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- What attributes of God’s character does this passage reveal?
- How does the passage point to Jesus?
- How should the truth of this passage change me?
- How do the events of today’s reading help you better understand the grand narrative of Scripture?
SoS. 1
I am afraid that understanding and full appreciation of this book still elude me. I mean, I’m lost at verse one! What makes this song so special that it earns the title, “The Song of Songs”? And is it written by, for, or about Solomon? I have no clue. Maybe it doesn’t matter. Or maybe the point of verse 1 is to clue me in to the presence of wisdom in this song. If that’s the case, it certainly isn’t the kind of obvious wisdom that simply jumps off the page at you. However God does promise that if I seek and ask, I will find and receive the wisdom I am looking for.
SoS. 2-4
All I can think of in reading this right now is the all-consuming desire of young love and Jesus’ admonition to the church at Ephesus in the book of Revelation. “But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.” (Rev. 2:4). From what I read in the Song of Songs, this means that they stopped desiring God’s presence. They stopped seeking Him at every turn. And they stopped praising Him to the masses. These are the things the woman does for her love in this poem. Jesus made a similar admonition to the church at Laodicea. “I wish that you were cold or hot.” (Rev. 3:15b). Again, there is no question that the woman in this poem is on fire for the one she loves.