The Song of Songs is basically a dialogue between Solomon and his bride. It is one of the more intriguing and perplexing books of the OT. Considered among the other books, one wonders why this book is in the Bible. However, it has great lessons for the church in general terms and in very specific ones. One example of a large lesson contained in one verse is 2:15. The bride calls out, “Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.”
Notice it’s the little foxes that cause concern not the big ones! It seems that the little foxes cause the greater damage. Large animals will just eat some fruit off of the vine. The little foxes, though, eat through the vine in order to get to the fruit! They are much more deadly to the vineyard!
Notice also that this is an urgent call. The vineyards are in blossom. One of two things are going to happen. The difference will be determined based on whether or not the little foxes are caught!
It has been said the little foxes represent what we call “little sins.” Now every sin is horribly offensive and rebellious toward a holy God, but we tend to categorize them nonetheless. It’s adultery that is considered a non-negotiable; pornography is a little sin. It’s murder that is considered a non-negotiable; bitterness is a little sin. You get the point. These little sins become more dangerous than the “big ones” because we excuse the little ones! And eventually, the little ones destroy us! The call to slay the “little sins” is just as urgent as the call to slay the large, visible ones! It is the little sins that will secretly eat away at you until they take away your life and leave your vineyard barren! Catch the little ones!
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