Solomon’s Song of Songs
“The very real sentiment of the presence of God in the soul is often followed swiftly by a strong intimation of his having departed. This is what we mean when we talk about the dark night of the soul.”
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The book of Ecclesiastes
“Fear God, and keep his commandments; this is the whole meaning of man. No act of thine but God will bring it under His scrutiny, deep beyond all thy knowing, and pronounce it good or evil.”
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Proverbs of King Solomon
“We know of the repute King Solomon had for wisdom, as given by the books of the Kings and the Chronicles; the introduction to this book introduces its content as the proverbs of Solomon himself…”
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Reading through the third book of Kings (aka. the first book of Kings)
“As the northern kingdom fell fully into idolatry and remained more-or-less in a state of idolatry until its final destruction in 721BC, prophets like Elijah arrived in due course to protest and condemn the prevailing immorality.”
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