Love

Just mention the Song of Solomon and it seems like people start to giggle. The book deals with love. It can be almost “sappy” in its romantic language. In reality, the Song of Solomon is a love poem, or possibly a collection of love poems, about love. It is all that you think of it. It contains language that modern day readers find strange. “Your hair is like a flock of goats.” (4:1) or “Your nose is like a tower of Lebanon.” (7:4). Today, nobody would want to say about their true love. But read through the book and you will find that the images and language form a beautiful picture of a man and woman who are in love. Their love is spoken, lived, and felt. They express themselves freely to each other and there is a breath-taking longing in their desire for one another. It is a beautiful picture of how God created us to live in a married relationship. It is an ideal of which we can be a part. Read carefully and watch for how these two interact, and how the community around them encourages their love.