11th Song: 8:5-7
The Joy and Communion of the Marriage
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We left the bride earnestly desiring the groom to accompany her to visit the fields and the villages to inspect the new growth. She concluded the song by reminding the daughters of Jerusalem of the r…
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10th Song: 7:10 – 8:4
The Bride’s Deep Longing and Ardent Desire for the Groom’s Return
This song expresses the words of the bride only. She commences with words which describe, with prophetic foresight, the undivided unity between Christ and his…
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The climax of the book of Job occurs over the space of six chapters (38–42) amidst what must have been a most dramatic scene.
The voice of Yahweh booms out over the noise of the whirlwind to Job. “Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?” Elihu is right—Job was guilt…
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9th Song: 7:1-9
The Glowing Beauty of The Bride
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The setting for this song, as with the eighth song, is within the garden. The marriage of the Lamb has taken place, Yahweh’s enemies have been destroyed, a victory has been wrought, a dance has been p…
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Throughout the debate phase of the book, Job achieves victory over the friends and develops in faith, but a problem is also highlighted. Initially, Job had believed, like his friends, in exact retribution (4:3-4; 31:23) and on this basis he accused God of injustice and being impossible to understand…
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“Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions”
We know the above verse from Galations 3:19 so well! Yet when we ask: “To what was the law added?” the answer does not spring so readily to mind. What were the transgressions that provoked the adding of the law…
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8th Song: 6:10-13
The Bride – Victorious Over Her Enemies
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This eighth song commences in a similar fashion to the fifth and the 11th songs. It is very brief and the two phrases; “the chariots of Ammi-nadib” and “the company of two armies” provide the k…
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The book of Job is a wonderful exposition of how the love of God can be shed abroad in our hearts through a deep appreciation of His mercy. When we read of Job experiencing great troubles and eventually being delivered from evil, our minds are expanded and our faith is increased as we see the extent…
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There are a number of reasons which allow us to conclude that the twelve songs we are considering are divided into two groups of six songs each. The first reason relates to the change of atmosphere and mood. We move from the joy and excitement of the sixth song to one of melancholy and violence in t…
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The Terror of Great Darkness
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works” (2 Tim 3:16-17). From time to time, it is a val…
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