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)