My Beach Vacation with Song of Songs
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Years ago, a friend generously offered me the use of their beach house for a weekend. I packed my bags, expecting sunshine and long walks on the beach. Instead, it rained so much that even the fish were rolling their eyes!
So I ended up spending most of the weekend curled up on the couch with my Bible and the only other book I'd brought—which was a commentary on Song of Songs. Little did I know those rainy days were exactly what my soul needed.
Something shifted deep within me as I immersed myself in this beautiful, but often-overlooked part of Scripture. When I returned home, my friends kept commenting about how something seemed different about me. A few even asked if I'd had some kind of makeover or “work” done while I was away!
The “change” they thought they observed on my exterior was actually a tangible reflection of the internal surgery God had done on my heart. For the first time in my life—and I’d been a Christ-follower for decades by then—I’d leaned fully into the vast wonder of God’s unconditional love and had been beautifully wrecked by it. I’d been gobsmacked by His affection, utterly undone by the compassion He focused on ME…not just the capitol “C” Church of everyone who’s put their hope in Jesus Christ.
Song of Songs lavished me with fresh grace and gave me a new vision of the intimacy we were designed to experience with God, the Lover of our Souls. My heart still bears redemptive dents of that long-ago weekend because it transformed the way I relate to our Creator Redeemer.
I'm so looking forward to diving into the Song of Songs with you through FaithGateway’s FREE online Bible study because I believe it’ll help all of us lean more fully into the unconditional love of God.
Warmest Regards,
Lisa Harper
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Some interesting facts on The Song of Songs that Lisa teaches about in the first week of the Bible study:
- The title, Song of Songs, is a Hebrew superlative (best song ever!). Rabbi Akiva describes this book as the Bible’s “holy of holies.”
- Scholars who considered Song of Songs one of the most important books in the canon: Origen (AD 185–254), St. Jerome (c. AD 347–420), Martin Luther (1483–1546), Dietrich Bonhofeffer (1906–1945)
- Five biblical interpretations (senses/styles/methods): allegory, drama, political, literal, or mythical/cultic
- Marital language is used throughout Scripture for God’s relationship with us.
- A Christological interpretation considers the historical significance of the text (literal) then moves into how the text informs our relationship with Christ using symbolism (allegorical).
- The man and woman of Song of Songs are King Solomon and a woman named Shulamite (the male version of Solomon’s name).
- It is surprising that Shulamite starts the story, which would have been considered culturally shameful in the tenth century BCE.
- θεόπνευστος (theopneustos) means “God-breathed.” All Scripture is God-breathed, including Song of Songs.
- Song of Songs is a declaration of the level of intimacy Christ wants with us (Jeanne Guyon, in the 1700s, was imprisoned for saying so).
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What if Song of Songs was also written as a love letter to you from God? Are you ready for the kind of closeness He wants with you? Do you know how much He truly loves you? ~ Devotionals Daily
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