Below are some of the provocative quotes from Mark Driscoll's "Real Marriage" I am compiling (ongoing project as I work my way through the book):
Page 186:
One Bible commentator said of this text, "'Fruit' is sometimes equated with the male genitals or with semen, so it is possible that here we have a faint and delicate reference to an oral caress."30
In Song of Songs 4:12-5:1 the husband likens his wife's unclothed body to a garden filled with delightful scents and flavors, including her moist vagina likened to a fresh spring. The wife then invites him to perform oral sex (cunnilingus) on her, saying, "Awake, O north wind, and come, O south! Blow upon my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come to his garden and eat its pleasant fruits." After performing oral sex on his wife, the husband then says, "I have come to my garden, my sister, my spouse; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I drunk my wine with my milk." Then, the only time in the entire book God directly speaks. He celebrates the act, saying, "Eat, friends, and drink your fill of love!" (5:1 NIV).
Various Bible commentators have seen the overt yet poetic meaning of these texts of Scripture. One scholar said that it is possible that "the ‘garden’ is a euphemism for the vulva."31 Another said, "In the ancient Near East and elsewhere in the Bible (Prov. 5:15-20), these are highly erotic images. The images of fountain and garden probably are to be visualized together since a garden would need a water supply. The focus may well be on the ultimate place in the act of lovemaking, the woman's vagina."32 Additionally, commenting on Song of Songs 7:2, a noted Old Testament scholar said, "this may be a subtle and tasteful allusion to the intimacies of oral sex."33
Page 187:
"Yes, legally and biblically anal sex is permissible for a married couple, as Scripture does not forbid it" (p.187)
