"I Take You To Be …"
“ He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord ” —Proverbs 18:22, NIV One might tend to be a little cynical about this verse considering, among other things, today’s divorce rate. You might wonder if Solomon pens these words with some longing in his heart. The Scriptures say that he loved many women, and none of them seem to stand out as a blessing to his life. From the historical record it seems that the king’s many wives led him into idolatry and brought God’s judgment down on his head. If we read the Song of Songs, or the Song of Solomon, as the book is sometimes titled, we wonder if somewhere among all those ladies in his life, there might have been one who was different from all the rest though many take the Song of Songs to be allegorical, describing God’s love for Israel and/or the love of Christ for His church. Whether it was wishful thinking or true love, Solomon’s statement reminds the readers of God’s intent for marriage. At the very begin...