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IV. THE MATURING PROCESS 5:2--8:4 >
B. Communicating Affection 7:1-10 >
2. The husband's desires 7:7-9
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Even today we speak of "graceful palm trees."Verse 9b voices the wife's eager response. All these verses reflect the increased freedom in sexual matters that is a normal part of the maturation of marital love. A husband has the freedom to enjoy his wife's body (cf. 5:10-16; cf. 1 Cor. 7:3-5), though not to abuse this privilege, of course.
