Monthly Archives: April 2020

There is a certain playfulness here that elicits  the playfulness that is found in the flirting of a man and woman who are together.  The question which begins this chapter, where is my love, is one that is answered so … Continue reading →

We do have an interplay with dialogue for both the man and the woman.  We begin the chapter with the man in verse 1 warning his beloved that he is making his way to the garden, where the woman is … Continue reading →

For some reason this song made me think of this chapter of Scripture.   The man speaks and he describes the beauty of his bride.  If you look at vs.7 this is where I see a parallel to this song which … Continue reading →

We find Solomon mentioned here and it is because of this that it is thought that he is the author of this book of the Bible.  Once again we have the warning of not stirring up love until you are … Continue reading →

This is a total blast from the past.  A group that I used to absolutely love, yes, they are a Christian group.  I saw them a number of times, once even at Creation where I got to meet the lead … Continue reading →

I feel that as we begin to look at this book of the Bible I have to include a rating to ensure that only adults are going to be reading.  It is a beautiful poetic book, along the lines of … Continue reading →

The worst happens to Judah as the city is in siege for 2 years before the walls are breached and the king of Babylon and his  men enter the city of Jerusalem.  The king of Judah, Zedekiah, escaped with his … Continue reading →

In this chapter we find ourselves at the end of the existence of Judah before they are carried away to captivity to Babylon.  Remember that earlier Israel, the north, had been taken away to Assyria  and now God was taking … Continue reading →

We read about the last days and acts of the life of Josiah.  We begin the chapter with Josiah gathering all of the people of  Israel together in Jerusalem in order to read the book of the law which had … Continue reading →

Just when we thought all was lost along comes King Josiah.  He was only 8 years old when he began to rule over Judah.  He had a fairly long reign, 31 years, and he did what was right in the … Continue reading →