Isaiah 29:16

He speaks such beautiful words with his mouth.

This is the woman’s only complete description of the man. But the man describes the woman in three places: 4:1-7; 6:4-7 and 7:1-9. There are other astonishing descriptions of God, Jesus, or God’s glory (the beauty of God’s splendid greatness) in the Bible. See, for example, Ezekiel 1:26-28; Daniel 10:6 and Revelation 1:13-16. Those descriptions are rather similar to this one.

July 2009

myrrh ~ a substance that comes from trees; people use it in incense.
incense ~ a spice that produces a sweet smell.
spice ~ a special plant that has a strong smell and taste. People use spices to make incense and perfume.
perfume ~ a sweet smell.
spice ~ a special plant that has a strong smell and taste. People use spices to make incense and perfume.
incense ~ a spice that produces a sweet smell.
perfume ~ a sweet smell.
bee ~ a type of insect.
veil ~ a piece of cloth that a woman wears over her face. It is possible to see through it.
shield ~ a board or a piece of metal that a soldier uses to protect himself.
gazelle ~ an animal.
twin ~ one of a pair - both come from one mother in one birth.
fox ~ a wild animal that is like a small dog.
perfume ~ a sweet smell.'dear, dearest ~ someone that you love in a special way.
dove ~ a bird.
dew ~ small amounts of water that appear on the ground during the night.
myrrh ~ a substance that comes from trees; people use it in incense.
incense ~ a spice that produces a sweet smell.
spice ~ a special plant that has a strong smell and taste. People use spices to make incense and perfume.
perfume ~ a sweet smell.
raven ~ a black bird.
jewel ~ a precious stone.
lotus ~ a flower.
jewel ~ a precious stone.
ivory ~ part of an elephant (called the ‘tusk’). It is hard and white. People use ivory to make beautiful things.
marble ~ a very hard material; it is a type of stone; it can have colours.
cedar ~ a type of tall tree, or wood from the cedar tree.

Of course the potter (the person who makes pots) is more important than the pot itself. And of course God is more important than the people whom he created. But these people were acting as if the opposite was true.

But a pot is itself the evidence that someone made it. And the pot is the proof of its maker’s skill.