Category Archives: love
vineyard spoilers
Song of Solomon 2:8-17 When the time is right, the hindrances and fears and distractions are overcome. Marital love is a beautiful thing at that time, a right thing. Nothing (even the mountains) should be allowed to spoil the joy … Continue reading
the feast
Song of Solomon 1:9-2:7 The lovers in this song feast on each other’s beauty. They have eyes for each other, and all others become dull backdrops for the main attraction. She is a lily among brambles. He is an apple … Continue reading
draw me after you
Song of Solomon 1:1-8 This love song begins with an invitation from the bride. She wants to spend more time with her betrothed. They are both shepherds, and she wants to bring her flocks to rest at noon beside his, … Continue reading
“He will do nothing”
Jeremiah 5 Jeremiah’s audience was convinced that the LORD would not make good on his threats. They felt secure in their position in spite of the fact that they were idolatrous and exploited the poor. The LORD said: “Go up … Continue reading
trophy wives
Proverbs 31:10-31 King Lemuel lived in a world (much like ours) where women were usually seen as objects to be used and looked at. His mother taught him better. She taught him to look for a wife of true excellence. … Continue reading
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How can I give you up?
Hosea 11:1-11 The LORD felt the heartache of a parent who has to turn his back on his own child “for his own good.” Hosea expressed the anguish that the LORD was feeling over this action. He also expressed the … Continue reading
buy her back
Hosea 3 Hosea’s wife had left him for another man, and her adultery had apparently led to her eventually becoming a slave. Hosea could have said “good riddance” and assumed that she was getting what she deserved for being unfaithful … Continue reading
when bad things happen to our enemies
Obadiah 1-14 Babylon is about to strike Judah. Obadiah warns Edom not to do three things: No Bragging (12) “But do not gloat over the day of your brother in the day of his misfortune; do not rejoice over the … Continue reading
being his answer
Isaiah 58. God said that his people sought him daily and delighted to know his ways, but their seeking — like their fasts — was pretentious. The fast was pure animistic ritual. They thought that if they only got … Continue reading
deserted wife
Isaiah 54 The LORD speaks to his people as if they are a deserted wife that he divorced for unfaithfulness. He promises to restore the relationship and never to desert us again. He tells us to get ready to make … Continue reading
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