Ray Stedman comments on Song of Solomon 8:9 God has ordained that the delights reflected here be a part of the experience of man and woman in marriage. To ignore this is to cheapen these delights and to make sex as commonplace as cutting one’s fingernails. That which, with due restraint, is intended to be … More ‘We have a little sister…”
October 25 Song of Solomon 8:8-14 (ESV) Others 8 We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for? 9 If she is a wall, we will build on her a battlement of silver, but if she is a door, … More October 25 Song of Solomon 8:8-14
October 23 Song of Solomon 7 (ESV) 7:1 How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O noble daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of a master hand. 2 Your navel is a rounded bowl that never lacks mixed wine. Your belly is a heap of wheat, encircled with lilies. 3 Your two breasts are like … More October 23 Song of Solomon 7
Solomon 6:10 I belong to my lover, and his desire is for me. Steve Zeisler, Peninsula Bible Church: The word translated “desire” in verse 10 is used only two other times in the Old Testament. Genesis 3:16 is God’s statement to Eve: “Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you,” and it refers … More God brings beauty where there was brokenness
October 22 Song of Solomon 6 (ESV) Others 6:1 Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you? Together in the Garden of Love She 2 My beloved has gone down to his garden to the beds of spices, to graze [1] … More October 22 Song of Solomon 6
A garden locked is my sister, my bride, a spring locked, a fountain sealed. Song of Solomon 4:12 From “TODAY IN THE WORD” Despite evidence that indicates they are effective, abstinence programs continue to be a controversial approach to sex education in many public schools. Most abstinence programs do not use the Bible to convince … More This garden of secret delights locked to all but one’s spouse
October 21 Song of Solomon 5 (ESV) He 5:1 I came to my garden, my sister, my bride, I gathered my myrrh with my spice, I ate my honeycomb with my honey, I drank my wine with my milk. Others Eat, friends, drink, and be drunk with love! The Bride Searches for Her Beloved She … More October 21 Song of Solomon 5
October 20 Song of Solomon 4:8-16 (ESV) 8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride; come with me from Lebanon. Depart [1] from the peak of Amana, from the peak of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of lions, from the mountains of leopards. 9 You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; you have captivated my … More October 20 Song of Solomon 4:8-16
October 19 Song of Solomon 4:1-7 (ESV) Solomon Admires His Bride’s Beauty He 4:1 Behold, you are beautiful, my love, behold, you are beautiful! Your eyes are doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats leaping down the slopes of Gilead. 2 Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes that have … More October 19 Song of Solomon 4:1-7
October 18 Song of Solomon 3 (ESV) The Bride’s Dream 3:1 On my bed by night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not. 2 I will rise now and go about the city, in the streets and in the squares; I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought … More October 18 Song of Solomon 3
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