The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Song of Solomon 8:4-7, “I want you to swear, O daughters of Jerusalem, Do not arouse or awaken my love, until she pleases.”

5 “Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved?” “Beneath the apple tree I awakened you; there your mother was in labor with you, there she was in labor and gave you birth.

6 “Put me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, jealousy is as severe as Sheol; its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD.

7 “Many waters cannot quench love, nor will rivers overflow it; if a man were to give all the riches of his house for love, it would be utterly despised.”

Some of you readers may be surprised that I have elected to include a selection from the Song of Solomon in today’s Scriptural reading. Some may also be surprised that many believers today (and of centuries past) have ignored the book altogether, inasmuch as the wording gives itself to what many would term licentious. Yet, we, who are adult believers, should respect it and its placement in Scripture, as being the will of God; otherwise, it would not rest at all within Holy Writ.

It must be admitted, however, that Christian couples who immerse themselves often in this volume would keep those early days of married life alive and meaningful.

Christian believers, however, while admitting that portions of this book are difficult to read publicly, are, nevertheless, a clearly a part of Scripture as are the Gospels of the New Testament. By the way, when did you last hear a Sunday sermon from the Song of Solomon?

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

United States of America

“We will never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.”
– Corrie ten Boom