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Song of Songs: True love
Copyright © Simon G. Harris 2011Scripture quotations taken from the
HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.
Used by permission
1 Kings 4:321 Kings 4:32He spoke He spoke three thousand proverbs three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered and his songs numbered
a thousand and five. a thousand and five.
Song of Songs
- The best of his songs
- a collection of love poems
- The best of his songs
- a collection of love poems
Song of Songs 1:2Song of Songs 1:2Let Let him kiss me with the him kiss me with the
kisses of his mouth-- for kisses of his mouth-- for your love is more your love is more
delightful than wine. delightful than wine.
True love ...
1. is passionate1. is passionate
Song of Songs 7: 10-Song of Songs 7: 10-1212I belong to my lover, I belong to my lover, and his desire is for me. and his desire is for me.
Come, my lover, let us go Come, my lover, let us go to the countryside,... to the countryside,...
there I will give you my there I will give you my love. love.
True love ...
1. is passionate1. is passionate
Song of Songs 2:6Song of Songs 2:6His His left arm is under my left arm is under my
head, and his right arm head, and his right arm embraces me. embraces me.
True love ...
1. is passionate1. is passionate
Song of Songs 2:4Song of Songs 2:4He He has taken me to the has taken me to the
banquet hall, and his banquet hall, and his banner over me is love. banner over me is love.
True love ...
1. is passionate1. is passionate
Song of Songs 8:8Song of Songs 8:8We We have a young sister, and have a young sister, and
her breasts are not yet her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do grown. What shall we do for our sister for the day for our sister for the day
she is spoken for?she is spoken for?
True love ...
2. is patient2. is patient
Song of Songs 8:9Song of Songs 8:9If If she is a wall, we will build she is a wall, we will build towers of silver on her. If towers of silver on her. If
she is a door, we will she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of enclose her with panels of
cedar. cedar.
True love ...
2. is patient2. is patient
Song of Songs 8:10Song of Songs 8:10I I am a wall, and my am a wall, and my
breasts are like towers. breasts are like towers. Thus I have become in his Thus I have become in his
eyes like one bringing eyes like one bringing contentment. contentment.
True love ...
2. is patient2. is patient
- worth the wait - worth the wait
Song of Songs 8:11-Song of Songs 8:11-1212Solomon had a Solomon had a
vineyard in Baal Hamon; vineyard in Baal Hamon; he let out his vineyard to he let out his vineyard to
tenants. Each was to tenants. Each was to bring for its fruit a bring for its fruit a
thousand shekels of thousand shekels of silver. 12 But my own silver. 12 But my own
vineyard is mine to give; vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and for you, O Solomon, and
two hundred are for those two hundred are for those who tend its fruit. who tend its fruit.
True love ...
2. is patient2. is patient
- worth the wait - worth the wait
Song of Songs 4:12-Song of Songs 4:12-1616You are a garden You are a garden
locked up, my sister, my locked up, my sister, my bride; you are a spring bride; you are a spring
enclosed, a sealed enclosed, a sealed fountain. 13 Your plants fountain. 13 Your plants
are an orchard of are an orchard of pomegranates with pomegranates with
choice fruits, with henna choice fruits, with henna and nard, ...and nard, ...
True love ...
2. is patient2. is patient
- worth the wait - worth the wait
Song of Songs 4:16Song of Songs 4:16 Awake, north wind, and Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow come, south wind! Blow
on my garden, that its on my garden, that its fragrance may spread fragrance may spread
abroad. Let my lover abroad. Let my lover come into his garden and come into his garden and
taste its choice fruits.taste its choice fruits.
True love ...
2. is patient2. is patient
- finding its fulfilment in marriage
- finding its fulfilment in marriage
Song of Songs 5:1Song of Songs 5:1I I have come into my have come into my
garden, my sister, my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my bride; I have gathered my
myrrh with my spice. I myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my have eaten my
honeycomb and my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my honey; I have drunk my
wine and my milk. wine and my milk.
True love ...
2. is patient2. is patient
- finding its fulfilment in marriage
- finding its fulfilment in marriage
Song of Songs 5:1Song of Songs 5:1........Friends Eat, O friends, Friends Eat, O friends,
and drink; drink your fill, and drink; drink your fill, O lovers.O lovers.
True love ...
2. is patient2. is patient
- everyone celebrates - everyone celebrates
Song of Songs Song of Songs 2:72:7Daughters of Daughters of
Jerusalem, I charge you Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by by the gazelles and by
the does of the field: Do the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken not arouse or awaken
love until it so desires. love until it so desires.
True love ...
3. is physical3. is physical
- not “where do you draw the line?” but “when is the time?”
- not “where do you draw the line?” but “when is the time?”
Song of Songs 1:2-Song of Songs 1:2-33Let him kiss me with the Let him kiss me with the
kisses of his mouth-- for kisses of his mouth-- for your love is more your love is more
delightful than wine. 3 delightful than wine. 3 Pleasing is the fragrance Pleasing is the fragrance
of your perfumes; your of your perfumes; your name is like perfume name is like perfume
poured out. No wonder poured out. No wonder the maidens love you! the maidens love you!
True love ...
4. is person-centred4. is person-centred
Song of Songs 1:6Song of Songs 1:6 Do Do not stare at me because I not stare at me because I
am dark, because I am am dark, because I am darkened by the sun. darkened by the sun.
True love ...
4. is person-centred4. is person-centred
Song of Songs 1:9Song of Songs 1:9 I I liken you, my darling, to a liken you, my darling, to a mare harnessed to one of mare harnessed to one of the chariots of Pharaoh. the chariots of Pharaoh.
