“The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?” (Song of Solomon 3:3) “It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I … [Read more...]
Song of Solomon
The Song of Solomon is a love song written by King Solomon; abounding in metaphors and oriental imagery. Historically it depicts the wooing and wedding of a sheperdess by King Solomon, and the joys and heartaches of wedded love.
Allegorically, it pictures Israel as God's betrothed bride (Hos 2:19-20), and the Church as the Bride of Christ. As human life finds its highest fulfillment in the love of a man and a woman, so spiritual life finds its highest fulfillment in the love of God for His People and Christ for His Church.
The Pathway of the Lesson
“I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not” (Song of Solomon 3:2) The Bride had sought her Beloved in the prescribed way (as taught in the Word … [Read more...]
The Value of Separation
Song of Solomon 3:1-4 The verses in Song of Solomon 3:1-4 reveal the value of the Beloved being separated for a period of time from his Love. This separation teaches some valuable lessons in the Bride; it teaches the value of the Watchman in the … [Read more...]
The Conclusion
“My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.” (Song of Solomon 2:16) These are the words of the Bride after her Beloved (Christ) revealed Himself and His Command, the time is now. She has been prepared; they are fighting the enemy … [Read more...]
The Strength, Endurance, and Value of True Love
Song of Solomon 8:6b, 7 "…for love is strong as death... Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned." In our text verses, Solomon … [Read more...]
The Challenge
Song of Solomon 2:15 "Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes." Beginning in verse 10a, we saw the Bride’s Beloved as her “Commander.” Then in verse 10b, we saw her Beloved’s “Command.” Verses … [Read more...]
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