Book of Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1-3

What can you say about Habakkuk that hasn't already been said?
Here are some personal highlights;

Zombies!

2:7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee... Biblical Raunch! 2:15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

2:16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory. Chapter 3 lets us know that even though God may be violent and vengeful, Habakkuk has faith that the LORD will eventually become kind and gentle. Fig trees once again get picked on.  Doesn't Jesus kill a fig tree also?

Song of Solomon 5-8 and my bowels were moved for him

Song of Solomon 5-8

I reread the entire book after reading the great comments from Abbie and Andy in the previous post.

Abbie's interpretation makes the most sense to me, that it's a wedding song, sung between the bride, groom and chorus.
Andy, I couldn't wrap my head around the idea that it's "a metaphor for Christ's love for his church".  Perhaps you could give some samples from the text that would indicate this line of thinking.

The text is very colorful and bright and uses some great euphemisms for body parts and sex!

But, why is it in the Bible?  Did the editors put it in as an Apéritif or digestif to cleanse our palette from the previous books and set us up for the rest of the OT?

As an aside, I thought this guy was funny, if not a little over the top.

Song of Solomon 1-4

Song of Solomon 1-4

What the hell is this?  A love poem to Solomon?  From Solomon?  To God?  A 4000 year old dirty story?

Lots of sexual innuendo and not a whole lot of sense.

What do you think?

Leviticus 19-23 Thou Shalt Not Eat Leftovers

Leviticus 19-23

Chapter 19-23  brings us a rehash of some old laws (Leviticus is the best evidence for multiple authors yet) and a mish-mash of new laws dealing with farming, clothing, sex and priestly duties.