SONG OF SOLOMON

*Theme: Love in Marriage-ILLUSTRATES: God's Great Love for Israel/The Lord Jesus Christ's Great Love for His Church

*Description: Exalting the joys of love, God gives a positive endorsement to marital love in all it's physical and emotional beauty

*Date: 965 B.C. (Early in Solomon's Manhood) *Key Verses: 7:10 & 8:7

I. Falling in Love (1:1-3:5)

A. The Bride Longing for Affection (1:1-7)

B. The Bride/King Expressing Mutual Love (1:8-2:7)

C. The King Visits Brides Home (2:8-17)

D. The Bride Dreaming of Separation (3:1-5)

II. Uniting in Love (3:6-5:1)

A. The Wedding Procession (3:6-11)

B. The King Praising the Bride's Beauty (4:1-15)

C. The Consummation of Marriage (4:16-5:1)

III. Struggling in Love (5:2-7:10)

A. The Bride's 2nd Dream of Separation (5:2-8)

B. The Bride Praising the Bridegroom (5:9-6:3)

C. The Groom Praising the Bride's Beauty (6:4-7:9)

IV. Growing in Love (7:11-8:14)

A. The Bride's Desire to Visit Her Home (7:10-8:4)

B. The Journey and Homecoming (8:5-14)

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