Amos

							SONG OF SONGS
  The Love Song of the
       Scriptures
                           The Megilloth
                          (“The Scrolls”)

  Song of
  Solomon        Ruth     Lamentations Ecclesiastes            Esther
  Passover      Shabuot       Fall of     Sukkot               Purim
              (Pentecost)   Jerusalem  (Tabernacles)
  Nisan 14      Sivan 8        Ab 9      Tishri 15             Adar 14
   April 17     June 9        August 8     September 24 March 19
Note: English equivalent dates are only close approximations
    Interpretations of the Book
 Allegorical Interpretation: Entire book
  is seen as an allegory of the Lord’s love
  for His people Israel.
 Cultic Interpretation: Cultic poems for
  use in marriage ritual.
 Shepherd Interpretation: Views
  Solomon as the villain.
 Typical Interpretation: Type of the
  church
 Natural or Literal Interpretation
    Cast of Characters
   Solomon: Shelomoh “Peaceful”

   Shulamith: Feminine of Shelomoh
       Outline of the Book



 Romance &                           Happily ever
 Honeymoon                              after
(Chapters 1-4)                      (Chapters 7-8)




                 Marital Problems
                  (Chapters 5-6)
     The Story behind the Song
   The story begins
  Song of Songs 1:5
"I am black but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.
  Song of Songs 1:6
"Do not stare at me because I am
swarthy,
For the sun has burned me.
My mother's sons were angry with
me;
They made me caretaker of the
vineyards,
But I have not taken care of my own
vineyard.”
     The Story behind the Song
   The story begins
   Boy meets girl
  Song of Songs 1:7
Tell me, O you whom my soul loves,
Where do you pasture your flock,
Where do you make it lie down at
noon?
For why should I be like one who
veils herself
Beside the flocks of your
companions?
    The Story behind the Song
 The story begins
 Boy meets girl

 He promises to return
 He returns, not as a shepherd, but as
  the reigning king
 Solomon takes his bride to Jerusalem
 A temporary separation (Chapters 5-6)
    Observations from the Book
 The name of Yahweh is not mentioned
 The book is never quoted in the New
  Testament
 Jews would not permit their young
  people to read this book
      Lessons from the Song of
               Songs
   God is concerned with all of life
   God is concerned with our sexuality
   All of life reflects our relationship with
    God
   The Scriptures contain love songs
   We are a part of a sacred romance