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 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at BibleStudyHeadquarters.com. You're listening 3 00:00:13,450 --> 00:00:17,270 Speaker 1: to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm John Stonge, 4 00:00:17,890 --> 00:00:22,169 Speaker 1: and today we're in Song of Solomon, Chapter 5. And 5 00:00:22,190 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: we'll be reading from the New English Translation. The Lover 6 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:33,740 Speaker 1: to His Beloved I have entered my garden, O my sister, 7 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: my bride. I have gathered my myrrh with my balsam spice. 8 00:00:39,420 --> 00:00:42,860 Speaker 1: I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey. I have 9 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:49,850 Speaker 1: drunk my wine and my milk. The poet to the couple. Eat, friends, 10 00:00:50,090 --> 00:00:55,690 Speaker 1: and drink. Drink freely, O lovers. The beloved about her lover. 11 00:00:57,270 --> 00:01:01,470 Speaker 1: I was asleep, but my mind was dreaming. Listen. My 12 00:01:01,550 --> 00:01:06,209 Speaker 1: lover is knocking at the door. The lover to his beloved. 13 00:01:07,610 --> 00:01:11,330 Speaker 1: Open for me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my 14 00:01:11,450 --> 00:01:15,790 Speaker 1: flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair 15 00:01:15,870 --> 00:01:20,580 Speaker 1: with the dampness of the night. The beloved to her lover. 16 00:01:22,060 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: I have already taken off my robe. Must I put 17 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: it on again? I have already washed my feet. Must 18 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,770 Speaker 1: I soil them again? My lover thrust his hand through 19 00:01:32,810 --> 00:01:36,630 Speaker 1: the hole, and my feelings were stirred for him. I 20 00:01:36,709 --> 00:01:40,610 Speaker 1: arose to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh. 21 00:01:41,069 --> 00:01:44,809 Speaker 1: My fingers flowed with myrrh on the handles of the lock. 22 00:01:46,069 --> 00:01:49,410 Speaker 1: I opened for my beloved, but my lover had already 23 00:01:49,510 --> 00:01:54,530 Speaker 1: turned and gone away. I fell into despair when he departed. 24 00:01:55,230 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: I looked for him, but did not find him. I 25 00:01:58,060 --> 00:02:02,470 Speaker 1: called him, but he did not answer me. The watchmen 26 00:02:02,580 --> 00:02:05,350 Speaker 1: found me as they made their rounds in the city. 27 00:02:06,170 --> 00:02:10,350 Speaker 1: They beat me. They bruised me. They took away my cloak, 28 00:02:10,770 --> 00:02:15,309 Speaker 1: those watchmen on the walls. The Beloved to the Maidens 29 00:02:16,540 --> 00:02:20,500 Speaker 1: O maidens of Jerusalem, I command you, if you find 30 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,559 Speaker 1: my Beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that 31 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:29,910 Speaker 1: I am lovesick. The Maidens to the Beloved Why is 32 00:02:29,930 --> 00:02:33,090 Speaker 1: your beloved better than others, O most beautiful of women? 33 00:02:33,590 --> 00:02:36,810 Speaker 1: Why is your beloved better than others, that you would 34 00:02:36,870 --> 00:02:41,350 Speaker 1: command us in this manner? The Beloved to the Maidens 35 00:02:43,050 --> 00:02:47,570 Speaker 1: My beloved is dazzling and ruddy. He stands out in 36 00:02:47,690 --> 00:02:51,620 Speaker 1: comparison to all other men. His head is like the 37 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,860 Speaker 1: purest gold. His hair is curly, black like a raven. 38 00:02:56,820 --> 00:03:00,910 Speaker 1: His eyes are like doves by streams of water, washed 39 00:03:01,050 --> 00:03:05,610 Speaker 1: in milk, mounted like jewels. His cheeks are like garden 40 00:03:05,669 --> 00:03:10,169 Speaker 1: beds full of balsam trees yielding perfume. His lips are 41 00:03:10,210 --> 00:03:14,500 Speaker 1: like lilies dripping with drops of myrrh. His arms are 42 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: like rods of gold set with chrysolite. His abdomen is 43 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:23,980 Speaker 1: like polished ivory inlaid with sapphires. His legs are like 44 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:28,619 Speaker 1: pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His 45 00:03:28,660 --> 00:03:33,870 Speaker 1: appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars. His mouth 46 00:03:33,970 --> 00:03:39,250 Speaker 1: is very sweet. He is totally desirable. This is my beloved. 47 00:03:39,950 --> 00:03:49,110 Speaker 1: This is my companion, O maidens of Jerusalem. Let's pray. Lord, 48 00:03:49,150 --> 00:03:50,910 Speaker 1: we thank you for your word and we thank you 49 00:03:50,950 --> 00:03:52,850 Speaker 1: for the privilege to be able to read it and 50 00:03:52,970 --> 00:03:55,650 Speaker 1: study it together. We thank you, Lord, that you've taught 51 00:03:55,690 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: us to value it and that through faith in your son, 52 00:03:58,350 --> 00:04:01,690 Speaker 1: Jesus Christ, we're blessed with the indwelling of your Holy 53 00:04:01,850 --> 00:04:05,620 Speaker 1: Spirit who gives us counsel and understanding into these things. 54 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: And Lord, as we look at a portion of scripture 55 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,420 Speaker 1: like this and we see the love that's presented between 56 00:04:11,500 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: husband and wife, again, Lord, we're reminded of the great 57 00:04:14,940 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: love that your son, Jesus Christ, has for his bride, 58 00:04:18,310 --> 00:04:20,690 Speaker 1: the church. So Lord, we pray that that would be 59 00:04:20,750 --> 00:04:23,310 Speaker 1: something that we would rejoice over in the fact that 60 00:04:23,350 --> 00:04:26,450 Speaker 1: we are loved that deeply and sincerely, and that we 61 00:04:26,470 --> 00:04:29,490 Speaker 1: would exemplify the kind of love that we see present 62 00:04:29,570 --> 00:04:33,130 Speaker 1: in this portion of scripture in our relationships with our spouses. 63 00:04:33,790 --> 00:04:36,070 Speaker 1: We're grateful, Lord, for your love for us. We pray 64 00:04:36,110 --> 00:04:38,070 Speaker 1: that throughout the course of this day that we would 65 00:04:38,190 --> 00:04:41,610 Speaker 1: honor you and follow you and serve you completely. And 66 00:04:41,630 --> 00:04:45,050 Speaker 1: we pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.