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SONG OF SOLOMON 1-8
A description is given of the events preceding the wedding, the events
accompanying the wedding, and the events following the wedding.
THE EVENTS PRECEDING THE WEDDING (1:1-3:5)
"You light up my life" (1:1-4a, 5-7, 12-14, 16-17, 2:1, 3-13, 16-17, 3:1-5): The bride speaks to the groom, Solomon.
Your love is sweeter than wine (1:2).
How pleasing is your name (1:3).
I am darkened by the sun but beautiful (1:5-6).
Where do you graze your flocks, 0 my love (1:7)?
I desire to hold you in my bosom (1:12-14; 2:4-7).
I will be to you as a rose of Sharon, the lily of the valley (2:1).
You will be to me as an apple tree (2:3).
I hear you coming for me (2:8-13, 16-17).
I dreamed that I searched for you in the streets of the city (3:1-5).
"You light up my life" (1:8-11, 15):
The groom speaks to the bride.
You are like a lovely filly (1:9).
How lovely are your cheeks and neck (1:10).
Your eyes are soft like doves (1:15).
"They light up each other's life" (1:4b, 2:15):
The young women of Jerusalem speak to the couple.
We rejoice and delight in you (1:4b).
Guard the vineyard of your love (2:15).
THE EVENTS ACCOMPANYING THE WEDDING (3:6-5:1)
The wedding day (3:6-11)
The coming of King Solomon (3:6):
Solomon is seen sweeping in from the deserts like a cloud of smoke,
coming for his bride.
The carriage of King Solomon (3:7-10)
The soldiers (3:7-8):
Solomon's carriage is guarded by 60 of Israel's strongest and most
experienced warriors.
The splendor (3:9-10)
####### Made from wood imported from Lebanon (3:9)
####### Has silver posts and a golden canopy (3:10a)
####### Is upholstered with purple (3:10b)
The crown of King Solomon (3:11):
The bride invites the daughters of Jerusalem to see and admire his
crown, given him by his mother on the very day of his wedding.
The wedding night (4:1-5:1)
As spoken by the husband to his wife (4:1-15; 5:1a):
He praises her as follows:
Her eyes are like doves (4:1a).
Her hair is like a flock of goats (4:1b).
Her teeth are like shorn sheep (4:2).
Her lips are like a scarlet ribbon (4:3a).
Her cheeks are like the halves of a pomegranate (4:3b).
Her neck is like the tower of David (4:4).
Her breasts are like twin fawns of a gazelle (4:5).
Her love is much better than wine (4:10a).
Her perfume is more fragrant than the richest spices. Her virginity is his own private garden, an enclosed spring, a sealed fountain, a lovely orchard holding precious fruit (4:10b-15; 5:1a).
As spoken by the wife to her husband (4:16):
She urges him to take his fill of love.
As spoken by the young women of Jerusalem to both (5:1b):
"Eat and drink deeply of this love!"
THE EVENTS FOLLOWING THE WEDDING (5:2-8:14)
In regard to the wife (5:2-8, 10-16; 7:10-8:4, 6-7, 10-14)
Her dream (5:2-8)
The sin (5:2-4):
In her dream she rebuffs her husband, causing him to walk away sadly.
The search (5:5-8):
Regretting this, she searches for him in the city streets and is
mistreated by the watchmen.
Her desire (7:10-8:4)
To visit the countryside and spend the night in one of the fields (7:10-13)
To publicly demonstrate her love for him (8:1-4)
To offer herself totally to him (8:10-12, 14)
Her description (5:10-16; 8:6-7)
She describes her lover (5:10-16).
She describes her love (8:6-7).
In regard to the husband (6:4-12-13; 7:1-9; 8:5b, 13)
He characterizes the beauty of his wife (6:4-7):
Solomon speaks in glowing terms concerning his wife's hair, teeth,
cheeks, etc.
He contrasts the beauty of his wife (6:8-10):
Her beauty far surpasses that of his 60 other wives, 80 concubines, and
unnumbered virgins!
In regard to the young women of Jerusalem (5:9; 6:1, 13a; 8:5a):
They ask the wife several questions.
In regard to the wife's brothers (8:8-9)
The question (8:8):
"What will happen to our little sister?"
The answer (8:9):
"We will help her to remain pure until she marries."