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Song of Songs

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Old Testament · Wisdom · 6 chapter studies + Introduction

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  1. Intro Song of Songs - General Introduction The Song of Songs is the Bible's most concentrated poem of love, longing, beauty, absence, pursuit, and union. 25 min read
  2. 1-2 Song of Songs 1:1-2:7 - Kiss, Fragrance, and the First Entrance into Love The Song begins with longing before it gives explanation. 25 min read
  3. 2-3 Song of Songs 2:8-3:5 - The Beloved Comes and the Bride Seeks by Night The second movement of the Song begins with the Beloved coming before the bride has gone looking for Him. 20 min read
  4. 3-5 Song of Songs 3:6-5:1 - The Wedding Procession and the Enclosed Garden This central movement of the Song brings the bride from night-search into the public splendor of a royal wedding, then inward into the hidden beauty of the enclosed garden. 24 min read
  5. 5-6 Song of Songs 5:2-6:3 - I Sleep, but My Heart Is Awake This movement is one of the most spiritually searching passages in the Song. 23 min read
  6. 6-8 Song of Songs 6:4-8:4 - Renewed Beauty, Desire, and the Return of the Bride This movement shows the bride after the wound and recovery of the previous study. 24 min read
  7. 8 Song of Songs 8:5-14 - Love Strong as Death and the Seal upon the Heart This final movement gathers the whole Song into its most durable confession. 23 min read

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