingan Naomi yang pada akhirnya Allah mewujudkan rencanaNya
kepada Rut dan Naomi.
TUHAN menunjukkan kasih setia (Hesed) kepada Rut (1:8), dengan melindungi
Rut, karena mereka setia pada Naomi dan percaya kepada Allah Israel.
Allah telah menjadikan Rut bagian terpenting dalam sejarah silsilah Yesus
Kristus, meski dia bukan orang Yahudi, karena kesetiaannya dan kasihnya
kepada Naomi dan mengikuti Allah.
Allah menyatakan kasih setianya tidak hanya kepada bangsa Yahudi dan
keturunannya tetapi juga kepada bangsa yang lain.
12. Kesimpulan
Kesetiaan merupakan salah satu penekanan teologi dalam kitab Rut.
Dari awal dan akhir narasi hal itu sangat nampak.
Salah satu teladan kesetiaan terdapat dalam contoh tokoh Rut kepada
Naomi, mertuanya.
Kesetiaan Rut tetap konsisten hingga berakhirnya seluruh narasi
Kesatuan antara menantu dan mertua ini pun selalu berjalan beriringan.
Rut terus menyertai dengan setia dari sejak Naomi mengalami masa-
masa kesulitan hingga kesulitan tersebut digantikan dengan
kebahagian.
Rut, sosok wanita yang tidak banyak berbicara. Namun bertindak sesuai
dengan kasih yang ada dalam hatinya.
Rut adalah menantu yang menjadi penghiburan mertuanya yang
mengalami kepahitan.
Perwujudan kasih setia Allah nyata dalam kehidupan Rut yang
memercayai Allah Naomi.
Hal itu ditunjukkan dengan kesetiaannya mengikuti Naomi sekalipun
dalam keadaan duka, penderitaan, dan kepahitan mertuanya, dia tetap
setia mengikuti Naomi.