Open up your Bible, read through these two books and print out these visual notes to guide you as you read. The blossoming vines spread their fragrance. They are his love, and so they are as lilies, for those are made like Christ in whose hearts his love is shed abroad. The beauty of believers consists in their conformity and resemblance to Jesus Christ. The cooing of doves is heard in our land. She is as a lily he himself is the lily ( v. My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag. His relationship with us not like a loveless marriage-he is a perfect God with perfect love for his creation. We are not an afterthought, an irritation, or something he has to put up with. He wants us to know he is passionate for us. God is comparing the strength of earthly love to our relationship with him. Intimacy between a married man and woman.Solomon is reminding us that sex isn’t sinful and that it was made to be celebrated. It’s been said this book is the most scandalous in the Bible because it talks about sex, but it sure is refreshing to read after a solemn book like Ecclesiastes. Song of Songs (aka Song of Solomon) is a dialogue through poetry about the joys of love. The next book by Solomon, is more hopeful and optimistic. The coming of King Solomon (3:6): Solomon is seen sweeping in from the deserts like a cloud of smoke, coming for his bride. ”Now all has been heard, and here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” Ecclesiastes 12:13 THE ROMANCE BOOK: SONG OF SONGS See the closing verses of the book: “As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.” Ecclesiastes 11:5 Our “duty” is to “fear God and keep his commandments”. Only God knows his plans and we have to trust him and worship his perfect authority. It’s a reflection that we can do whatever we want with our time, but it won’t last. I have seen all the things that are done under the sun all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.įor with much wisdom comes much sorrow the more knowledge, the more grief." I devoted myself to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. Solomon says in the opening verses: “I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. The book of Ecclesiastes wrestles with the insights that comes with deep wisdom. Wisdom, labor, pleasures, folly, success, riches-what’s the point? If generations continue on, the sun continues to rise and set and the wind blows without our help, what difference does anything make? THE BOOK OF QUESTIONS: ECCLESIASTESĮcclesiastes isn’t quoted much because of it’s mostly negative feel, because the focus of the book is that everything is meaningless. However, the next two books are very different from his previous work, and opposites in themselves. We’ve already heard a lot from King Solomon, but he’s not through yet! In Psalms, we had a sneak peak of his poetry and the book of Proverbs was full of his wisdom. Written by the wise King Solomon, the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible explores the idea that everything is meaningless, while Song of Solomon is a poem that celebrates love.
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