Song of Solomon: The King's Romance (Pt 4)

Introduction

Open you Bibles to Song of Solomon Chapter 1:1-7

Its been 2 weeks so lets recap a little

Before we do lets read the text. verse 1-7.

Song of Solomon 1:1–7 ESV

1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine; 3 your anointing oils are fragrant; your name is oil poured out; therefore virgins love you. 4 Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers. We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you. 5 I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. 6 Do not gaze at me because I am dark, because the sun has looked upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept! 7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you pasture your flock, where you make it lie down at noon; for why should I be like one who veils herself beside the flocks of your companions?

May God Bless the Reading of His Holy, Inerrant and Sufficient Word

Lets Pray

Recap

Kisses, Wine, Oils v1-3

Whole body desire

Will tie into verse 7

“Draw me!” (v4a)

The Kings Cambers

The view of this love is greater than any earthly pleasure. (v4b)

Transition

Picking up in verse 5.

Body

I Am Dark

Song of Solomon 1:5 ESV

5 I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

Our Mind tries to mythologize things and this verse.

Isreal

The state of sin

Repressed minorities (At lease presently)

You want to know what it is?

A real woman

Well then what the transcendent meaning? Every text points to Christ right?

What the transcendent meaning in your marriage to start with?

People want something fantastical.

That’s idol worship

God’s chose to speak through and reveal himself by ordinary human beings.

Is this poem less revealing about God then the story of David and Goliath?

You have a real problem if you say yes,

The kind of problem that leads to unhitching from the Bible.

I don’t need to the Bible I just need Jesus

Transition

There is more here, lets read verse 6

The Sun Has Looked Upon Me

Song of Solomon 1:6 ESV

6 Do not gaze at me because I am dark, because the sun has looked upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept!

Is the church worthy of Christ?

She is saying, don't judge my unworthy by my appearance.

No the author here is not addressing racial equality.

Idolizing and Anthropomorphize.

There is no equality between us and the God man, our relationship with him is by grace.

Do not judge my appearance, look at them with the tattoos, the cigarettes, the to tight close, they could possible worthy of the King.

The end of verse 6 is another example of something super strait forward that is mythologized.

The vineyard throughout the poem refers to relationships, marriage, some time intimacy.

The woman is telling the people, she is speaking to the daughters of Jerusalem, these are the virgins from verse 3, I have not been married yet because I was withheld.

Transition

There is much more here and many applications we could get into. But the most important verse this even is verse 7 so lets go there.

“whom my soul loves”

Song of Solomon 1:7 ESV

7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you pasture your flock, where you make it lie down at noon; for why should I be like one who veils herself beside the flocks of your companions?

“you whom my soul loves”

Another whole person picture.

“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” (Ps 63:1, ESV)

Ultimately this verse in Psalm 63 i fulfilled by Christ.

Do we say believe, Jesus, whom my soul Loves.

The verse continues. “where you pasture your flock”

Remember verse 3, the king has brought me into chamber is now the Shepherd. If you cannot see echo of Christ there I am not sure I can help.

The good shepherd leads his flock to green pastures and this women is asking the king were are your pasturing your flocks.

We have to be careful as well because these metaphors are using thought the song to refer to wives.

God draws beautiful metaphors with broken pencils.

The contracts between Solomon and Christ here.

“lie down at noon”

Subtropical environment.

rest the sheep and noon keeps them from being over heated.

An attentive Shepherd.

“why should I be like one who veils herself beside the flocks of your companions”

the Only place for me is your flock.

`Wives, you husband should hear this from you, not only or even necessarily in word but in your deeds.

“The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.” (Pr 31:11–12, ESV)

No from the earthly to the transcendent. Christ is already the perfect king and the perfect shepherd. If a good wife is a joy to her husband that what joy should the believe be, what loyalty should the believer have, what trust worthiness is called for in the believe. What dedication should we have to the masters house, since he is master but he calls us friends?

Conclusion

That bring us to the end of our time in the Song Of Solomon.

I hope you get to see how interwoven in every text is the real life events that the represent, the transcendent revelation that points us to Christ and the every day strength for right living.

It is as Peter said these authors are carried on by the Spirit and this really is Theopneustos (Gods Breathed)

Next time, Isaiah.

Benediction

Numbers 6:24–26 ESV

24 The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; 26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.