The couple continue their happy conversation. But the subject changes. The couple talk about special plants that grow among wild plants. A beautiful wild flower could grow among *thorns. A fruit tree could grow in the forest. But we do not usually find such special plants among wild plants. It would... [ Continue Reading ]
HOW TO LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART SONG OF SONGS _COMMENTARY: KEITH SIMONS. TRANSLATION: MARK KIRKPATRICK_ ABOUT THE SONG OF SONGS The Song of Songs is a poem about love. The main speakers are a man, and the woman whom he loves. At the start, the couple are not yet engaged. The woman is not su... [ Continue Reading ]
Solomon collected songs and proverbs (wise words). In the end, he had 3000 proverbs and 1005 songs. We still have over 600 proverbs that he collected. They are in the Book of Proverbs. Perhaps the songs in his collection included some Psalms. Or perhaps only one song from this collection still exist... [ Continue Reading ]
This young woman likes Solomon very much. Her emotions feel very strong. In fact, she probably thinks that she loves him. But her attitudes are not yet mature. She wants the excitement of friendship with a very special man. But she will have great responsibility as his wife. And she is not yet think... [ Continue Reading ]
In this verse, the other women reply. They agree that Solomon is a wonderful man. Everybody seems to want his love. Many young women like Solomon (1:3; 2:2). But this young woman is very special. Solomon makes a party for her. And he wants everyone to know that he has chosen her.... [ Continue Reading ]
But this young woman does not seem to appreciate Solomon’s attention. She is not still excited. Instead, she complains that she feels weak. Solomon has provided wonderful food to make her strong.... [ Continue Reading ]
The woman is aware that she is not perfect. She has two problems: • She thinks that her skin is too dark. She wants to marry the king. But she does not look like a princess. Instead, she looks like a young woman who works outside. So she is afraid that Solomon will not like her. But her fear is stu... [ Continue Reading ]
Perhaps this woman is so weak that she falls. Perhaps Solomon has to hold her so that she does not hurt herself. His touch is gentle. She should be very excited that he is touching her. But instead, she seems afraid. Their love seems to be developing too quickly. She is not sure that she is ready f... [ Continue Reading ]
The woman asks where she can meet Solomon. She does not want to follow him at a distance. She wants to be with him. Her thought was a beautiful thought. Christians too should want to spend time with Jesus. There are other good things that we may enjoy. But the time that we spend in prayer is specia... [ Continue Reading ]
In his reply, Solomon tells the young woman about his work. Solomon pretends that he is looking after sheep. Really, Solomon is the king. His work is to look after people. So he invited the young woman to join him as he does his work. Jesus also compared himself with a *shepherd (John 10:14). But r... [ Continue Reading ]
Solomon visits the woman. But he does not enter her room. He stands outside and he calls her. His character reminds her of a shy animal. He seems to behave like the animals that she spoke about in verse 7. We think that Solomon was simply behaving politely. He did not want to be alone with the you... [ Continue Reading ]
The horses that pulled *chariots were strong and brave. These were not lazy horses. They wanted to work hard. Pharaoh was the king of Egypt. He did not travel without a *chariot. His horses took him wherever he wanted to go. Solomon seems to be discussing this woman’s attitudes. Perhaps she thinks... [ Continue Reading ]
The woman was not sure that she was beautiful enough for Solomon (1:6). But Solomon replies that she is very beautiful. And he will help her to be even more beautiful. THE SPECIAL MEAL THE YOUNG WOMAN V12 The king is at his table. The smell of my *perfume is in the air. V13 My lover is like a c... [ Continue Reading ]
This is a beautiful invitation. It is a description of spring. Solomon starts with a description of the country at the end of winter. Then he describes the start of spring. And now it is the time when animals mate. In fact, it is the time when she expected to be ready for him (verse 7).... [ Continue Reading ]
Song of Songs 2:4 also seems to describe a special meal. Perhaps the meal begins at 1:12 and continues until 2:7. Engedi is a place with many beautiful gardens. But its situation is unusual. It is in the middle of a desert. It would be difficult to get flowers from Engedi. So the flowers are a spec... [ Continue Reading ]
So he is now inviting her to join him. There is work for them to do together. She suggested that she wanted to look after her *vineyard (1:8). In springtime, the farmers need young workers to look after the *vineyards. They have to chase away the foxes. Of course, Solomon was the king. So we do not... [ Continue Reading ]
This is a very happy conversation. We think that, perhaps, the couple are using friendly humour. Solomon says that the woman’s eyes are like doves (birds). Of course, doves live outside. So she jokes that the couple would need a green bed, like grass. Then the couple imagine the house. It could hav... [ Continue Reading ]
The young woman does not seem to think seriously about the invitation. She does not agree that the time is right. Solomon said that she was like a flower (2:2). But she said that he had plenty of flowers to look at. He was like a wild animal that lived among the flowers. In other words, she was sayi... [ Continue Reading ]
So she told him to go away. If he was like a shy animal, then he should go back to the hills. She would not join him. Her decision was stupid. But he respected her. He went away. Sometimes we may refuse to allow God to work in our lives. God will allow us to do our own things. But he still loves u... [ Continue Reading ]