Song of Songs 1-8
If you thought we raced through Ecclesiastes, well, we’re picking up the pace today, running through the entirety of Song of Songs in a single day. We are again pulling from last year, but note that Carol jumped in then to lead the commentary.
See:
- Introduction to Song of Songs
- November 21 (2022) / Song of Songs 1:1-7
- November 22 (2022) / Song of Songs 1:8-17
- November 23 (2022) / Song of Songs 2:1-7
- November 24 (2022) / Song of Songs 2:8-17
- November 25 (2022) / Song of Songs 3
- November 26 (2022) / Song of Songs 4
- November 27 (2022) / Song of Songs 5
- November 28 (2022) / Song of Songs 6
- November 29 (2022) / Song of Songs 7
- November 30 (2022) / Song of Songs 8
It is quite a different experience to read Song of Songs all in one sitting, as opposed to reading it bit by bit. I truly enjoyed stopping every chapter or so to ponder what it means, and as I read back through my notes last year, it was encouraging!
This year Song 4:7 popped out at me again: You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you. This is how God sees us when we trust in His grace. However, I struggle to see myself this way. May we all appropriate the descriptions of the Beloved in this book to ourselves as the way God sees and desires us.
That said, Kathy reflected most people’s feelings towards the book in her answer to the post on chapter 5 — reflecting her confusion about what, exactly, we are supposed to learn from this book… 😄