1 00:00:02,700 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:14,380 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at BibleStudyHeadquarters.com. You're listening 3 00:00:14,420 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: to the chapter a day audio Bible. I'm John Stonge 4 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:23,389 Speaker 1: and today we're in Song of Solomon chapter 3 and 5 00:00:23,410 --> 00:00:28,890 Speaker 1: we'll be reading from the English Standard Version. On my 6 00:00:28,990 --> 00:00:32,700 Speaker 1: bed by night, I sought him whom my soul loves. 7 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: I sought him but found him not. I will rise 8 00:00:37,020 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: now and go about the city, in the streets and 9 00:00:40,100 --> 00:00:43,980 Speaker 1: in the squares. I will seek him whom my soul loves. 10 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:48,739 Speaker 1: I sought him but found him not. The watchmen found 11 00:00:48,780 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: me as they went about in the city. Have you 12 00:00:52,180 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: seen him whom my soul loves? Scarcely had I passed 13 00:00:56,940 --> 00:01:00,930 Speaker 1: them when I found him whom my soul loves. I 14 00:01:00,990 --> 00:01:03,910 Speaker 1: held him and would not let him go until I 15 00:01:03,970 --> 00:01:06,850 Speaker 1: had brought him into my mother's house and into the 16 00:01:06,910 --> 00:01:11,590 Speaker 1: chamber of her who conceived me. I adjure you, O 17 00:01:11,670 --> 00:01:15,610 Speaker 1: daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the does of 18 00:01:15,670 --> 00:01:19,750 Speaker 1: the field, that you not stir up or awaken love 19 00:01:20,090 --> 00:01:23,970 Speaker 1: until it pleases. What is that coming up from the 20 00:01:24,050 --> 00:01:29,330 Speaker 1: wilderness like columns of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, 21 00:01:30,020 --> 00:01:34,660 Speaker 1: with all the fragrant powders of a merchant. Behold, it 22 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: is the litter of Solomon. Around it are sixty mighty men, 23 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: some of the mighty men of Israel, all of them 24 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:47,180 Speaker 1: wearing swords and expert in war, each with his sword 25 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,900 Speaker 1: at his thigh against terror by night. King Solomon made 26 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,540 Speaker 1: himself a carriage from the wood of Lebanon. He made 27 00:01:55,620 --> 00:01:59,750 Speaker 1: its posts of silver. its back of gold, its seat 28 00:01:59,890 --> 00:02:04,020 Speaker 1: of purple. Its interior was inlaid with love by the 29 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: daughters of Jerusalem. Go out, O daughters of Zion, and 30 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,630 Speaker 1: look upon King Solomon with the crown with which his 31 00:02:12,710 --> 00:02:16,050 Speaker 1: mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, on 32 00:02:16,090 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: the day of the gladness of his heart. Let's pray. Lord, 33 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: we thank you for the opportunity to look at your word. 34 00:02:27,300 --> 00:02:29,459 Speaker 1: And we thank you for the privilege that you have 35 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,780 Speaker 1: granted us to understand your word and grow in wisdom 36 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,460 Speaker 1: as we trust in your son, Jesus Christ. Lord, we're 37 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:40,260 Speaker 1: grateful as we've been looking through the book of Song 38 00:02:40,300 --> 00:02:43,740 Speaker 1: of Solomon for the picture of the deep love present 39 00:02:43,780 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: between husband and wife. And again, Lord, we're reminded as 40 00:02:47,500 --> 00:02:50,610 Speaker 1: we look at these passages of your deep love for 41 00:02:50,669 --> 00:02:54,330 Speaker 1: your church. Lord, thank you for these reminders and thank 42 00:02:54,350 --> 00:02:56,650 Speaker 1: you for the picture that you've given to us of 43 00:02:56,730 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: healthy interaction between husband and wife and how in our 44 00:03:00,780 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: specific context we can take the knowledge we gain from 45 00:03:03,940 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: scriptures like these and apply them to our relationships with 46 00:03:07,740 --> 00:03:10,519 Speaker 1: those that we love. We love you, Lord, and we 47 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: thank you for your love for us. We pray that 48 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: you'd speak to our hearts today. We pray that we 49 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:18,910 Speaker 1: would walk with you faithfully today and every day. And 50 00:03:18,930 --> 00:03:21,430 Speaker 1: we commit this day to your care. And pray this 51 00:03:21,530 --> 00:03:24,100 Speaker 1: all in Jesus' name. Amen.