*...Love as written...*

I read through the book of the Song of Solomon, also known as the Song of Songs, today. At first, I didn't read it for myself, rather, I ended up reading the whole book in a few translations thanks to research. A very dear friend of mine, Amelia, had asked if I could draw her a picture based on the verse found in the third chapter..Verse five, it reads, "Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the wild dear, not to awaken love until the time is right" worded by the New Living Translation.

By reading the verse alone, I was amazed and confused....so, I read through the whole book to see if maybe in context there could be some light shared on the subject. So I read it through the New Living Translation (NLT), the English Standard Version (ESV), and the New International Version (NIV)...I also veiwed some versions through the King James Version (KJV) and the New King James Version (NKJV)...and through the different takes on the subject, small bits became clearer ....prayer also helped paint a more vivid picture, as it always seems to when you ask the original artist about His artwork

Those particular words, "Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the wild deer, not to awaken love until the time is right" regardless of the translation, occurs three different times...first in chapter two verse seven, a second time in the third chapter verse five, and again in the eighth chapter verse four.. the same message repeated three times throughout the small cryptic book of poetic design.

I have fallen even deeper in love with His living Word, even further into His arms I've devoted my soul...

I think I know just what I'm going to draw :)

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