Song of Solomon 8:6

A *seal is a mark. Its purpose is often to show that someone owns something. The mark is permanent. The woman mentions the *seal to say that their love is permanent. It will last for their whole lives. It is so powerful that they must never end it.

Love is as strong as death. This husband and wife will love each other for as long as they both live. When one of them dies, the married relationship will end. But the love will not end. The other one might remarry. But that person’s life will always be different because of the love that the original married couple knew.

Death is powerful. It overcomes a person completely. But love is also powerful. Love also overcomes a person completely. In fact, God’s love is so powerful that in the end, it will even defeat death (John 3:16; 1 Corinthians 15:54; Revelation 21:2-4). When Jesus became alive again after his death, he overcame the power of death (Romans 6:8-9).

Love is like fire. This is so for the same reason that love is like death. Fire too overcomes people completely. The Bible sometimes compares death to a terrible animal that eats people alive! Fire is like that too; nobody can control it. And love is like that, but of course in an opposite manner. It is powerful, but real love is always good. It always benefits people. It always helps people. It always is kind to people. Read 1 Corinthians chapter 13.