“Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?” (Song of Solomon 1:7) The fourth segment of our look at the love … [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.
Look Not Upon Me
“Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.” (Song of Solomon 1:6) The next segment of our look … [Read more...]
Draw Me
“Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.” (Song of Solomon 1:4) This is the second segment of our look at … [Read more...]
The Sweet Savour
Song of Solomon 1:3 In last week's part of this devotion series, as we looked at Song of Solomon 1:2, we saw the Why of the Bride’s request, “…thy love is better than wine.” Now we consider that not only is His Love better than wine or better than … [Read more...]
“Kiss Me”
Song of Solomon 1:2 Have you been searching for the definition of the love between a husband and wife when both are born-again believers? When a husband and his wife have been “made one” by and in the Power of God, there is a special inner working … [Read more...]
I am His and He is Mine
“I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine…” (Song of Solomon 6:3) The Song of Songs, written by King Solomon, describes the relationship of the Beloved and the Bride. Obviously, the physical is used in highly figurative language to describe how the … [Read more...]
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