“…beauty is something of great value in human and spiritual experience”.[1] This is a conclusion reached after a thorough study into the biblical teaching on beauty in the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery. It is with this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Even the most outstandingly beautiful women in the world are painfully aware of their own blemishes (Beauty in Scripture is not restricted to women. The concept of beauty is also applied to men who are good-looking and appealing. Further, it is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
One of the most difficult precipices in personal change is when the moment comes for personal sacrifice. You have developed an environment of pleasant things around you that you enjoy. You look forward to the small things in life that bring you a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Let us now lift our eyes to the wonderful thoughts of Ephesians 5 in connection with this flawless beauty we have been considering. Even earthly lovers can appreciate something of flawlessness in beauty, as we have seen from Song of Songs. That...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It seems quite obvious from Ephesians 5 that true beauty in all its fullness has not yet been encountered in this fallen world. We have breathtaking beauty in all its forms, nature and humanity, objects, actions and intentions, yet none of these...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What beauty lies in the intentions of the mind of the person who truly loves! Here in Song of Songs, the language is that of love-sick, passionate longing. It is as if he sees her as so elevated in beauty and purity that to touch her would be to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As this lover utters words, multiplying his infatuation with his bride, he uses this word flawless (Hb. tām). Is it not significant, as we hunt down the essence of beauty, that this word also speaks of beauty? As one investigates the theme of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This extraordinary beauty takes on a quality that defies technical analysis. Its essence can’t be captured by oceans of words. An element that leads to a deeper understanding of the point I’m making however, is found in the poetic...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Anyone who has tried to capture the theme of Psalm 45, as I have attempted, will have discovered the difficulty with which that is done, as I have. What is most on my heart though is the thrill of the consummation of that wedding. It is unlike...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Looking at this lovely bride, the psalmist speaks to hear. He asks her to think deeply about what he is going to tell her (v10). She has come from a whole life of different surroundings, different places, different friends. Everything will be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
