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Song of Songs

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Introduction to Song of Songs:
Author: Solomon (1:1).Time of Writing: Around 1000 B.C.Place of Writing: Jerusalem.

Subject of Song of Songs:
The History of Love in an Excellent Marriage,
Revealing the Progressive Experience
of an Individual Believer's Loving Fellowship with Christ

Song of Songs

Chapter 1 of 8

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SoS 1:1 - The 1aSong of Songs, which is Solomon’s.

I.  Drawn to pursue Christ for satisfaction — 1:2-2:7

A.  Attracted to run after Christ — 1:2-4a
SoS 1:2 - Let him akiss me with the 1kisses of his bmouth!For your clove is better than wine.SoS 1:3 - Your anointing oils have a pleasant afragrance;Your name is like ointment poured forth;Therefore the 1bvirgins love you.
SoS 1:4a - 1aDraw me; we will brun after you—
B.  Fellowshipping with Christ resulting in entering into the church life — 1:4b-8
SoS 1:4b - The king has brought me into his 2cchambers—We will be glad and 3rejoice in you;We will 3extol your love more than wine.Rightly do they love you.SoS 1:5 - I am 1black but lovely, O adaughters of Jerusalem,Like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.SoS 1:6 - Do not look at me, because I am black,Because the sun has 1scorched me.My mother’s sons were angry with me;They made me keeper of the vineyards,But my own vineyard I have not kept.
SoS 1:7 - Tell me, you whom my soul loves, 1Where do you pasture your flock?Where do you make it lie down at 2noon?For why should I be like one who is veiledBeside the flocks of your companions?SoS 1:8 - If you yourself do not know,You afairest among women,1Go forth on the footsteps of the bflock,And pasture your young goatsBy the shepherds’ tents.
C.  Transformed by the remaking of the Spirit — 1:9-16a; 2:1-3a
SoS 1:9 - I compare you, 1my alove,To a 2bmare among Pharaoh’s chariots.SoS 1:10 - Your 1cheeks are lovely with plaits of ornaments,Your 1aneck with 2strings of jewels.SoS 1:11 - 1We will make you 2plaits of goldWith 2studs of silver.SoS 1:12 - While the king was at his 1table,My spikenard gave forth its fragrance.SoS 1:13 - My beloved is to me a 1bundle of amyrrhThat lies at night between my breasts.SoS 1:14 - My beloved is to me a cluster of ahenna flowersIn the vineyards of 1bEn-gedi.SoS 1:15 - aOh, you are beautiful, my love!Oh, you are beautiful! Your 1eyes are like bdoves.SoS 1:16a - Oh, you are beautiful, my beloved; indeed, pleasant!
D.  Satisfied with the rest and enjoyment in Christ — 1:16b-17; 2:3b-7
SoS 1:16b - Indeed, our 1couch is green.
SoS 1:17 - The beams of our house are cedars;Our rafters are cypresses.

Song of Songs

Chapter 2 of 8

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C.  Transformed by the remaking of the Spirit (cont'd) — 2:1-3a
SoS 2:1 - I am a 1rose of 2aSharon,A blily of the valleys.SoS 2:2 - As a 1lily among athorns,So is my love among the daughters.SoS 2:3a - As the 1apple tree among the trees of the wood,So is my beloved among the sons:
D.  Satisfied with the rest and enjoyment in Christ (cont'd) — 2:3b-7
SoS 2:3b - In his shade I delighted and sat down,And his fruit was sweet to my taste.SoS 2:4 - He brought me into the 1banqueting house,And his banner over me was love.SoS 2:5 - Sustain me with raisin cakes,Refresh me with apples,For I am asick with love.
SoS 2:6 - aHis left hand is under my head,And his right hand embraces me.SoS 2:7 - aI 1adjure you, O bdaughters of Jerusalem,By the gazelles or by the hinds of the fields,Not to rouse up or awaken my loveUntil she pleases.

