Song of Solomon

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 its

                       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)