November 26, 2023
Please use the comment section on this page to share insights from today’s reading OR your own personal Bible reading.
Reading along with us in Song of Solomon? Here’s today’s reading:
Song of Solomon 4 (NIV)
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1 How beautiful you are, my darling!
1 How beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh, how beautiful!
Your eyes behind your veil are doves.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
descending from the hills of Gilead.
2 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn,
coming up from the washing.……Continue Reading
Solomon 3,4
Song of Solomon 4
Song of Solomon 5
“Behold, you are fair, my love!
Behold, you are fair!
You have dove’s eyes behind your veil.
Your hair is like a flock of goats,
Going down from Mount Gilead.
2 Your teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep
Which have come up from the washing,
Every one of which bears twins,
And none is barren among them.”
Some of SoS analogies are racy, some are obvious, and some are hard to imagine.
Teeth like clean, shorn sheep – yes.
Eyes like doves? – Hmm. Okay.
Hair like a flock of goats – not sure what that would look like.
Solomon 4-8.
Song of Solomon 4
I agree Amy…some of this is quite racy and makes me feel like I am not reading the Bible at all but then an awkward analogy is used reminding me of the time and situation and helps it be a little less uncomfortable LOL
Certainly times have changed in terms of what would be considered a compliment, but the chapter certainly validates the value of pointing out what we appreciate about our mates physically, as well as things they are and do. It is also important to make special plans for rendezvouses when the hectic nature of life and other responsibilities are set aside and time is just spent alone.