Poets and Prophets

Another milestone was hit in this week's episode! We turned the corner from the poetic cannon of the Bible into the prophetic canon. 

Some key takeaways from this week:

Song of Solomon is a book full of interesting poetic language. In short, it might not be recommended to use Hebrew poetry as a way to interact with your spouse in the 21st century. But here are to clear themes from the book: don't awaken love before it is too soon. Why? The second theme of the book: it is worth it when you wait until the right time. Love and intimacy aren't dirty or demonic within the context of marriage. God designed it to be good!

Isaiah has some clear themes already emerging. Pay attention to the back and forth contrast of judgement prophecies, evil, chaos, and darkness - compared to messianic hope. The truth is that a savior is coming and has already come into a world that desperately needed Him!

Resources

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Each week during Season 2 of the podcast, we will break down the previous week's readings, including big events, key themes, rabbit-hole curiosities, and devotional thoughts.

If you want to follow along with our reading plan from cover to cover, you can find it right here. We'll be following the 3x5 reading plan, which covers 3 chapters a day and 5 on Sundays. 

Additionally, if you're looking for resources to compliment your study, check out The 3x5 Workbook by David Kalas. This is a great tool to challenge you by providing weekly review quizzes and answers to help your learnings stick. 

If you have questions you want covered on the show from your readings, email them ahead of time to [email protected]!