She “I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers.Thus I have become in his eyes like one bringing contentment.” Song of Solomon 8:10 She now understands her new situation to her protective brothers. She explains that she’s capable of handling herself. Up to now, she’s been supervised. But she now realizes she can handle thingsContinue reading “Breasts, Like Towers, #63”
Category Archives: intimacy
Leaning Hard, #58
“Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved?” Song of Solomon 8:5, ESV What is your personal wilderness? (Mine has been really incredible–lots of brush and prickly things.) But I’m convinced that you’ve got one too, and it’s not easy, is it? The journey is hard sometimes, and yet there’s a realContinue reading “Leaning Hard, #58”
His Right Hand, #57
“His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me!I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up or awaken love until it pleases.” Song of Solomon 8:3-4, ESV This is pretty intimate stuff. And honestly I don’t quite know how to present it. Verse 3 is repeated from 2:6, both describing the artContinue reading “His Right Hand, #57”
A Weekend of Love, #55
“Come, my love,let’s go to the field;let’s spend the night among the henna blossoms.12 Let’s go early to the vineyards;let’s see if the vine has budded,if the blossom has opened,if the pomegranates are in bloom.There I will give you my caresses.13 The mandrakes give off a fragrance,and at our doors is every delicacy,both new and old.I have treasuredContinue reading “A Weekend of Love, #55”
Fine Wine,#54
“Your mouth is like fine wine—” Woman “flowing smoothly for my love,gliding past my lips and teeth!10 I am my love’s,and his desire is for me.” Song of Solomon 7:9b-10 “I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.” –W.C. Fields Wine is often a good thing–in moderation of course. The Scriptures teach this,Continue reading “Fine Wine,#54”
So Funny to Us, #51
“Your neck is like a tower of ivory,your eyes like pools in Heshbonby Bath-rabbim’s gate.Your nose is like the tower of Lebanonlooking toward Damascus.5 Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel,the hair of your head like purple cloth—a king could be held captive in your tresses.” Song of Solomon 7:4-5 He’s moving up–neck, eyes, nose, head andContinue reading “So Funny to Us, #51”
What Does He See In You? #50
“How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O noble daughter!Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of a master hand.2 Your navel is a rounded bowl that never lacks mixed wine.Your belly is a heap of wheat, encircled with lilies.3 Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.” Song of Solomon 7:1-3, ESV You must excuse my enthusiasm about verse 1. ForContinue reading “What Does He See In You? #50”
Return, Return, #49
Others “Return, return, O Shulammite, return, return, that we may look upon you.” He “Why should you look upon the Shulammite, as upon a dance before two armies?“ Song of Solomon 6:13 Don’t worry, this entry will be short (and hopefully sweet).The first part of this verse we see “return” declared three times. The “others” are speaking, we identify the asContinue reading “Return, Return, #49”
Together in the Garden of Love, 6:2-3 #45
She 2 “My beloved has gone down to his garden to the beds of spices,to graze in the gardens and to gather lilies.3 I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine; he grazes among the lilies.” Song of Solomon 6:2-3, ESV The garden in the Song of Solomon always has represented true intimacy. It’s a quiet, gentle and a cherished place, and most importantly,Continue reading “Together in the Garden of Love, 6:2-3 #45”
Getting Help, 6:1, #44
Others “Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women?Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?” Song of Solomon 6:1 Sarcasm is defined “as the use of irony to mock or convey contempt” (Merriam-Webster.). Maybe that’s what these ladies are doing, but, it could also be a statement of support. IDK. But,Continue reading “Getting Help, 6:1, #44”
The Song of Solomon 