Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. James 5:9

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Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:6-13

Also see Numbers 11.

I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. Philippians 4:12

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:12-17

Be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. James 5:8

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For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice, and He preserves the way of His godly ones. Proverbs 2:6-8

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My son, if you will receive my words and treasure my commandments within you, make your ear attentive to wisdom, incline your heart to understanding; for if you cry for discernment, lift your voice for understanding; if you seek her as silver and search for her as for hidden treasures; then you will discern the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God. Proverbs 2:1-5

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Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”—yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. James 4:13-16

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Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Proverbs 27:1

Show me, LORD, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is. You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure.  Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be. Psalm 39:4-6

LORD, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them? They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow. Psalm 144:3-4

Therefore they shall be like the morning mist or like the dew that goes early away, like the chaff that swirls from the threshing floor or like smoke from a window. But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and besides me there is no savior. Hosea 13:3-4

Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day. Proverbs 23:17

Also see Psalm 37 and Psalm 73.

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Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? Is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. But when he lies down, observe the place where he lies. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down, and he will tell you what to do.” And she replied, “All that you say I will do.” So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had commanded her. Ruth 3:1-6

If you read the whole chapter, you'll see that Naomi and Ruth arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest, and so we know it was after the firstfruits of that crop had been offered. Boaz also offered Ruth parched grain from his table, which is not to be eaten until after the firstfruits are offered (Lev. 23:9-14). Since Boaz was winnowing barley in the scene above, then we can assume that the firstfruits of wheat had not yet been offered (on the Feast of Weeks, Pentecost, the 50th day of counting the omer), and the harvest of that crop had not yet begun. Barley matures faster than wheat and is harvested first.

Jesus fulfilled the Feast of Firstfruits by rising from the dead. In the Book of Ruth, Boaz is a "type" of Jesus as our Redeemer. Boaz redeems both Ruth, whom he takes as his wife to fulfill the obligation to continue the family line of her dead husband (who was a Jew), and the land of Naomi. He is also pictured as the "lord of the harvest" like Jesus. (Luke 10:1-2) Ruth is told by Naomi to wash and anoint herself and put on her cloak, which would seem to represent being washed clean by Jesus' blood, indwelt by the Holy Spirit and clothed in Jesus' righteousness. Ruth is commended for her kindness to her mother-in law, Naomi, whose land is redeemed the same day as Ruth is redeemed by marrying Boaz.

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But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. Hebrews 5:14

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About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. Hebrews 5:11-13

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How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? John 5:44

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