by Susan Barnes | 27 May 2016 | Devotions OT
I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me. Song of Songs 7:10 This is intended as a sexual comment, where the woman knows her beloved’s desire is for sex. She understands he doesn’t want just her body but a relationship with her. The human sex drive is one of...
by Susan Barnes | 20 May 2016 | Devotions OT
I have taken off my robe—must I put it on again? I have washed my feet—must I soil them again? Song of Songs 5:3 The idyllic relationship described in the Song of Songs has hit a snag. The woman doesn’t want to make an effort for her beloved. She did change her mind...
by Susan Barnes | 13 May 2016 | Devotions OT
Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. Song of Songs 3:5 Good advice here—don’t arouse or awaken sexual love until you’re in a place where it can be legally and ethically...
by Susan Barnes | 6 May 2016 | Devotions OT
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. Song of Songs 2:3 Our Western ears don’t immediately understand the symbolic meaning of what is being expressed and...