True love ...
4. is person-centred4. is person-centred
- speaks of her beauty - speaks of her beauty
Song of Songs 1:15Song of Songs 1:15 How beautiful you are, How beautiful you are,
my darling! Oh, how my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are beautiful! Your eyes are
doves. doves.
True love ...
4. is person-centred4. is person-centred
- speaks of her beauty - speaks of her beauty - speaks of her inner beauty
- speaks of her inner beauty
Song of Songs 1:13Song of Songs 1:13 My lover is to me a My lover is to me a
sachet of myrrh resting sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts. between my breasts.
True love ...
5. is protective5. is protective
Song of Songs 2:3Song of Songs 2:3 Like an apple tree among Like an apple tree among
the trees of the forest is the trees of the forest is my lover among the my lover among the
young men. I delight to young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his sit in his shade, and his
fruit is sweet to my taste. fruit is sweet to my taste.
True love ...
5. is protective5. is protective
Song of Songs 2:14-Song of Songs 2:14-1515My dove in the clefts My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding of the rock, in the hiding
places on the places on the mountainside, show me mountainside, show me
your face, let me hear your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is is sweet, and your face is
lovely. 15 Catch for us lovely. 15 Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes the foxes, the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards, that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in our vineyards that are in
bloom. bloom.
True love ...
5. is protective5. is protective
Song of Songs Song of Songs 1:141:14My lover is to me a My lover is to me a
cluster of henna blossoms cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En from the vineyards of En
Gedi. Gedi.
True love ...
6. provides6. provides
Song of Songs 2:4Song of Songs 2:4He He has taken me to the has taken me to the
banquet hall, and his banquet hall, and his banner over me is love. banner over me is love.
True love ...
7. promotes the other7. promotes the other
- verbal generosity (4 and 7)
- verbal generosity (4 and 7)- visual generosity (7)- visual generosity (7)
Song of Songs 7:11-Song of Songs 7:11-1212Come, my lover, let us Come, my lover, let us go to the countryside, let go to the countryside, let us spend the night in the us spend the night in the
villages. 12 Let us go villages. 12 Let us go early to the vineyards to early to the vineyards to
see if the vines have see if the vines have budded, if their blossoms budded, if their blossoms
have opened, and if the have opened, and if the pomegranates are in pomegranates are in
bloom-- there I will give bloom-- there I will give you my love. you my love.
True love ...
7. promotes the other7. promotes the other
- verbal generosity (4 and 7)
- verbal generosity (4 and 7)- visual generosity (7)- visual generosity (7)
Song of Songs 5:2-Song of Songs 5:2-33I slept but my heart was I slept but my heart was awake. Listen! My lover is awake. Listen! My lover is
knocking: "Open to me, knocking: "Open to me, my sister, my darling, my my sister, my darling, my
dove, my flawless one. dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with My head is drenched with
dew, my hair with the dew, my hair with the dampness of the night." I dampness of the night." I have taken off my robe-- have taken off my robe-- must I put it on again? I must I put it on again? I have washed my feet-- have washed my feet--
must I soil them again? must I soil them again?
True love ...
Song of Songs 6:3Song of Songs 6:3 I I am my lover's and my am my lover's and my
lover is mine; he browses lover is mine; he browses among the lilies.among the lilies.
True love ...
8. is permanent8. is permanent
Song of Songs Song of Songs 6:26:2My lover has gone My lover has gone down to his garden, to down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to the beds of spices, to
browse in the gardens browse in the gardens and to gather lilies. and to gather lilies.
True love ...
9. requires perseverance9. requires perseverance
Song of Songs 8:9Song of Songs 8:9 If If she is a wall, we will build she is a wall, we will build towers of silver on her. If towers of silver on her. If
she is a door, we will she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of enclose her with panels of
cedar. cedar.
True love ...
10. has partners10. has partners
- encouraging you to be a ‘wall’ - encouraging you to be a ‘wall’
Song of Songs Song of Songs 1:41:4Take me away with Take me away with
you--let us hurry! Let the you--let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his king bring me into his chambers. Friends We chambers. Friends We
rejoice and delight in you; rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love we will praise your love
more than wine. Beloved more than wine. Beloved How right they are to How right they are to
adore you! adore you!
True love ...
10. has partners10. has partners
- encouraging you to be a ‘wall’ - encouraging you to be a ‘wall’ - advising you about the right person
- advising you about the right person
Song of Songs 5:1Song of Songs 5:1 I I have come into my have come into my
garden, my sister, my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my bride; I have gathered my
myrrh with my spice. I myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my have eaten my
honeycomb and my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my honey; I have drunk my
wine and my milk. wine and my milk. Friends Eat, O friends, Friends Eat, O friends,
and drink; drink your fill, and drink; drink your fill, O lovers.O lovers.
True love ...
10. has partners10. has partners
- encouraging you to be a ‘wall’ - encouraging you to be a ‘wall’ - advising you about the right person
- advising you about the right person - celebrating your marriage - celebrating your marriage
Song of Songs 6:1Song of Songs 6:1 Where has your lover Where has your lover
gone, most beautiful of gone, most beautiful of women? Which way did women? Which way did your lover turn, that we your lover turn, that we
may look for him with may look for him with you? you?
True love ...
10. has partners10. has partners
- encouraging you to be a ‘wall’ - encouraging you to be a ‘wall’ - advising you about the right person
- advising you about the right person - celebrating your marriage - celebrating your marriage - strengthening your
marriage - strengthening your marriage
