Song of Solomon

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HEIsRiSen

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I am sure that we can all agree that the Bible is God inspired. How then can we say that the controversial book Song of Solomon was about his wife? Also knowing that he had so many of them? Would this book then still be God inspired? The Bible is full of symbolism, I am certain we can all agree to this as well. Could it be that this book is an allusion to Christ's love for the church, the bridegroom to the bride? Is that why the men who compiled scripture included this book in the Bible? What are your thoughts? I'll share some of mine.

Below are just a couple of many likenesses that I notice between Song of Solomon and other scripture.

Song of Solomon 4
[SUP]7 [/SUP]Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
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Ephesians 5
[SUP]25 [/SUP]Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
[SUP]26 [/SUP]That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
[SUP]27 [/SUP]That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
[SUP]28 [/SUP]So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
[SUP]29 [/SUP]For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
[SUP]30 [/SUP]For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
[SUP]31 [/SUP]For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
[SUP]32 [/SUP]This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
[SUP]33 [/SUP]Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
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Paul says here, it is a great mystery, that he is speaking concerning Christ and the church, then continues in the next verse with nevertheless (as in saying still, yet, or in spite of this...).

Song of Solomon 4
[SUP]15 [/SUP]A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
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John 4
[SUP]9 [/SUP]Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
[SUP]10[/SUP]Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
[SUP]11 [/SUP]The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
[SUP]12 [/SUP]Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
[SUP]13 [/SUP]Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
[SUP]14 [/SUP]But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
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Another thing I notice is that Song of Solomon starts out differently then the other two books traditionally attributed to King Solomon. Ecclesiastes and Proverbs begin by declaring him son of David and King, while Song of Solomon does not.

This book was either God inspired or (wo)man inspired, and if it wasn't God inspired why was it included in the Bible?
 
The Jews say that Solomon wrote the three books, one for each age that a man goes through. Proverbs because a middle age man collects wisdom so he can be more successful. Ecclesiates because an old man realizes all is futile. Song because a young man falls in love. I think Song is about love; falling in love is meeting Jesus in your emotions and in your bodily responses.

By the way "beloved" is really "be-passioned" in Song. Derived not from "ahab" to love, but from the hebrew word for passion, which has the same root as "David" Solomon's father.
 
Elements of the book are about Christ's love for his Bride BUT most of the book is an example of godly love between a man and his wife. Don't try to over-spiritualise it. Much of the book is clearly a human relationship. If you over-spiritualise it, things get awkward - there's a lot of sex!
 
Tintin said:
Elements of the book are about Christ's love for his Bride BUT most of the book is an example of godly love between a man and his wife. Don't try to over-spiritualise it. Much of the book is clearly a human relationship. If you over-spiritualise it, things get awkward - there's a lot of sex!
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Over spiritualizing a book that was inspired by God, who is a spirit? I disagree, I would rather say to not under spiritualize the Word of God. I can see where Song of Solomon could be about the pure love between a husband and wife, but there is absolutely nothing I read that implies intercourse. Maybe it is awkward for you to try to see it in the spirit, but you can't speak for everyone.
 
A book in the Bible doesn't have to purely be an allegory of God's Love to be inspired by the Holy Spirit. A godly marriage a is perfectly acceptable answer to this book. As for it having a lot of sex, that's not my opinion. Even if you don't admit there's sex, there's a lot of sexual imagery. If you can't accept that, you don't know poetic language.
 
It is your opinion, and it's all in the eye of the beholder. I think you are confusing intimacy with sex quite honestly and they are not the same thing.
 
Sex is part of intimacy. It's no secret that the book is very sexual.
 
I'm not arguing, this is called a discussion. But fair enough. I can agree to disagree. No harm done, my friend.
 
probably solomon wrote his song of songs for his wedding to his original wife...a daughter of the pharaoh of egypt...

that would explain the similarity in style between solomon's song of songs and egyptian love poetry
 
To: HEIsRiSen:

Your on the right path with the Song of Solomon. Good observation . Understanding it a bit more is going to take some reading it, study and time. Very good job.

From Jonathan.
 
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