Enduring Love Chapter 1-10 Analysis

7:1. Right away chapter seven starts out with metaphors relating to plants, such as, “gather summer fruits,” and, “those who glean vintage grapes.” This made me wonder if this is supposed to tell the reader that the person to blame for the strife talked about is not an external factor, but rather the internal person. Since metaphors relating to plants talk about the sowing and reaping factors of plants. The seeds that were sown were that of evil intentions, therefore the reaper is receiving the effects of such vain sowing.
7:2. This verse in particular confused me. I do not quite understand the meaning of blood and hunting. It sounds as if it is meant to be a warning verse, but warning of what?
7:3. The judge asking for bribes is what stuck …show more content…
In these two verses, the first two lines of the first verse, relate to the first two of the second verse. “The best of them is like a brier,” and, “Do not trust in a friend,” seem to be connected to one another. Do not trust in your friend because they may have hidden agendas, such as finding a beautiful plant with hidden prickly spots that can cause the unsuspecting person pain. Similarly, to the first line of both the fourth and fifth verse, is the relation of the second line of both. Verse four mentions the most upright as, “shaper than a thorn hedge,” and the fifth verse warns of not putting confidence in one’s companion. A companion is one often trusted, which one would expect the most upright to be, but the fourth verse gives a twist saying that they are sharp. Verse four also mirrors the plant metaphors seen within the first verse—that same theme of reaping what has been sown. Finding your plants grown prickly, which can bring blood forth—which then feels reminiscent of the blood mentioned in verse 7:2, as they lie in wait for blood, and now when you reach for the most upright, you’re greeted by those sharper than the thorn hedge. This showed me that this time period was not only one of great strife, but also one that was quite a free-for-all. The other noteworthy thing for me was the use of referring to “her” as the one to guard your mouth from. The use of the feminine is often used to showcase something cunning, or sly, but it doesn’t give a specific as to …show more content…
This verse takes on a personal tone showing the author making a call to God. The author is not only asking for protection, but rather, for forgiveness—this is showcases in the last line, “As in the days of old.” Which shows the reader that this is something that has happened before and the author is expectant of His forgiveness in mercy. It seems to foreshadow the coming verses. His change of tone is showcasing of what is to come.
7:15-17. Here in this group of verses we come across the mention of the mouth which we saw earlier in verse five. Verse five mentioned guarding the mouth, and here eleven verses later the author says, “They shall put their hand over their mouth.” What is the correlation between the two verses? Is it showing that before they were told to guard their mouths and now it has become an elective choice to cover their mouths. What changed between verse five and verse sixteen?
7:18. This verse does not appear to be talking about the present, but rather about something that is to come in the future. It seems like foreshadowing to the New Testament. It is giving that theme of hope. “He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.” This author claims to know God intimately, and is trying to provide comfort to a group of people who have deeply sinned against Him. This verse is really interesting to me because it is written in the form of talking to God, but it seems like it’s not written for God, but rather for the

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