II.  Called to be delivered from the self through the oneness with the cross — 2:8-3:5

A.  By Christ's resurrection power through His fellowship — 2:8-9
SoS 2:8 - The voice of my beloved! Now he comes,1Leaping upon the mountains,Skipping upon the hills.
SoS 2:9 - My beloved is like a gazelle or a young ahart.Now he stands behind our 1wall;He is looking through the 2windows,He is glancing through the 2lattice.
B.  Entreated and encouraged — 2:10-13
SoS 2:10 - My beloved 1responds and says to me,2aRise up, my love,My beauty, and 2come away;
SoS 2:11 - For now the 1winter is past;The rain is over and gone.SoS 2:12 - 1Flowers appear on the earth;The time of singing has come,And the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
SoS 2:13 - The fig tree has ripened its figs,And the avines are in blossom—they give forth their fragrance.1bRise up, my love,My beauty, and come away.
C.  Called to be in oneness with the cross — 2:14-15
SoS 2:14 - 1My adove, in the clefts of the rock,In the covert of the precipice,Let me see your countenance,Let me hear your voice;For your voice is sweet,And your countenance is lovely.SoS 2:15 - Catch the 1afoxes for us,The little foxes,That ruin the vineyardsWhile our vineyards are in blossom.
D.  The lover's rejection and failure — 2:16-3:1
SoS 2:16 - aMy beloved is 1mine, and I am his;He pastures his flock among the lilies.SoS 2:17 - 1aUntil the day dawns and the shadows flee away,Turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young bhartOn the mountains of 2Bether.

Song of Songs

Chapter 3 of 8

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SoS 3:1 - On my bed night after nightI 1sought ahim whom my soul loves;I sought him, but found him not.
E.  The lover's waking up and recovery — 3:2-4
SoS 3:2 - I will 1arise now and go about in the city;In the streets and in the squaresI will seek him whom my soul loves.I sought him, but found him not.SoS 3:3 - The 1awatchmen who go about in the city found me—Have you seen him whom my soul loves?SoS 3:4 - Scarcely had I passed themWhen I found him whom my soul loves;I held him and would not let goUntil I had brought him into my 1mother’s houseAnd into the 1chamber of her who conceived me.
F.  Christ's charge to the meddling believers — 3:5
SoS 3:5 - aI 1adjure you, O bdaughters of Jerusalem,By the gazelles or by the hinds of the fields,Not to rouse up or awaken my loveUntil she pleases.

III.  Called to live in ascension as the new creation in resurrection — 3:6-5:1

A.  The new creation — 3:6-4:6
1.  By the lover's complete union with Christ — 3:6-11
SoS 3:6 - 1Who is 2she who comes up from the awildernessLike bpillars of smoke,Perfumed with cmyrrh and frankincense,With all the fragrant powders of the merchant?SoS 3:7 - There is Solomon’s 1bed;Sixty mighty men surround it,Of the mighty men of Israel.
SoS 3:8 - All of them wield the sword and are expert in war;Each man has his sword at his thighBecause of the night alarms.
SoS 3:9 - King Solomon made himself a 1palanquinOf the wood of Lebanon.SoS 3:10 - Its posts he made of silver,Its bottom, of gold;Its seat, of purple;Its midst was inlaid with loveFrom the adaughters of Jerusalem.
SoS 3:11 - Go forth, O adaughters of Zion,And 1look at King Solomon with the 2crownWith which his mother crowned himOn the day of his 3espousals,Yes, on the day of the gladness of his heart.

