April 5, 2026, Song of Solomon 8:8-14
April 5, 2026, Song of Solomon 8:8-14
8 We have a little sister,
and she has no
breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
on the day when she is
spoken for?
9 If she is a wall,
we will build on her a
battlement of silver,
but if she is a door,
we will enclose her
with boards of cedar.
10 I was a wall,
and my breasts were
like towers;
then I was in his eyes
as one who
finds peace.
11 Solomon had a
vineyard at Baal-hamon;
he let out the
vineyard to keepers;
each one was to bring for
its fruit a thousand pieces of silver.
12 My vineyard, my very own, is before me;
you, O Solomon, may have
the thousand,
and the keepers of
the fruit two hundred.
13 O you who dwell in the
gardens,
with companions
listening for your voice;
let me hear it.
14 Make haste, my beloved,
and be like a gazelle
or a young stag
on the mountains of
spices.
Song of Solomon 8:8-14
concludes the book by highlighting themes of maturing love, protective purity,
and the final, joyful union of the lovers. It features brothers discussing
their young sister’s readiness for marriage, the bride’s affirmation of her own
virtue as a "wall," and a final invitation to intimacy.
This passage emphasizes
that true love is protected, matured, and given freely, closing with an image
of fulfilled desire.
Do you have a desire to
mature and grow in Christ?
How do we grow in Christ
and learn to abide in Him?
Robin Adams
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