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A Study Through Song of Solomon
“An Ever-After Love Story” (Song of Solomon 8; Proverbs 1)
Scripture reading - Song of Solomon 8; Proverbs 1 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. Today’s Scripture reading concludes our study of The Song of Solomon and introduces a new Bible study series in the book titled “The Proverbs of Solomon, the...
“What Beautiful Feet, My Love!” (Song of Solomon 6; Song of Solomon 7)
Scripture reading - Song of Solomon 6; Song of Solomon 7 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. Continuing our love story, Solomon’s bride dreamed she searched for her husband throughout the city. Not knowing she was the bride of the king, the...
Here Comes the Bride: The Joys of Love and Marriage (Song of Solomon 5)
Scripture reading - Song of Solomon 5 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. We continue King Solomon’s romance story in today’s Scripture reading, Song of Solomon 5. While my approach to The Song of Solomon has been a literal interpretation, we...
Looking Through the Eyes of Love (Song of Solomon 3; Song of Solomon 4)
Scripture reading - Song of Solomon 3; Song of Solomon 4 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. Our love story in the Song of Solomon continues today with chapters 3 and 4. The implication of today’s study is both literal and prophetic. I believe...
Love Focuses on the Positives (Song of Solomon 2)
Scripture reading - Song of Solomon 2 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. The love and courtship of King Solomon and his unsuspecting but beautiful peasant maiden continues in today’s Scripture reading. Employing the geographical and agricultural...
Love Thinketh No Evil! (Psalm 72, Song of Solomon 1)
Scripture reading - Psalm 72, Song of Solomon 1 Click on this link for translations of today's Bible study. There is some disagreement concerning the authorship of Psalm 72. As the editors noted in the title, some suppose that David authored it for his son, the king;...
Popular Devotional Studies
Marriage
A Stingy Soul and A Virtuous Woman (Proverbs 11; Proverbs 12)
Scripture reading - Proverbs 11; Proverbs 12 Click on this link for translations of today's Bible study. We continue our chronological study of the Scriptures in search of “Uncommon Common Sense” in the Book of Proverbs. While time and space limit the scope of...
Prayer
Why Do Many Hate the Jews and Despise Israel? (Psalm 147)
Scripture reading – Psalm 147 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. Some scholars suggest Psalm 147 was written after Israel returned from the Babylonian captivity; however, neither the occasion nor the author was revealed. Nevertheless, the...
Hard Topics
Why Do Many Hate the Jews and Despise Israel? (Psalm 147)
Scripture reading – Psalm 147 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. Some scholars suggest Psalm 147 was written after Israel returned from the Babylonian captivity; however, neither the occasion nor the author was revealed. Nevertheless, the...