Song of Songs

Chapter 4 of 8

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2.  The beauty of the lover, the bride, as the new creation — 4:1-5
SoS 4:1 - aOh, you are beautiful, my love!Oh, you are beautiful! Your 1eyes are like doves behind your veil;Your 1hair is like a flock of goatsThat repose on Mount Gilead.SoS 4:2 - aYour 1teeth are like a flock of shorn ewesThat have come up from the washing,All of which have borne twins,And none of them is bereaved of her young.SoS 4:3 - Your 1lips are like a ascarlet thread,And your mouth is lovely;Your cheeks are like a piece of pomegranateBehind your veil.SoS 4:4 - Your 1aneck is like the tower of David,Built for an armory:A thousand bucklers hang on it,All the shields of the mighty men.SoS 4:5 - aYour two 1breasts are like two fawns,Twins of a gazelle,That feed among the lilies.
3.  Her deeper pursuit — 4:6
SoS 4:6 - aUntil the day 1dawns and the shadows flee away,I, for my part, will go to the mountain of bmyrrhAnd to the hill of frankincense.
B.  Called to live in ascension — 4:7-15
1.  His calling — vv. 7-8
SoS 4:7 - You are altogether 1beautiful, my love,And there is no ablemish in you.SoS 4:8 - Come with me from 1Lebanon, my abride;With me from 2Lebanon come.Look from the top of 3Amana,From the top of 4Senir and 5bHermon,From the 6lions’ dens,From the 6leopards’ mountains.
2.  Her silent answer — v. 9
SoS 4:9 - You have 1ravished my heart, my 2sister, my bride;You have 1ravished my heart with one glance of your eyes,With one strand of your anecklace.
3.  His private enjoyment of her — vv. 10-15
SoS 4:10 - How beautiful is your 1love, my sister, my bride!How much better is your alove than wine,And the bfragrance of your ointmentsThan all spices!SoS 4:11 - Your 1lips drip fresh honey, my bride;Honey and milk are under your tongue;And the fragrance of your garmentsIs like the afragrance of Lebanon.SoS 4:12 - A 1garden enclosed is my 2sister, my bride,A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.SoS 4:13 - Your shoots are an 1orchard of pomegranatesWith choicest fruit;Henna with spikenard,
SoS 4:14 - Spikenard and saffron;aCalamus and cinnamon,With all the trees of frankincense;bMyrrh and aloes,With all the chief spices.
SoS 4:15 - A 1fountain in gardens,A 1well of aliving water,And 1streams from Lebanon.
C.  Living a life of love — 4:16-5:1
1.  The answer of the bride — 4:16
SoS 4:16 - Awake, O 1north wind;And come, O 1south wind!Blow upon my garden:Let its aspices flow forth;Let my beloved come into his bgardenAnd eat his choicest fruit.

Song of Songs

Chapter 5 of 8

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2.  The answer of the Beloved — 5:1
SoS 5:1 - I have come into my agarden, my 1sister, my bride;I have gathered my bmyrrh with my spice;I have eaten my honeycomb with my choney;I have drunk my wine with my milk.Eat, O 2friends;Drink, and drink deeply, O beloved ones!

