All of this reinforces the theme of the goodness of marriage. From courtship to marriage to the assurance of love, Song of Solomon poetically presents a broad range of events and feelings in the days leading up to and during marriage, offering encouragement toward an enduring love amid the petty jealousies and fears sure to threaten even the strongest of relationships. Song of Solomon reminds us that both marriage and the physical union that follows originate in God; we should therefore consider each of them as evidence of His grace working itself out in the world.
View Chuck Swindoll's chart of Song of Solomon , which divides the book into major sections and highlights themes and key verses. Song of Solomon.
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Swedish Svenska. Back to Blog. Table of Contents. If you could spend a day in ancient Jerusalem, you would have heard people humming lines like these: "Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for your love is more delightful than wine. She explains that she has a dark complexion because her family sends her to work in the vineyards.
She searches for her lover, comparing him to a wandering shepherd, and the chorus encourages her to follow the flocks to his tent. The lovers lie on a couch together. He describes verdant and fertile surroundings. The maiden calls herself a rose and a lily, covered by the shade of her beloved, a fruit tree.
She compares her beloved to a lively gazelle that arrives to take her away during spring when the plants are budding. The maiden boasts that the man now pastures his flocks of sheep among her lilies.
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