Bible in one year 10/28/2022 the book of Song of songs Introduction By Rev. Katherine Liu Bruce

Bible in one year 10/28/2022  the book of Song of songs  Introduction

By Rev. Katherine Liu Bruce

Christian Arts Ministries : Biblical precepts & Gospel music; Pastoral ministry & counseling

 

Author : Solomon  Date: c. 965 B.C.

         The Song is portrayed the great love between Christ and the Church; King Solomon being regarded as a type of Christ and the bride as representing the church. The Song holds before us the ideal love relationship in marriage. The Apostle Paul uses marriage to illustrate the nature of the love between Christ and His church. (Eph.5). In the last chapter 12 express the bride separated lovers long to be reunited so the church longs to see her bridegroom (Rev. 22:20). The Jews regarded the Song as expressing the love relationship between God and his chosen people.

      The book is called the “best of songs” and understandably so. This is a song which Adam could have sung in Paradise when the Lord is His wise providence led Eve to him to be his wife. In frank but pure language the book praises the mutual love between husband and wife, and thereby teaches us not to despise physical beauty and married love as being of a low order Since these are gifts from the creator to His creatures, they are good and perfect in their place and for their pursues.

        The reading of this book, far from raising sensuous thoughts in our minds, should lead us to praise the Creator who created man in His image who made the human body beautiful, who awoke in Adam the longing for a companion like himself yet different, and who led the first bride –the very ultimate of the works of creation to her admiring bridegroom.

       The reading of this book should also make us aware of our sinful failures in our attitude toward members of the other sex in general, and I particular our sins of the flesh within marriage. Thus it is that by this book the Holy Spirit will lead sinners to the Christ who is also the Redeemer and Sanctifier of holy wedlock, seeing and experiencing the purity and holiness of this earthly bond of love will also lead us to better understanding of that love relationship which is heavenly and eternal, namely, the spotlessly pure and indestructible bond of love that exists between Christ and His church.

 

  Bibliography,

 New American Standard Bible, The Open Bible.. La Habra, CA: Thomas nelson publishers, 1978.