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Song of Songs – Darkness Before the Dawn I
Darkness Before the Dawn
Song of Solomon 2:17
Pastor’s Opening
THE spouse sings, “Until the day break, and the shadows flee away,” so that the beloved of the Lord may be in the dark. It may be night with her who has a place in the heart of the Well-beloved. A child of God, who is a child of light, may be for a while in darkness; first, darkness comparatively, as compared with the light he has sometimes enjoyed, for days are not always equally bright. Some days are bright with a clear sunshine, other days may be overcast. So the child of God may one day walk…
Chapter Citation and Verse(s)
Song of Solomon 2:17
“Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.”
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Main Theme(s)
I. First of all, let us consider OUR PROSPECT. Our prospect is, that the day will break, and that the shadows will flee away.
II. Now I want to occupy a few minutes of your time in considering OUR POSTURE “until the day break, and the shadows flee away.”
III. Now I close by noticing OUR PETITION: “Until the daybreak, and the shadows flee away, turn, my Beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.”
