Before the Lesson read SoS 2:8-17

1. What imagery (sight, sound, taste, touch, hearing) is being poetically employed in the passage?
2. As you read the text notice the many metaphors in the text (gazelle, winter, foxes, lilies) which resonates with you in some way?After the Lesson

As a group answer these questions:

1. There is a theme of pursuit and inaccessibility in this passage. How can you relate as the pursuer? How do you relate as the inaccessible one? Think in terms of marriage, friendship and relationship with God.

2. How does the gospel reflected in this passage remind us there’s grace for us even when we have missed the mark in areas of sexual sin. How does this text express hope?

3. What are some “little foxes” that you need to be aware of in your marriage, friendships, walk with God? What is a practical step you can take to protect those relationships?