Some thoughts on Scripture

Isaiah 2:4--"He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore." The United Nations uses the above as an anthem. It is an... Sign in to see full entry.

Isaiah 1:18b--"Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool." I do not know how many times I have reflected over this verse, and yet, now, finally I see it in an even deeper way. This is because of Isaiah's choice of... Sign in to see full entry.

Song of Solomon 8:6--" Set me as a seal upon your heart, As a seal upon your arm; For love is as strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave, Its flames are flames of fire, a mo st vehement flame." An appeal is being made here from the Shulamite to her beloved. She is asking him to seal his... Sign in to see full entry.

Song of Solomon 7:5--"Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, And the hair of your head is like purple; A king is held captive by your tresses." St. Paul, in the New Testament, speaks of a woman's hair as being her crown of glory ( I Corinthians 11:15 ). In the above verse, Solomon describes this... Sign in to see full entry.

Song of Solomon 6:3--"I am my beloved's, And my beloved is mine. He feeds his flock among the lilies." Here again, we see a love poetry scripture passage that is also appropriate as a description of how we are to God. I am my beloved's. That is, God loves me. And my beloved is mine. That is, I love... Sign in to see full entry.

Song of Solomon 5:2a--"I sleep, but my heart is awake; it is the voice of my beloved...." The verse speaks to an awakened love, a swelling in the heart, that does not pause when one closes one's eyes to sleep. That is the kind of relationship, especially, that God wants us to have with Him--waking... Sign in to see full entry.

Song of Solomon 4:11a-- "Your lips, O my spouse, Drip as the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under your tongue...." So much better it is to hear positive, uplifting, encouraging words from one's spouse than negative, disheartening words. The reader of this passage may think of it in terms of romance... Sign in to see full entry.

Song of Solomon 3:4--"Scarcelyh had I passed by them, When I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to the house of my mother And into the chamber of her who conceived me." When a friend of mine became engaged, he and his fiance made a point to meet the... Sign in to see full entry.

Song of Solomon 2:4--"He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love." It is debatable whether or not Song of Solomon-- meant primarily as a celebration of romantic, marital love--references God and the body of believers through metaphor, but the above verse is sure an apt... Sign in to see full entry.

Song Of Solomon 1:9--"I have compared you, my love, To my filly among Pharaoh's chariots." When one draws comparisons, that is because one has experience. I do not make any judgment here on the Beloved in his love, but indeed his comparison does reflect a certain knowledge. He knows of pharaohs and... Sign in to see full entry.