Song
of Solomon - Summer of Sizzle
Bible
Study Week 9
Capture
His Heart
By
Carri Pratt
“You have captured my heart...”
Song of Solomon 4:9
This week read Song of Solomon
4:1-11
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here to read on BibleGateway.com
Is it
just me or does verse 4:9 make your heart race too? The very thought of a man telling a woman she
has captured his heart is the stuff romance novels, movies, and songs are made
of!
I
understand real life is so much better than romantic movies, and we
shouldn’t put pressure on our spouse to be like the fantasy men we see on
television, however, who wouldn’t love to hear their spouse say the line from
Jerry Maguire, “You Complete Me” chill bumps!! We see
in this week’s passage that the Shulammite woman has totally captured King
Solomon’s heart.
He speaks of her
beautiful eyes, hair, teeth, lips, neck and breasts. He expresses how beautiful he perceives her
to be and he could quickly spot her face in a crowd of a thousand
women. He sees her as truly unique. She was the only girl for him.
What
is it about the Shulammite woman that could so impress such an impressive
king? Looking back over the entire text
the reader finds many keys to her influence:
She is assertive (v.
1:7)
She is attractive (v.
1:8)
She is suggestive (v.
1:16)
She is a friend (v. 2:3)
She is sensual (v.
2:4-6)
She is anticipatory (v.
2:15)
She is in love (v. 2:16)
She is self-confident (v. 3:1-2)
She
is flirtatious (v. 5:3)
She
admires her man (v. 5:10)
She
is creative (v. 6:2-3)
She is imaginative (v. 7:11)
She is dedicated (v. 8:6)
She is
pretty amazing and King Solomon can see what a remarkable wife this woman is to
him.
As I
look over this list I can easily see that it is quite intimidating. What the Proverbs 31 woman is to home-making
this woman is to love-making. Put them
both together and watch the sparks fly!
One main thing the Shulammite woman was NOT - she was not distracted from her objective, she was focused on her man. She was NOT too busy to "sit in his shade" 2:3. A huge disadvantage 21st century women share is the amount of obligations we have and the potential for less than perfect time management skills.
So
what does this mean to me personally?
How could I ever live up to either one?
How can I compare?
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THE FUN STUFF…Weekly Challenges
Pray for your marriage, your
spouse, and yourself
Reflect over the qualities God has
revealed in Song of Solomon that increases your ability to capture your man’s
heart
Choose one quality to work on this
week
Be the best that you can be by
relying on and trusting in God
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