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After my prior post about the number one hit that used the Bible for lyrics, you may think that it is the “song of songs.” Not so. There is another. You may have heard the book in the Bible, Song of Solomon. It is sometimes called the “Song of Songs” (A more comprehensive title might […]
The Song of Solomon, also called the “Song of Songs,” was written about King Solomon. Its content is perhaps a bit too explicit for some people’s sense of appropriateness and certainly not what many would expect to find in the Bible. On the surface, it is a frank poem exalting courtship, sexual desire, and marriage. […]
The Song of Songs records the delightful dalliance of two lovers, madly passionate for one another. They long to be together, inhaling each other’s scent, enjoying each other’s embrace, cuddling—and more—in each other’s bed. Nothing and no one will keep them apart. Their account, reminiscent of a screenplay, records only dialogue. It features the beloved, […]
A few weeks ago, I mused that the Song of Solomon (Song of Songs) might be best understood as a screenplay of sorts. Reading and meditating on it as such gave me new insights and a deeper appreciation of this often-overlooked book. It seems that the book of Job is not dissimilar in this regard. […]
In the Song of Songs, the girl reveals something personal. She is self-conscious about the dark tones of her skin (from spending too much time in the sun, she says). She doesn’t want others to stare. Yet the friends in this story want to do just that. They admire her uniqueness and ask to gaze […]
I have heard some claim that if you follow Jesus, all your problems will be solved and life will become an idyllic and blissful existence. While I suppose that could be the case, I don’t reach that conclusion when I read my Bible. In one of the more obscure passages, this is shown figuratively in […]
The Song of Songs (Song of Solomon) is a part of the Bible that is not often read. Even so, three phrases jump out as being very familiar. The first is “rose of Sharon.” It is a beautiful and valued flower. However, according to some translators, this eloquent phrasing should more correctly be rendered as […]
Song of Songs is commonly categorized as wisdom literature in the Bible. With the possible exception of Job, it is not like the other wisdom books, nor like any other book in the Bible. It is easy to imagine Song of Songs as being the lines to a play that King Solomon wrote to both […]
The book of Psalms is a collection of songs (poetry) of the Hebrew people. It boasts a multitude of authors over many centuries, some unidentified, though many are attributed to King David. There are three basic styles of Psalms: hymns of praise, laments, and songs of thanksgiving. Some Psalms mention not only the author but […]
The prophet Amos had some condemning words for the people of Israel. Through Amos, God unleashed a lament against his chosen people. He says he despises their religious festivals, and their assemblies are a stench to him. Yeah, I get that. Those people sure rebelled against God; they deserved his stern rebuke. They went through […]