Study
5 From the Book of Song of Solomon is: Song of Solomon 6:4 – 8:4
1- In 2:16 the
girl’s first thought was of her claim upon her lover. Now (6:3) she thinks
first of his claim on her. In 7:10 her claim is no longer mentioned. Her
concern is to satisfy him by giving herself. The importance of this for human
marriage relations is clear. But can these stages in love apply to our relation
to Christ? If so, how?
2- 8:4. The
warning is repeated here for the third time (see also 2:7; 3:5). Why do you
think it was given, and with such emphasis?
Notes
1- 6:4.
“Tirzah”: the name (meaning ‘delight’) of a beautiful town, which later became
the royal residence of the kings of northern Israel.
2- 6:12, 13. A
possible translation, in line with the three-character analysis, is ‘My soul
has unwittingly brought me to the chariots of the companions of my prince’;
i.e., she fell in with some of Solomon’s retinue. She fled, but they called her
back, and gazed upon her, as she put it, as if she were a company of dancers.
3- 7:1-6. These
verses may be part of the song composed by the women (6:9b, 10), or may be
spoken by Solomon. In verses 7, 8 he is certainly the speaker.
