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 be “Solomon’s Song of Songs.”)
Song of Songs can be thought of as a “biblical erotica,” albeit a PG 13 version. It is a bit explicit and somewhat suggestive, but in a literary way.
Song of Songs is a tale a passionate love affair between the king and his lover. The king is Solomon and his lover is foreign royalty (she is described has a “Shulammite” and a “prince’s daughter).
However, in addition to this real life drama, Song of Songs is also points to a passionate spiritual love affair between God and his people. (In the New Testament, this love affair is even more specific, being between Jesus and the church, who is his spiritual bride.)
As such, Song of Songs can be read and appreciated on two levels: a personal love story between two people and a spiritual saga of God’s desire for his people (us) and the way he longs for us to respond.
A lifelong student of the Bible, Peter DeHaan, PhD, wrote the 1,000-page website ABibleADay.com to encourage people to explore the Bible. His main blog and many books urge Christians to push past the status quo and reconsider how they practice their faith in every area of their lives.
