The Song Of Solomon - Chapter 1 - The Bride Confesses Her Love Series

V.1:1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. The Bride Confesses Her Love

She

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!

3 For your love is better than wine; 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.

Others

We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you.

She

5 I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, alike 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?

Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other

He

8 If you do not know, O most beautiful among women, follow in the tracks of the flock, and pasture your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.

9 I compare you, my love, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.

10 Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.

Others

11 We will make for you ornaments of gold, studded with silver.

She

12 While the king was on his couch, my nard gave forth its fragrance.

13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh that lies between my breasts.

14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of Engedi.

He

15 Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are doves.

She

16 Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful. Our couch is green;

17 the beams of our house are cedar; our rafters are pine.

V.1:1 "The Song of songs, which is Solomon's."

A. The Beloved touches the Bride’s spirit, and for the first time, she feels the freedom to pour her heart out completely to Him. As a result, she desires to be more than an ordinary Christian caught up in all sorts of ‘church’ activities. She longs to have a personal, intimate fellowship with her Beloved King. He shares His innermost thoughts about how wonderful she is to Him. She responds by revealing secret thoughts concerning her love for Him.

B. In Ecclesiastes, Solomon writes that he had explored every kind of thing possible that he claimed would give satisfaction and meaning to life (Ecclesastes 2:1-11). Those who do not have Jesus as their purpose for living will come to the terrifying conclusion of Solomon, who called his life the "vanity of vanities."

1. Solomon repeated the word "vanity" as a conclusion to life without God over 23 times!

2. Jesus said, "Without me, you can do nothing." (John 15:5). That is, nothing of value! To please Jesus as the sole purpose of living a person's life will go from the "vanity of vanities" to becoming "the SONG of songs"!

3. The SONG portrays the heart seeking Jesus, the Beloved alone, for satisfaction. The Holy Spirit warns us in Ecclesiastes that seeking after things can never satisfy. At the conclusion of the Ecclesiastes, it is written, "...fear God and keep His commandments...."

a. Fear (Heb: Yare') is a primitive root; to fear; morally, to reverence:

4. When a person is filled with the love of Jesus (Romans 5:5), the "righteousness of the law" will be fulfilled in them by being controlled by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:4). The Holy Spirit declares that "love is the fulfilling of the law" in Romans 13:10.

5. Fearing God is the beginning of true wisdom in the Christian life. Godly fear will increase spiritual obedience and expand your spiritual love for God. TRUE FEAR OF GOD PREPARES YOU TO EXPERIENCE THE SURRENDERED LIFE OF LOVE FOR JESUS.

6. God is not looking for perfect Christians but a pliable bride who is willing to grow and be changed by Him through His infinite love. It is "the love of Christ constrains us" (2 Corinthians 5:14)!

V.1:2 "Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth”

A. There are three directions of the Brides communication

1. She speaks directly to the Father (V.2a). She asks for the King's kisses.

2. She speaks directly to Beloved and acknowledges superior pleasures in Him (V.2b-4).

3. She speaks to all sincere Christians (V.4c). Her strength is related to the King's chambers

B. The SONG starts with an exuberant declaration and desire for the Beloved's love: "Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth."(NKJV, NIV) - This is the cry for a deep, intimate, emotional relationship. A kiss speaks of this close intimacy. The Greek word for worship is 'proskuneo,' which means 'to kiss towards.' He kisses us (Luke 15:20), and we kiss Him (Psalm 2:12).