Song Of Solomon

Matt 11: 24 “ Come unto me all ye that labor”

There is food for the hungry, rest for the weary

a) 1 Peter 2:3 “taste that the Lord is gracious”

b) Romans 7:22 “I delight in the law of the Lord after the inward man”

c) Psalms 19:10 “More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much

fine gold: sweeter also than the honey and the honeycomb”

2:4 Banqueting house- feasting, protection

Banner flags- protection

1. He never leaves out love

2: 5 Flagons- raisin cakes

Comfort me with apples (oranges)

Sick of love

2:6 Under my head (strength to lift up)

Closeness of his presence

2:7 Daughter of Jerusalem

Do anything to please him

2:8 Voice of my beloved (voice of bridegroom)

Leaping and skipping (happiness)

2:9 Always close by

2:10 Calling of the Bride (Christ and Bride)

2:11 Spring is here (hardships are over)

2:12 The time is right for new life

2:13 The time is right come away

2:14 The Bride is close enough to know the Bridegroom is near

2:15 Little foxes (jackal) smallest foxes

Usually in packs destroy vineyards

Bride keeper of vineyard

1. The Lord’s vineyard

2. John 15:1-2

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in

me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that

beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.”

Chapter 2 cont.

3. Foxes let in by the bride

a) Little foxes means faults

b) They sap our spiritual lives

c) They eat the tender fruit and bark

d) Psalms 19:12-13- “Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

Little foxes grow big

Jeremiah 17:10, “I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins,

even to give every man according to his ways, and according to

the fruit of his doings.”

Vain glory – bitter feelings

Pride- self-righteousness

Characteristic of the fox or jackal

a) Does not walk upright

b) Hidden under leaves

Noted for friendships with serpents

Foxes are noted for their cunning craftiness

Ezekiel 13:4, “O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts”

Act as dead to lure it’s victim

When caught in a snare- acts as dead

a) The old man does not want to die

b) Cannot be tamed for the Christian life

Imamates the family dog

There are many imitations of God’s people (Matt 7:21-23)

2:16 Belonging to each other

2:17 I know you are out there

Chapter 3

3:1 He was here, but where is he now

3:2 I sought him but he was gone

Some believe that Christ was going to come but something held him back

3:3 Seeking for him

3:4 Lost, found, and brought home

3:5 when he is close by, do not disturb

3:6 He is ready to take the Bride

3:7 The armies of heaven are about us

3:8 Protection from nightly fears

3:9-10 The best that can be made

Paved with love

3:11 His greatness as he is about to take the Bride

Chapter 4

4:1a “Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold , thou art fair; thou hast doves eyes within thy locks”

The Bride groom address the bride

1. Seven attractive features

2. Beginning with the eyes