I was reading in Songs, and although there really isn't much "wisdom" to take from it (without digging really deep and finding analogies I guess), there was at least this line:
There is a band called mewithoutyou that brought this up in some of their music (which is how I recognized it), and there are also various sermons/writings about the verse, with different interpretations of the meaning. Here is my take:
Foxes are the things that steal our time and ruin our connection with God. If we are His temple and He dwells within us, then it is fair to say we are like his vineyard (of course, this messes with His "I am the vine, you are the branches" analogy, but it's also kind of a different subject. I like to think of "gardens" instead of "vineyards"). If we are God's vineyard though, then whenever we fail to keep it well groomed and kept--when we let things in like foxes that trample over it--then suddenly our priorities don't match up with God's, which is to keep our focus, time and worship on Him.
The foxes are basically the things that draw our attention away from God or keep our us far away from Him, like addictions to TV/other time-wasting things or neglecting to be in His Word and spending time in prayer to Him. So let's work together with God to help catch the foxes before they enter the garden, and thus we can put our focus on Him who deserves all our praise!
Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom. ~Song of Solomon 2:15 (NIV)
There is a band called mewithoutyou that brought this up in some of their music (which is how I recognized it), and there are also various sermons/writings about the verse, with different interpretations of the meaning. Here is my take:
Foxes are the things that steal our time and ruin our connection with God. If we are His temple and He dwells within us, then it is fair to say we are like his vineyard (of course, this messes with His "I am the vine, you are the branches" analogy, but it's also kind of a different subject. I like to think of "gardens" instead of "vineyards"). If we are God's vineyard though, then whenever we fail to keep it well groomed and kept--when we let things in like foxes that trample over it--then suddenly our priorities don't match up with God's, which is to keep our focus, time and worship on Him.
The foxes are basically the things that draw our attention away from God or keep our us far away from Him, like addictions to TV/other time-wasting things or neglecting to be in His Word and spending time in prayer to Him. So let's work together with God to help catch the foxes before they enter the garden, and thus we can put our focus on Him who deserves all our praise!
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