In biblical terms, "resorting" often refers to the act of gathering or assembling, particularly in the context of seeking refuge, counsel, or fellowship. The concept of resorting is seen throughout Scripture, where individuals or groups come together for various purposes, often in response to divine guidance or in pursuit of spiritual growth.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, resorting is frequently associated with seeking refuge or safety. For instance, the Israelites often resorted to God in times of trouble, seeking His protection and deliverance. Psalm 71:3 states, "Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress." Here, the psalmist expresses a desire to resort to God as a constant source of security.

The concept is also evident in the gathering of people for worship and instruction. In Deuteronomy 31:12 , Moses commands, "Assemble the people—men, women, children, and the foreigners within your gates—so that they may listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this law." This assembly is a form of resorting for the purpose of communal learning and reverence for God.

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, resorting often takes on the form of gathering for fellowship and teaching. Jesus Himself was a focal point for such gatherings. Mark 2:13 notes, "Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there." Here, the people resort to Jesus to hear His teachings and receive spiritual nourishment.

The early church also exemplified the practice of resorting for mutual edification and worship. Acts 2:42 describes the early believers: "They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." This passage highlights the importance of resorting together as a community of faith, emphasizing the role of shared spiritual practices.

Spiritual Implications

Resorting in a biblical sense underscores the importance of community and reliance on God. It reflects a pattern of seeking divine guidance and support, whether through direct prayer and worship or through the fellowship of believers. Hebrews 10:25 encourages believers not to forsake assembling together, "as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching."

The act of resorting is thus integral to the life of faith, providing believers with opportunities for growth, encouragement, and collective worship. It serves as a reminder of the need for both individual and communal reliance on God, fostering a sense of unity and purpose within the body of Christ.(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Resort.

Synagogues: their Origin, Structure and Outward Arrangements
... and provokes exile alike upon himself and his children, as it is written in Jeremiah
12:4; while, on the other hand, the practice of early resorting to the ...
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Introductory Notice to Hippolytus.
... already referred to, how Iren??us affirms that Rome is the city which everybody visits
from all parts, and that Christians, resorting thither, because it is ...
/.../hippolytus/the refutation of all heresies/introductory notice to hippolytus.htm

The Box of Ointment.
... endeared to Him. Night after night, during this memorable week, we shall
find Him resorting to its cherished seclusion. As the storm ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/macduff/memories of bethany/xvii the box of ointment.htm

Footnotes
... for which see Farrar, History of Interpretation, 1886, pp.98 ff., 445 f. Barnabas
is by no means singular among early Christians in resorting to Jewish ...
/.../ayer/a source book for ancient church history/footnotes.htm

The Kingdom Op Judah.
... The great temptation of the men of Judah seems to have been at this time the resorting
to hill tops and groves of trees as places of worship, instead of going ...
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The Charge of Worshipping the Sun Met by a Retort.
... for banqueting. By resorting to these customs, you deliberately deviate
from your own religious rites to those of strangers. For ...
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Comparative Lateness of Heresies. Marcion's Heresy Some Personal ...
... he is far from being "one of the old school," [2163] like his instructor and moulder,
Marcion; he rather forsook the continence of Marcion, by resorting to the ...
/.../chapter xxx comparative lateness of heresies.htm

Obedience to the Moral Law.
... to find, that some persons who, I had supposed, were far enough from embracing the
doctrine of physical moral depravity, were, after all, resorting to this ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xi obedience to the.htm

The Power of Christ Illustrated by the Resurrection
... Confessing our dependence upon him, and resorting to him in renewed confidence,
we shall proceed to our labor with redoubled strength. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/the power of christ illustrated.htm

So Much for the Prophetic Scriptures in the Gospels, Christ's ...
... It follows, then, that He did not usually address them in parables; because if He
always did so, special mention would not be made of His resorting to this ...
/.../tertullian/on the resurrection of the flesh/chapter xxxiii so much for the.htm

Resorting (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Resort. Multi-Version
Concordance Resorting (1 Occurrence). John 3:26 they came to ...
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Resound (8 Occurrences)

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Resorted (10 Occurrences)

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Repair (26 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to repair to sanctuary for
safety. 3. (n.) The act of repairing or resorting to a place. ...
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Rachel (42 Occurrences)
... The futility of her efforts in resorting to self-help and superstitious expedients,
the love and stronger faith of her husband (Genesis 35:2-4), were the ...
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Reported (104 Occurrences)
... Rabbi, he who was with you on the other side of the Jordan and to whom you bore
testimony is now baptizing, and great numbers of people are resorting to him ...
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Baptizing (16 Occurrences)
... Rabbi, he who was with you on the other side of the Jordan and to whom you bore
testimony is now baptizing, and great numbers of people are resorting to him ...
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Bathing (9 Occurrences)
... We find, however, three exceptional and interesting cases: (1) that of Pharaoh's
daughter, resorting to the Nile (Exodus 2:5); (2) that of Bath-sheba, bathing ...
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Calf (39 Occurrences)
... Jeroboam, king of Israel, set up two idol calves, one at Dan, and the other at Bethel,
that he might thus prevent the ten tribes from resorting to Jerusalem ...
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Confer (6 Occurrences)
... In Galatians 1:16, prosanatithemi, had been used in classical writers for resorting
to oracles (Lightfoot on Galatians 2:6; Ellicott on Galatians 1:16); hence ...
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