Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=SongofSolomon+003   Song of Solomon 3 (ESV)   The Bride’s Dream 1 On my bed by night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not. 2 I will rise now and go about the city, in the streets and in the squares; I will seek him whom my soul loves. I […]

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=SongofSolomon+002   Song of Solomon 2 (ESV)   1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.   He 2 As a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women.   She 3 As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young […]

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=SongofSolomon+001 Song of Solomon (or Song of Songs)   Introduction   Traditional wedding celebrations in the Middle East cast the bride and groom in the roles of a king and his queen. The festivities include love songs and also special songs that praise the physical beauty of the bride or the […]

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Ecclesiastes+012   Ecclesiastes 12 (ESV) 1Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”; 2 before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain, … […]

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Ecclesiastes+011   Ecclesiastes 11 (ESV) 9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. 10 Remove vexation from your heart, […]