Song of Solomon 3 – 4
Verse 3:3 is an excerpt of the brides dream:
The watchmen found me
as they went about in the city.
“Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”
She is seeking her love and gets help from the watchman. I guess what caught my eye on this is the comment about the watchman. We really need watchmen over our spiritual lives or else we can drift wildly. Here the bride is searching for her love and gets assistance. We need assistance when searching for our love in Jesus. Often if we allow others to discriminate the Bible, they will cherry pick verses to drive point, when the context is much different.
We need to be the watchmen, pick up our Bibles and actually make it a point to read it cover to cover. Learn what is in it, so we can protect the faith. We cannot rely on others, we need to step up to the plate.
Verse 4:9 also seemed strange:
You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride;
you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,
with one jewel of your necklace.
Initially this smelled of incest so I had to research. I love my sister, but would never consider her for my wife. So when I read this from Solomon I was wondering if it may be a second sister, or one of David’s offspring from one of his other wives. The answer was relieving since it’s neither, apparently during this time it was common to compare one’s love for his wife to that of his sister. Since the bonds of family are inseparable, using this analogy shows the love for your wife as inseparable also.
Any verses jump out at you today? And other than the two fawns or twin gazelles, please!!ALSO IF YOU DON’T GET WHAT THE TITLE MEANS YOU ARE NOT READING THE BIBLE ALONG WITH THIS STUDY;-)