Song of Solomon 2:1-2 “I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.” Here in Song of Solomon 2:1-2, the speaker is the man, the king. He describes the testimony, as viewed by God … [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 Bride’s Summation Statement
Song of Solomon 1:16 In Solomon’s fourth word picture, the woman sums up the beauty of her man, the king: “Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green” (verse 16). The woman has immediately replied to her Beloved, … [Read more...]
His Summation Statement
Song of Solomon 1:15 The third word picture Solomon presents contains the man’s summation statement. (Please read the devotions from the last two Fridays for the first two word pictures.) He begins with verse 15: “Behold, thou art fair, my love; … [Read more...]
Her View of Him
Song of Solomon 1:12-14 The second word picture Solomon presents is from the woman to her Husband, her King. This is a threefold picture (verses 12-14). The first part is found in verse 12: “While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth … [Read more...]
His View of Her
“I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots. Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.” (Song of Solomon 1:9-11) Here we … [Read more...]
Tell Me (Part II)
“If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.” (Song of Solomon 1:8) In this verse, the man, her beloved (even Christ) answers the woman’s (the … [Read more...]
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