Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Song of Solomon 1 - Praying God's Word


Please read Song of Solomon 1.
www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/sng/1/1/s_672001
Meditate on verse 2.

May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! 
For your love is better than wine.

Song of Solomon is a love story.   There are different interpretations of this book.  The literal interpretation is the love between a husband and wife.  Symbolic interpretations are of Israel’s relationship with God, the church’s relationship with Jesus, and an individual’s devotion to Christ.1 As you read and pray the book, ask the Holy Spirit to show you the interpretation in which He wants you to gain understanding.  For these devotions, we will focus on the literal interpretation of a love story between a husband and wife, praying the prayers over existing marriages and marriages yet to be.

In this chapter, the bride and bridegroom acknowledge the surpassing value of each to the other.  His love is better to her than wine; she is the most beautiful of all women to him, and they do not hesitate to tell each other those truths.  Do not hesitate to tell those you love how special they are to you.

Pray Song of Solomon 1:15-17 over the marriages you are guarding as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, may ___________ say to his bride:
‘How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful you are! 
Your eyes are like doves.’
May ___________ say to her bridegroom:
‘How handsome you are, my beloved, and so pleasant!’
Make their (our) couch luxuriant!
 Let the beams of their (our) home be made of cedars
 and their (our) rafters of cypresses.
Because their (our) home and marriage are built on You, Jesus~”


1.     Retrieved from: The New Inductive Study Bible @2000 Precept Ministries International, pgs. 1078-1079

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

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