My good buddy’s mom (Mama Hollis) used to say that all the time, “Whoa baby!” It’s just something that comes to me in times like these.
WOW! I hadn’t been to Song of Solomon in quite a while. I first read this back in early high school, and go figure, the only thing that’s really stuck with me has been “your breasts are like gazelles.” I know, I know, but I’m still entertained and humored by this stuff.
Song of Solomon is LOADED with great stuff … a real indication that they actually did have sex in the Bible … or at least talked about it using metaphors and similes. I read through it today. A lot of the parts you might end up thinking, “what? what does that even mean? Ha ha ha!!! Ha ha ha!!! NO WAY!!! That’s in the Bible?!?!” And, I did that a few times today.
Case-in-point, a few excerpts:
Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead.
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming up from the washing. Each has its twin; not one of them is alone.
Your two breasts are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazelle that browse among the lilies.
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my lover among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
If only you were to me like a brother, who was nursed at my mother’s breasts! Then, if I found you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
Seriously, it’s in there.
Now, I suggest going and reading it for yourself. If you don’t have a Bible handy, you can always check it out on BibleGateway.
But don’t just take our word for it – check it out for yourself.
[cue music: 
Reading Rainbow]
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