About the Book

Book: The Bible Companion Book 7 Proverbs-Song of Songs

Author: Karen Westbrook Moderow

Genre: Bible Study

Release Date: September 6, 2025

Are you disappointed with life?

The Bible Companion Book 7 helps you reconcile the realities of life with the promises of God. A simple one-chapter-a-day format lets you engage with Scriptures without the pressure of schedules, homework, or heavy reading loads. Short daily readings and thought-provoking questions connect your story to God’s Word. For personal, group, or homeschool Bible study.

In the Books of Wisdom, God speaks to us in poetry—the language of the heart. These books reveal a God concerned not only about our minds and bodies, but also our emotions. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs bridge the gap between life as we hoped it would be and life as it is. If you struggle with your life’s circumstances, The Bible Companion Book 7 will help you find guidance, comfort, and strength in the poetry of men and women who searched for God in the dark and found Him.

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About the Author

KAREN WESTBROOK MODEROW is a Bible teacher and author who brings a storyteller’s perspective to Scripture. She holds master’s degrees in theology and creative writing and loves introducing others to Jesus through the stories told in God’s Word.

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The Promise Box

My mother had an intricately carved wooden box approximately 4” x 3” that was passed down to her by her mother. It was called a Promise Box and held 150 small cards in assorted colors. One side had a Scripture verse, the other a prayer. Most of the verses came from Proverbs.

The Promise Box was always kept in place we passed many times a day. A place where we’d be sure to see it and be enticed to pull a card. I’d lift the lid and breathe in the musty smell of years gone by then choose a card, eager to see what message from God awaited me. The limp cards with their faded colors told me I wasn’t the first.

My mother’s Promise Box had belonged to her mother. When my mother-in-law died, I received the Promise Box that had belonged to her grandmother. By then the metal box engraved with an intricate family scene had seen better days. The hinges had broken apart. The once shiny box had darkened to near black. But I couldn’t part with it. It had to be more than 150 years old. I couldn’t help but wonder how many times those who owned it reached for a word from the Lord to get them through their day.

Most had lost children. They depended on God for daily bread literally as the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl took their family members and livelihoods. As an adult, I understood that we aren’t to treat the promises of God like fortune cookies we hope will bring us good luck. A daily visit to the Promise Box doesn’t substitute for time spent with God in prayer and His Word but it has value. The Promise Box reminds us that God is not only in the church, He is in our homes. He wants us to see Him, to reach for Him, and rely on His promises. If a little box nudges us to look to Him with expectation., then it is not only a gift we should treasure, but a treasure we should pass on.

Norma’s Promise Box

Author Interview

Can you tell us a little bit about what readers can expect from your books?

The Bible Companion is not a commentary or a devotional. It’s a companion that walks alongside you as you journey through Scripture. Like a guide, it leads you to beautiful summits you might otherwise miss and helps you stay on track so you don’t wander into dangerous territory that could sidetrack your journey. Along the way, you hear stories that help you appreciate what you’re experiencing. Each day’s lesson is short—usually 300 words a day. However, the books include extra information, charts, and inspiration available for those who want to delve deeper.

What is the greatest advice you have ever been given about writing?

Avoid clichés and throw away comments. My mentor said, “Whenever I read a manuscript that says, “Words can’t explain…” I tell the author, “Well, try. That’s what writers do. If you can’t find a way to show or express what you or your characters are feeling, you’re in the wrong profession.” I’ve never forgotten than.

What was the inspiration behind this book?

My father was a pastor who noticed that people who wanted to read the Bible through failed or got little for their efforts. Some stopped because they became discouraged (couldn’t get past Leviticus or got behind in their reading plans). Others read through the Bible in a year but didn’t understand or retain most of what they read. He began encouraging his congregation to read just one chapter a day and wrote a short daily devotional they could read along with it to help them. Years later, I was writing fiction and attending seminary. When I finished my grad work, I approached my dad about working together on a Bible companion based on his template. I wanted to combine storytelling with insights for each chapter of the Bible. By then he was in his late 80’s and didn’t feel he could take on such a large project, but he gave me permission and his blessing to use his approach and any of his work that would be helpful. He passed away five years ago. He would be thrilled to see that what he started so many years ago is now available to a larger audience. He inspired me to write a Bible study that encourages every person to read the Bible through and find God in its pages. The Bible Companion is a fulfillment of his vision and mine.

What was the most challenging part of bringing this book to life? 

Finding the story, especially when dealing with difficult texts. The story is there. Always. But in passages where readers struggle, the story is critical. My job is to help the reader sort out what is going on in the story then encourage them to discover what God wants them to know about Him through it. In Ecclesiastes, for example, we have a disillusioned author who speaks truth about life with God and life without Him. If readers don’t get the author’s frame of mind, they will draw the wrong conclusion. The disillusioned man concludes that life is meaningless but his advice—" Remember your Creator in the days of your youth” —tells us there is a way out of despair and that is to live for God. As a writer, I point this out. I give perspectives I hope will be helpful (if not, there would be no point in writing the book) but at the same time, I’m very aware that my words are not God’s words. I offer them with humility, asking the Holy Spirit to drive home what the person reading needs to hear. I want readers to use my work a springboard, not take it as Gospel. Ironically, the greatest challenge in writing The Bible Companion is to use my words to get past words to the One who inspires them. My words are a signpost pointing to Jesus. God’s Word is life, embodying Jesus.

What do you hope readers will take away from the book?

Book 7 of The Bible Companion series is about wisdom. Three very different books—Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs—apply the laws God has given in earlier books to everyday life. I want readers to see that the Bible is a practical book. That theology—what we believe about God—determines how we live. The three wisdom books we explore in The Bible Companion Book 7 show us people struggling to make sense of life. Proverbs gives us principles—the ideal. The writer of Ecclesiastes points out the gap between the ideal and reality and is bothered by it. The couple in Song of Songs illustrates how difficult it is to maintain love in a world filled with distractions and hostility. My hope is that The Bible Companion helps readers see that God does not ignore reality but rather He equips us to hear His voice so we can navigate hard, disillusioning times with hope.