IV.  Called more strongly to live within the veil through the cross after resurrection — 5:2-6:13

A.  The stronger call of the cross after resurrection and her failure — 5:2-6:3
1.  The Beloved's calling — 5:2
SoS 5:2 - I 1sleep, but my heart is awake.A sound! My beloved is aknocking.2Open to me, my sister, my love,My bdove, my perfect one;For my head is drenched with dew,My locks with the cdrops of night.
2.  Her refusal — 5:3
SoS 5:3 - I have 1put off my garment;How can I put it on again?I have 1washed my feet;How can I dirty them again?
3.  Her opening of the door — 5:4-5
SoS 5:4 - My beloved put his 1hand into the opening of the door,And my inner parts yearned for him.SoS 5:5 - I rose up to 1open to my beloved;And my hands dripped with amyrrh,My fingers with liquid myrrh,Upon the handles of the bolt.
4.  The Beloved's hiding — 5:6
SoS 5:6 - I opened to my beloved,But my beloved had withdrawn; he was gone.My soul failed when he spoke;I sought ahim, but found him not;I called him—he answered me not.
5.  Her being wounded — 5:7
SoS 5:7 - The awatchmen who go about the city found me.They struck me; they wounded me;The keepers of the walls took my veil from me.
6.  Her seeking help from the common believers — 5:8
SoS 5:8 - I adjure, O 1adaughters of Jerusalem,If you find my beloved,What shall you tell him?That I am bsick with love.
7.  The first question asked of her — 5:9
SoS 5:9 - What is your beloved more than some other’s beloved,O you most beautiful among women?What is your beloved more than some other’s beloved,That you adjure us so?
8.  Her impression of her Beloved — 5:10-16
SoS 5:10 - My beloved is 1dazzling white yet ruddy,2Distinguished among ten thousand.SoS 5:11 - His 1head is the finest gold;His alocks are wavy,As black as a raven.
SoS 5:12 - aHis 1eyes are like dovesBeside the streams of water,Bathed in milk,Fitly set.SoS 5:13 - His 1cheeks are like a bed of spices,Mounds of sweetly fragrant herbs;His lips are lilies,Dripping with liquid amyrrh.SoS 5:14 - His 1hands are tubes of gold,Set with beryl;His belly is an ivory work,Overlaid with sapphires.SoS 5:15 - His 1legs are pillars of white marble,Set upon bases of gold;His appearance is like Lebanon,As excellent as the cedars.SoS 5:16 - His amouth is sweetness itself,And he is altogether desirable.This is my beloved, and this is my friend,O bdaughters of Jerusalem.

Song of Songs

Chapter 6 of 8

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9.  The second question asked of her — 6:1
SoS 6:1 - 1Where has your beloved gone,O you most beautiful among women?Where has your beloved turned,That we may seek him with you?
10.  Her reply — 6:2-3
SoS 6:2 - My beloved has gone down to his 1agarden,To the beds of spices,To feed in the gardensAnd gather lilies.SoS 6:3 - aI am 1my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine;He pastures his flock among the blilies.
B.  A life within the veil — 6:4-13
1.  The Beloved's praise — vv. 4-10
SoS 6:4 - You are as beautiful, my love, as 1Tirzah,As lovely as 1Jerusalem,As aterrible as an 2army with banners.
SoS 6:5 - Turn your 1eyes away from me,For they overwhelm me,aYour 2hair is like a flock of goatsThat repose on Mount Gilead.SoS 6:6 - Your 1teeth are like a flock of ewesThat have come up from the washing,All of which have borne twins,And none of them is bereaved of her young.SoS 6:7 - Your 1cheeks are like a piece of pomegranateBehind your veil.SoS 6:8 - There are sixty 1queens and eighty 1concubinesAnd 1avirgins without number.SoS 6:9 - My adove, my perfect one, is but one;She is the only one of her mother;She is the choice one of her who bore her.The daughters saw her, and they called her blessed;The queens and the concubines,They also praised her.SoS 6:10 - Who is this woman who looks forth like the dawn,As beautiful as the 1moon,As clear as the 1sun,As aterrible as an 2army with banners?
2.  The lover's work — v. 11
SoS 6:11 - I went down to the 1orchard of nutsTo see the freshness of the valley,To see whether the vine had abudded,Whether the pomegranates were in bloom.
3.  The lover's progress and victory — vv. 12-13
SoS 6:12 - Before I was aware,My soul set me among the 1chariots of my noble people.SoS 6:13 - Return, return, O 1Shulammite;Return, return, that we may gaze at you.Why should you gaze at the Shulammite,As upon the dance of 2atwo camps?

