Verses 5--7 Someone asks in verse 5: Who is this coming up from the desert leaning on her lover? And the answer, of course, is that it's the woman. And she's the next person to speak; and she addresses her beloved, the love of her life, who is with her. So, we're to imagine the … Continue reading Song of Songs 08(05–14) →

Introduction This is now the fifth week we've spent in the Song of Songs. You'll remember that the phrase Song of Songs means that this is the best song, the greatest song, the superlative song. And this superlative song is about love. I said before that some commentators hold to a three-person interpretation. That is, … Continue reading Song of Songs 05(02)–08(04) →

Introduction When we began to study the Song of Songs together I mentioned that some commentators propose a three-person interpretation of the book. That is, there are not two main characters in the song, but three. There's the woman and King Solomon; and then there's a third main character, who is a young shepherd. The … Continue reading Song of Songs 03(06)–05(01) →

Introduction Last week I went over again some of the challenges we face when trying to interpret this book of the Bible. And then we spent the rest of the time on the first part of this song. The woman described for us how she longed for the man, because his love is more delightful … Continue reading Song of Songs 02(08)–03(05) →

Introduction We began to study the Song of Songs last week, but we didn't get very far. In fact, last week was really only an introduction to this book and I spent most of our time setting out some of the interpretative challenges we're faced with when we study this short book. And, in case … Continue reading Song of Songs 01(01)–02(07) →

Part of God's Word I suppose that Song of Songs or Song of Solomon is one of the most neglected books of the Bible. I've never preached on it before and I suspect most of my colleagues have never preached on it. One reason why we're reluctant to preach on it is because of the … Continue reading Songs of Songs Introduction →