Song of Songs 4:16-5:1: The Third Voice

🎧 Song of Songs 4-5 | The Third VoiceAt the very centre of the Bible's greatest love song, a third voice speaks. Not the bride. Not the bridegroom. Someone else — never named, never labelled. And what that voice blesses might be the last thing you'd expect to find blessed in the Bible.Today's reading is only two verses long, but everything pivots on it: the locked garden opens, the union is complete, and then — "eat, friends, and drink; drink your fill of love." Who says it is left open by the Hebrew itself; what it does is unmistakable. Over the most intimate moment in the book, a blessing is spoken. This is holy ground, not shame.#SongOfSongs #Bible #BibleReading #Blessing #DailyBibleReadingDaily Bible Reading is a chapter-by-chapter Bible reading podcast from Christ Church Hemel, helping you read through the Bible one chapter at a time. Follow the full reading plan here: https://www.christchurchhemel.org.uk/resources/daily-bible-reading/If you're local to Hemel Hempstead, you're very welcome to join us on Sundays at 10:30am and 6pm.