Song of Songs

Chapter 7 of 8

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V.  Sharing in the work of the Lord — 7:1-13

A.  Equipped as a worker in the work of the Lord — vv. 1-9a
1.  The Spirit's review of the virtues of the lover — vv. 1-5
SoS 7:1 - 1How beautiful are your footsteps in 2asandals,O 3prince’s daughter!Your rounded 2thighs are like jewels,The work of the hands of a skilled artist.SoS 7:2 - Your 1navel is a round gobletThat never lacks mixed wine;Your 1belly is a heap of wheat,Fenced in by lilies.SoS 7:3 - aYour two 1breasts are like two fawns,Twins of a gazelle.SoS 7:4 - Your 1aneck is like a tower of ivory;Your 1eyes, like the pools in HeshbonBy the gate of Bath-rabbim;Your 1nose is like the tower of Lebanon,Which faces Damascus.
SoS 7:5 - Your 1head upon you is like Carmel,And the 1locks of your head like purple.The king is fettered by your tresses.
2.  The Beloved's inserted words of praise — vv. 6-9a
SoS 7:6 - How 1beautiful and how pleasant in delightsYou are, O love!SoS 7:7 - This your stature is like a palm tree,And your breasts are like the clusters.SoS 7:8 - I said, I will climb the 1palm tree;I will take hold of its branches;And let your breasts be like clusters of the vine,And the fragrance of your nose like apples,SoS 7:9a - And the roof of your mouth like the best wine—1
B.  Working together with her Beloved — vv. 9b-13
SoS 7:9b - Going down smoothly for my beloved,Gliding through the lips of those who sleep.SoS 7:10 - aI am my beloved’s,And his desire is for me.SoS 7:11 - Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the 1fields;Let us lodge in the 1villages.SoS 7:12 - Let us rise up early for the 1vineyards;Let us see if the vine has abudded,If the blossom is open,If the pomegranates are in bloom;There I will give you my love.
SoS 7:13 - The 1amandrakes give forth fragrance,And over our doors are all choice fruits,bNew as well as old.These, my beloved, I have stored up for you.

Song of Songs

Chapter 8 of 8

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VI.  Hoping to be raptured — 8:1-14

A.  Groaning for her flesh — v. 1
SoS 8:1 - Oh that you were like a 1brother to me,Who nursed at my mother’s breasts!If I found you 2outside, I would kiss you,And none would despise me.
B.  Hoping to be saved from her groaning for the flesh, indicating her hope to be raptured — vv. 2-4
SoS 8:2 - I would lead you and bring youInto my 1mother’s house,Who has instructed me;I would make you drink spiced wineFrom the juice of my pomegranate.
SoS 8:3 - aHis left hand would be under my head,And his right hand would embrace me.SoS 8:4 - aI 1adjure you, O bdaughters of Jerusalem,Do not rouse up or awaken my loveUntil she pleases.
C.  Before the rapture — vv. 5-14
SoS 8:5 - Who is this who comes up from the awilderness,1Leaning on her beloved?2I awakened you under the apple tree:There your mother was in labor with you;There she was in labor and brought you forth.
SoS 8:6 - Set me as a 1aseal on your heart,As a seal on your arm;For love is as strong as death,Jealousy is as cruel as 2Sheol;Its flashes are the flashes of fire,A flame of 3Jehovah.SoS 8:7 - Many waters cannot quench love,Nor do floods drown it.If a man gave all the substance of his house for love,It would be utterly despised.SoS 8:8 - We have a little 1sister,And she has no breasts:What shall we do for our sisterOn the day when she is spoken for?SoS 8:9 - If she is a 1wall,We will build on her a battlement of silver;And if she is a 1door,We will enclose her with boards of cedar.SoS 8:10 - I am a 1wall, and my breasts are like towers;Then I was in his eyes like one who has found peace.SoS 8:11 - Solomon had a vineyard at 1Baal-hamon:He let out the avineyard to keepers;Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.
SoS 8:12 - My vineyard, which is mine, is before me.You will have the thousand, O Solomon;And those who keep its fruit, two hundred.
SoS 8:13 - O you who dwell in the gardens,My companions listen for your 1avoice;Let me hear it.
SoS 8:14 - 1aMake haste, my beloved,And be like a gazelle or a young hartUpon the mountains of spices.
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