However, some challenges were small, minor little hassles that needed handling. They called these little issues the "little foxes that spoil the vineyards." Though small in stature, those little foxes could ruin the vineyard, and those minor issues, if undealt with, could bring great harm to the relationship.
The Bible says that it is the little foxes that ruin the vineyard. Make a commitment not to ignore the little foxes in your marriage: being thoughtless or preoccupied, forgetting special days like anniversaries and birthdays, criticizing, taking your spouse for granted.
This then is the message of our text: “Take us the foxes that spoil the vines; for our vines have tender grapes.” First, the “little foxes” refer to whatever we permit to eat off the roots of grace and the fruit of the Spirit from our lives.
The little foxes represent our small faults that can potentially do a lot of damage to our characters. The tender grapes represent our characters as we try to develop positive Christian qualities. Let's guard ourselves from “the little foxes” – our little faults!
This passage would be one of those instances. Whoever is speaking this line conveys to us the idea that even the little problems, the little foxes, can destroy a valuable vineyard, a good marriage; if they are left unchecked.
The Shulammite woman declares her love for King Solomon and she speaks of the need to “catch the little foxes that destroy the vineyards.” It is the little things that are overlooked, that often spoil things of value. That can spoil relationships.
The Song of Songs, also known as the Song of Solomon, is a celebration of the love of a young couple as they move from engagement to marriage. In some ways the Song of Songs is modern in its ideal of marriage as a match based on the romantic love between the couple.
The play is set in the South at the turn of the 20th century and concerns the manipulative Regina Giddens and her two brothers, Ben and Oscar Hubbard, who want to borrow money from Regina's rich, terminally ill husband, Horace, so that they can open the first cotton mill in town.
שועל (shual) fox (noun)
The red fox is standing in the snow. שועל בשלג
An attractive woman
Fox is a synonym of babe, hottie, snacc, and shawty. Those who are foxy are considered conventionally sexy and attractive. The term foxy (meaning "attractive" or "stylish") originated in the late 19th century. In the 1940s, foxy gave rise to the term fox (meaning "attractive person").
Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes. My beloved is mine, and I am his. He feeds his flock among the lilies. Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, And be like a gazelle Or a young stag Upon the mountains of Bether.
Song of Solomon 2:15 KJV
Take us the foxes, The little foxes, That spoil the vines: For our vines have tender grapes. Little Foxes: Charisma Is Easy - Character Must Be Cultivated.
Psalm 63:9-11 KJV
They shall fall by the sword: They shall be a portion for foxes. But the king shall rejoice in God; Every one that sweareth by him shall glory: But the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
Marriage involves spiritual, emotional, and physical closeness. In the Old Testament, we are taught, “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). Married couples are meant to be unified in every possible way.
The first marriage was based on a covenant promise (Genesis 2:24). The act of marriage consisted of three things: leaving, cleaving, and becoming one flesh. The Genesis 2:24 commandment was repeated by Jesus in Matthew 19:5 and Mark 10:7–8, and the Apostle Paul also used this covenant format in Ephesians 5.
In Shinto, the kami (goddess) Inari was represented by foxes. Inari was the deity of rice, harvests and merchants, and she had two foxes, one of which holds a key to a rice storehouse.
One promises to follow Jesus everywhere. Jesus says this will be difficult because He has no home. The other wants to come back and follow Jesus after burying his father. Jesus tells him to follow now and quips that it's better to "leave the dead to bury their own dead."
The word fox comes from Old English, which derived from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz. This in turn derives from Proto-Indo-European *puḱ-, meaning 'thick-haired; tail'.
Be careful who you trust: The Crow trusts in the Fox's words of flattery, and because of this trust, she ends up being tricked into losing her meal. This fable reminds us to be wary of those we may not know and watch out for flattery. There may be an ulterior motive behind someone's pleasing words.
In the climax of the action, Regina steps carefully around what she does not know for sure, hinting that she can put Ben, Oscar, and Leo into jail for stealing the bonds.
"The Little Foxes" is a dramatic play by the author. The style of this work is realistic because the author used her experiences of family discord as inspiration and described the actual state of affairs in society.
Your two breasts are like two fawns, like twins of a gazelle that feed among the lilies. Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away, [in my thoughts] I will get to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense [to him whom my soul adores].
Although unnamed, the Shulammite is specifically characterized in the Song of Solomon. She is described as very close to her mother, assertive, and extremely beautiful; images of plants and animals are often used to allude to her appearance. Her narrative is sensual and filled with longing as she waits for her lover.
Among Christians, the book is interpreted as describing the covenantal love of Christ for his church. In medieval mysticism, the Song of Solomon was construed to apply to the love between Christ and the human soul. Dramatic interpretations of the Song of Solomon are based on much of the book's being in dialogue form.