Tag: Solomon

Feb 19 2020

A Seek And Find Mission

02/19/2020

There are some biblical scholars who can’t reconcile the way Solomon is portrayed in the Song of Songs. How can a great king, with all his kingdom responsibilities, be romping the hills outside Jerusalem, checking vineyards, and even moving sheep around like a lowly shepherd? I would like to ask them, “How is this not a most beautiful representation of Jesus Christ?” He is the King of kings, the “last Adam,⁠” and our “Good Shepherd” — all in one person.

Besides, why wouldn’t Solomon have experience with things like shepherding? His father David was one by trade, and would have encouraged the young king-to-be to play outdoors and learn animal husbandry. It is recorded Solomon had astounding wisdom about nature.⁠¹ And he owned many animals and vineyards that he put into the care of others.⁠² Would he not check his flocks, and even for recreation spend time with his shepherd friends?⁠

Anyway, this is where the next scene in the story begins: The Woman wakes up one morning to discover Solomon is not in bed beside her. He’s on a shepherding mission, she finds out — and she wants to know where…

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Nov 17 2019

‘They Serve as Shadows’ ~ An Introduction to the Characters in the Song of Songs

11/17/2019

What do I mean by saying the characters in the Song of Songs are “shadows?” It means that the two main people in the Song, although historically real, were living out a prophetic purpose bigger than themselves. Certain details of their lives were unfolding to become signposts to represent and reveal a spiritual reality that was to follow in Christ. To this day, we can read their creative expression of passionate love in the Song, but when divine light is cast upon it, we can suddenly see! We see the Lover who has loved us from before time, fully embodying all that the mere shadow can only vaguely convey.

So let’s get into a brief introduction to these characters in the Song. It might not be necessary for those who are already familiar with the book, but right now it will help establish consistent names that we’ll use in the upcoming study.

Here goes…

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Mar 13 2015

“Just” a Woman?

03/13/2015

I just returned home from a long trip, and although finding the time to “study” the Song of Songs has been difficult, I take comfort that the Lord knows where I am right now, however, and can find me. Have you noticed He always seems to be pursuing us?

Last weekend I felt one of His …

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Feb 01 2014

As a Mare Among Yoked Stallions (Song 1:9)

02/01/2014

O my darling companion, I see you as my mare among Pharaoh’s chariots! Song 1:9

The journey ahead is not for the faint of heart. Courage is needed to survive the heat, and eyes to see what He sees. This is how you will carry Him into His victory!

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Jan 17 2014

My Goal This Year Is…

01/17/2014

I just returned from a trip, and something happened that I’d like to share. It was so beautiful to me at the moment, that if it wasn’t for the people I got to see, I almost feel it was worth the trip alone to hear it! ….

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Nov 23 2013

House of Peace or House of Cards?

11/23/2013

King David, Solomon’s father, was said to be a man “after God’s own heart.” Not so much after His mind, His purpose, His plans, but His heart. There’s something passionate in this that I can’t shake. David was a visionary for the central part of God, the part that makes Him tick and from which everything flows. One of the ways David expressed this was in a desire for God to have a permanent place to call ‘home.’

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Oct 30 2013

The Song From Above The Sun

10/30/2013

Two of the books that Solomon wrote, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Songs, seem to be as vastly different as the sun is from the earth. Did Solomon write the Song in the thralls of “first love,” and Ecclesiastes later after falling away? Or did he find true love later in life after …

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Oct 28 2013

Solomon – A Sign, Wonder, and Shadow of Things to Come

10/28/2013

Many can relate to the Shulamite of a life born in pain. A cursory read through the Song of Songs gives us a glimpse into a woman who had a hard, if not abusive past. But then enters Solomon, and her life will never be the same again! Who is this man? And what is …

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