TODAY'S BIBLE TWEET

BIBLE TEXT: “Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.” (1 Kings 1:1-4 KJV)

BIBLE TWEET: Abishag, the beautiful “bed warmer” for King David’s death bed, was also the bone of contention between David’s sons Solomon and Adonijah that brought about Solomon’s execution of Adonijah over his brother’s desire to make Abishag his bride. (1 Kings 2:13-25)

BIBLE TAKEAWAY: Abishag is also believed to be Solomon’s beloved in his divinely inspired love song, the Song of Solomon or the Song of Songs, which is best understood as an allegory of Christ’s love for His bride, the church, and of the church’s love for her Bridegroom, Christ.