Daily DEVOTIONAL

Song of Solomon 2: Faint with Love

October 17, 2026

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…

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Ecclesiastes 8: More Wisdom

Jeremiah 26-29, Ecclesiastes 8, John 4:1-14, James 5:7-12   Ecclesiastes 8:   The discussion about wisdom continues. It starts with a modified positive. “Who is like the wise?” indicating that to be wise is a ...
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Ecclesiastes 7:15-29: More About Wisdom

Jeremiah 23-25, Ecclesiastes 7:15-29, John 3:22-36, James 5:1-6   Ecclesiastes 7:15-29:   This section continues the discussion that we looked at yesterday. The basic idea is that—as the “teacher” explores his various experiments related to ...
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Ecclesiastes 7:1-14: Wisdom

Jeremiah 19-22, Ecclesiastes 7:1-14, John 3:16-21, James 4:11-17   Ecclesiastes 7:1-14:   This section about wisdom really needs to be read in context of some of the verses that immediately follow it. Consider verse 15, ...
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Ecclesiastes 6: Prosperity

Jeremiah 16-18, Ecclesiastes 6, John 3:1-15, James 4:1-10   Ecclesiastes 6:   But, a person may well ask, what about money? What about prosperity and financial success? Surely that is something that has meaning, even “under the ...
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Ecclesiastes 5: Organized Religion and Money Making

Jeremiah 14-15, Ecclesiastes 5, John 2:12-25, James 3:13-18   Ecclesiastes 5:   In this search for the meaning of life, the “teacher” has been attempting to prove his hypothesis. The theory that he is testing ...
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Ecclesiastes 4: Oppressed and Oppressors

Jeremiah 12-13, Ecclesiastes 4, John 2:1-11, James 3:1-12   Ecclesiastes 4:   Another slight “tweak” in his overall structure that there are a series of “experiments” to test his original hypothesis in chapter 1 that ...
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