All about breasts...

Have a read of Song of Solomon - I dare you!

In my bible, there's 26 references to 'breasts' (not the singular, which is a different word - I mean boobies, like what women have!), and fully 8 of them appear in the 8 short chapters of Song of Solomon.

Now my point here is that the book is decidedly about sex. There are other books in the bible with more oblique references to sex - especially in the Old Testament, but this is a book like no other.

Chapter 4 is in summary 15 verses of the man saying "you're fit", and 1 verse of the woman saying "aye, now let's have sex".

Now we've cleared that up, read the book as it was written, and think about why on earth it's in the bible?

Here's a few questions for you:

1) Does it fit with the rest of the Bible?
2) Are there any other books that stand out for different reasons - ie. they are fairly unique? I can think of quite a few.
3) What does it teach us about God?

Later this week and on Sunday, expect some discussion on these and any other questions you might have - feel free to comment below or on facebook.