Day 190 – July 9
Scripture: Psalms 45, Song of Solomon 1-6 Bible Project - Song of Solomon We will spend today and tomorrow reading Song of Solomon. The Bible Project video is a helpful guide to what is happening in the poetry of the text. There is a wide range and openness to the interpretations of the text. One angle is Solomon and his first wife. Another angle is a description of Christ and his love for the church. Another is God and his love for Israel. All interpretations have their strengths and weaknesses. Ultimately, we see the power of love. The power of love to bring joy and intense happiness. As well as deepest despair. The Song of Solomon highlights the beauty of God’s Word and the disparity of it. Poetry has a place in scripture. So, we read it with the imagery it was intended. Let’s take a look at one instance. His Banner is Love. It’s not a literal banner in the sky. Banners were what was used by military to announce something. His Banner then is a proclamation of love. I imagine a romantic comedy with a young man holding a boom box below his betrothed window playing “Endless love.” We have poetry and love. And however we tackle the interpretation, if it’s a love sequence between Solomon and his first wife, Christ and the Church, or God and Israel, or something else entirely – the gift to us here is that the love we know exists between Christ and us. His Banner is the Cross, and the message is his endless love. See what I did there? God be with you Jordan
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AuthorJordan Ickes, Minister of Etna Green Church of Christ. Archives
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