Pre-understandings
· Wisdom Literature-Poetry
· Work of Solomon-the wisest man ever to live (1 Kings 3:12)
· Unified work with several speakers representing different points of view:
o The Lover, His Beloved, Friends, etc.
Directly speaking, The Song focuses on the vertical relationship between the Beloved and the Lover-between you and God
Conceptions and Misconceptions
· Almost always given some sort of allegorical interpretation-every detail has some hidden (deeper) meaning
Jewish Allegorical view: God’s dealing with His Beloved (Israel) through stages of history from the Exodus to the coming of the Messiah
Early Christian Allegorical view: God’s dealing with His Beloved (The Church), think Ephesians 5:22-33
Roman Catholic Allegorical view: has supposed Mary to be the Beloved of the Song
· Interpretation by Type and Kind (think Parables) is another way to read the book-not every detail is necessarily significant, but it all paints a unified picture
o Advice for a Christian marriage
o Christ and His Church (The Bride of Christ)
(Rusty read the song) as very personal and intimate
o Individual-not corporate
o Referring to the heart’s drive of individuals seeking the deep places of a love relationship with God-I am the Beloved and Jesus is the Lover of my Soul
How He sees Me…How I see Him
o Dark am I, yet lovely (1:5)
o Rose of Sharon vs. Lily among thorns (2:1-2)
o Apple Tree found in the forest (2:3)
Song of Songs 2:10
My lover spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me.
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