Archive for October 2022

Lamentations 4-5, Song of Solomon 8:8-14, John 7:25-36, 1 Peter 5:8-14   Song of Solomon 8:8-14:   Remember that the approach we are taking is that this Song is to be interpreted both as a description of idyllic, wedded love, and as a description of God’s love for his people. (For an explanation of that approach, see the introduction to this book on October 16.)…

Lamentations 3, Song of Solomon 8:1-7, John 7:14-24, 1 Peter 5:1-7   Song of Solomon 8:1-7:   Remember that the approach we are taking is that this Song is to be interpreted both as a description of idyllic, wedded love, and as a description of God’s love for his people. (For an explanation of that approach, see the introduction to this book on October 16.)…

Lamentations 2, Song of Solomon 7, John 7:1-13, 1 Peter 4:12-19   Song of Solomon 7:   Remember that the approach we are taking is that this Song is to be interpreted both as a description of idyllic, wedded love, and as a description of God’s love for his people. (For an explanation of that approach, see the introduction to this book on October 16.)…

Lamentations 1, Song of Solomon 6, John 6:60-71, 1 Peter 4:1-11   Song of Solomon 6:   Remember that the approach we are taking is that this Song is to be interpreted both as a description of idyllic, wedded love, and as a description of God’s love for his people. (For an explanation of that approach, see the introduction to this book on…

Jeremiah 52, Song of Solomon 5, John 6:41-59, 1 Peter 3:13-22   Song of Solomon 5:   “I am faint with love”—once more we are in the world of sickly sweet love. The Song of Solomon can take some getting used to; over and over again, with some evocative imagery, love and the experience of love is espoused. Remember that…

Jeremiah 51, Song of Solomon 4:8-16, John 6:25-40, 1 Peter 3:8-12   Song of Solomon 4:8-16:   Remember that we are interpreting the Song of Solomon through the lens of both human, idyllic, wedded love, and also divine love. For discussion on why and how, see the introduction to this book on October 16. Today we are going to take a deeper…

Jeremiah 50, Song of Solomon 4:1-7, John 6:16-24, 1 Peter 3:1-7   Song of Solomon 4:1-7:   Remember that we are interpreting the Song of Solomon through the lens of both human, idyllic, wedded love, and also divine love. For discussion on why and how, see the introduction to this book on October 16. In terms of human, idyllic, wedded love, consider the experience of…

Jeremiah 49, Song of Solomon 3, John 6:1-15, 1 Peter 2:18-25 Song of Solomon 3: Once again, remember that we are interpreting the Song of Solomon through the lens of both human, idyllic, wedded love and also divine love. For discussion on why and how, see the introduction to this book on October 16. In terms of human love, note…

Jeremiah 47-48, Song of Solomon 2, John 5:31-47, 1 Peter 2:9-17   Song of Solomon 2:   Remember, we are looking at the Song of Songs as both a description of idyllic romantic, wedded love, and also an allegory, or typology, of Christ’s love for the church. See the introductory devotional on October 16 where such an approach is explained. Therefore, let…

Jeremiah 44-46, Song of Solomon 1, John 5:16-30, 1 Peter 2:1-8    Song of Solomon 1:   If Ecclesiastes is difficult to interpret, try the Song of Solomon! Throughout history, there have been basically two streams of interpretation. The first, and the most ancient, is to interpret the song as an allegory of God’s love, and in particular of Christ’s…