Can someone help me to understand the Song of Solomon?

Isn't it something more than romantic poetry? Please help me to understand.





"I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys." Song of Solomon 2:1

Can someone help me to understand the Song of Solomon?
Brigid,





Since nobody really knows exactly what Solomon had in mind when writing this song, here is my guess. It is far too easy, to look at the majesty of God, and see ourselves as fallen, unworthy, pathetic beings, forever seperated from God. Most of the people of faith I know, see God far off in space, and themselves approaching Him, just hoping they will be spared. I think nothing could be farther from the truth. Jesus came to give us a message, which has been largely lost in the man made religions of today. "The Kingdom of God, is within you". When we approach God, as humble, loving children, and invite Him into our hearts, He sends His Spirit into us, and bonds with us. We become new creatures, part mortal, part Immortal. We have entered the Path of Eternity, and we will never be the same again. What could be more intimate, than two beings, becoming One?


I think the Song of Solomon, is there to remind us that God wants much more in a relationship, than relligious worship. He desires us to love Him, at a level most of us never experience, even in our most intimate relationships. He wants to literally live in our hearts, to become part of all our thoughts and actions. This is something all people of faith, should meditate upon at length. Perhaps if we did, we might get past the old pagan image of the Terrible God of Wrath. While that image is appropriate for those who have rejected Him, it is completely false, for those who love Him, and do His Will.
Reply:Song of Solomon is a song between a man and his bride. I dont understand well myself, but look at it in terms of Jesus and us his bride.
Reply:It is a picture of what real sensual love should be, and it is also a picture of the relationship of Christ and His Church.
Reply:It is symbolic of a marriage relationship. At the same time, a marriage between a man and woman, and between God (Jesus Christ - the Bride Groom) and His Church.





There are even some verses the Catholic Church attributes to being descriptive of Mary.
Reply:You're very astute! Yes, the Song of Solomon represents something much more wonderful than the love of a husband for his wife .....





This is controversial, but I am backed up by some respected theologians (Messianic Jewish and gentile). The entirety of the Song of Solomon is an allegory representing the love of Christ for His bride, the Church!





For example, read Chapter 3 with this in mind: Christ is not physically present with us, yet we seek Him everywhere, don't we? What joy we'll have when He returns to claim His bride!
Reply:It is biblical porno. I know lots of people will disagree about that, but read it for yourself. Like the part where the cup of wine supposedly refers to her navel... uh-uh look a little farther south for the correct interpretation.





As far as I'm concerned it's still beautiful and godly. There is nothing ungodly about sex. those people who think it's mere allogory for the church are afraid of feeling the euphoria of physical love. God commands that people populate the earth... therefore a sexual interpretation makes perfect sense. God invented sex for a reason, and it ain't just babies.
Reply:Seek the Holy Spirit HE will teach you all things you dont understand
Reply:nothing wrong with romantic poetry.. and it is a great lesson, Soloman had as many wives as there were girls in my high school and he wrote a love song about only one of them... there are many lessons there, eh?





but... if you look at the creation of the world... God said let there be and declared the creation good !!! 7 times (twice on tuesday!!! when Jewish people like to get married) and then





when God creates man, the language becomes much more personally invested, let there be becomes let us make... in our image.. and after man... the first malediciton in recorded history IT IS NOT GOOD... for man to be alone... and after Eve is made from Adam's woulded side the creation is Tov Meod - VERY GOOD!!!!!





Just as the wife of Adam is made from Adam's wounded side, the bride of Chrsit is made from the wounded side of the Messiah and lifted from the lowly dust man was made form, to become the bride of Christ higher than the angels





so.. in a way... sexual relations are a tiny glipse of the future relationship between Christ and the redeemed... it is true as Jesus said, in heaven there will not be the same physical marriages as on earth... but as in the garden there is one marriage there will be one marriage in heaven and it will be between Christ and the bride of Christ... and just as a third grader cant grasp married sexual relationship except in a small way, we cannot grasp now what it will be like
Reply:There are multiple interpretations of the Song of Solomon. People who want to avoid the sexual overtones want to interpret it as metaphor for God's love for Israel or God's love for the Church. Besides that there is the highly erotic sex manual interpretation plus other only slightly less hot interpretations. Which is right? Maybe God is more clever than we imagine: maybe they are all right. The Bible is often frustrating for people especially technical people because it is so poetic. If someone gave me the Song of Solomon and said it was generated by a stupid computer program I would just about believe it, it is that hard to interpret
Reply:It's romantic poetry from a religious person in a highly religious community therefore it speaks of religious things. It's not prophetic in and of itself, but probably the writer was very familiar with the words of the prophets and incorporated some of the language. It is nice to read.
Reply:It's a love story and I think an analogy of Jesus/ The Bride of Christ
Reply:do you know i haven't really thought about it ..........jeez such a romantic song .
Reply:You need help understanding bronze-age pornography?


Wierd...
Reply:Song of Solomon is a love song demonstrating the love Jesus Christ has for his bride, the church. The Rose of Sharon and the Lily of the Valley is Jesus Christ himself. Are you part of His bride, the church? If not, you can become part of His bride, the church, by doing the following.


Jesus Christ is the Only Way to Heaven!





In The Holy Bible in John14:6 “Jesus saith unto, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” He meant: I am the only way to get to God the Father and to heaven. I am the only truth you need to know to get to God the Father and to heaven. I am the only spiritual life available to mankind. In other words, I am the only true and living God. All other so-called gods are false gods. They are not real. They do not exist. They are Satan or his demons appearing to be gods. No other so-called god has any power to forgive, remove and cleanse men from all their sins and get them to God the Father and to heaven.


The Holy Bible in Hebrews 11:6 says “But without faith it is impossible to please him (God); for he that cometh to God must believe (have faith) that he (God) is, and that he (God) is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him (God).” Parentheses mine!


I pray that, by faith, you will acknowledge that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only true and living God. (Romans 10:9-10 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus {that Jesus is Lord} and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believed unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”).


I pray you will believe all of this and, by faith, accept the fact that you are a sinner needing to be saved from all your sins (Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” and Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”) and that the blood Jesus Christ shed for you at Calvary is the only way you can have all your sins forgiven, removed and cleansed and the only way you can get to God the Father and to heaven. I pray you will, by faith, acknowledge all of this and ask Jesus Christ to forgive, remove and cleanse you from all your sins and accept Him into your heart and life to live for Him the rest of your life. (John l :12 But as many as received him, to them gave he the power to come sons {children} of God, even to them that believe on his name.”) All of this is what is meant when the Lord Jesus Christ said: “Jesus answered, and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto, Except a man be born again , he cannot see the kingdom of God (go to heaven).” You were born physically into your earthly family. To go to heaven you must be born again spiritually into your heavenly family, God's spiritual family. I pray you will, by faith, turn from all your sins and receive Jesus Christ into your life/heart today, without delay. Do that today.
Reply:song of solomon is the kama sutra of the bible. i prefer the real kama sutra.