“The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s” ~Song 1:1

King Solomon was known for writing 1005 songs^⁠1, but there is only one “Song of Songs.”  In verse 1, the Hebrew is superlative, emphasizing excellence and choiceness.  Other examples are, “King of Kings” and “Holy of Holies.”  What this means for us, is to pause, and here consider the life-changing implications of treading further.  How would it feel to suddenly come upon a door that reads, “You are entering a sacred place. This is the Song of Heaven itself”?  That’s essentially what the first phrase in this verse is communicating.

I was talking to someone about this book once, and she commented how amazing it is that a book so provactive and unashamedly passionate would survive over a couple thousand years of religious apostasy and man-handling, to be in the scriptures that we have today.  How true.  And that makes it not just one of the most beautiful of all books, but likely the most miraculous!

Yes, there has been an attack against this book’s message.  Not just in the many lukewarm and religiously acceptable interpretations that come out of both Judaism and “Churchianity,” but there is a possibility, which we will see more as we study the book, that the translation of the text is “tamed down” in some places, where the original language suggests something more provocative.  Even with that, however, over the centuries some Jewish leaders either discouraged or outright refused anyone under the age of 30 years from reading it!  It’s sad.  The spirit of Diotrephes^⁠2 has been at work since the beginning, trying to keep the light of God’s truth from the people.

What is your experience with the Song of Songs?

After 20 years in institutional churches and a growing desire for Christ, I became a part of a home study group of others who had a similar journey departing religion.  Then for a span of almost 10 years, we mined the depths of just about every book in the Bible; with one exception, the Song of Songs.

I have been questioning about why that is.

It is encouraging, however, that there is a time for everything, and despite any opposition to this book, the Beloved will eventually get what He set His stage for.  As this age draws to a close, a Bride is becoming increasingly prepared to enter into the door of heaven’s intimacy.

I rather like how the Message paraphrase puts it:

He taught me how to sing the latest God song, a praise song to our God.
More and more people are seeing this: they enter the mystery,
abandoning themselves to God. ~Psalm 40:3

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¹  1 Kings 4:32
²  3 John:9-10 > There is some evidence that Diotrephes intercepted a letter that Paul wrote, and would not deliver it to the believers.  See https://lovinglikegod.com/2012/08/26/4th-john/

 

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