Everything in the Bible points to Christ and the Gospel, even what is written in the Old Testament.
We can see this in Luke 24:44 -
….“These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.”
In the next 2 posts, we’ll look at Christ in Song of Solomon.
What do you envision when you think of young love? Only one word comes to mind, Passion!
The same can be seen in Song of Solomon. We can see this same passion in Chapter 1 of Song of Solomon - first with the Shulamite in vs. 2-4 and then with her beloved in vs. 8-10.
The Shulamine - (vs. 2-4)
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— For your love is better than wine.
Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, Your name is ointment poured forth; Therefore the virgins love you.
Draw me away!
The Beloved - (vs. 8-10)
If you do not know, O fairest among women, Follow in the footsteps of the flock, And feed your little goats Beside the shepherds’ tents.
I have compared you, my love, To my filly among Pharaoh’s chariots.
Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with chains of gold.
The bride is waiting to be kissed by the bridegroom. The bridegroom is in full admiration of his bride. Isn’t this how love acts and anticipates? Passionate anticipation of union. That’s the sign of a healthy marriage.
Song of Solomon is not just about passionate human love. It is showing us a mirror of Divine love. It points our attention to that day when ultimate intimacy will be experienced through the union of the Lamb and His bride.
We will experience that intimacy in heaven. It is a place of unabated pleasure. Let us long for his appearance and yearn for his coming and long for the intimacy and eternal pleasure found in heaven.
Song of Solomon is poetry showcasing the love between the bridegroom and his bride. The marriage metaphor is the one most frequently used in the Bible to convey and capture the relationship between Christ and the church.
We can see this in Songs of Solomon 3:1-4 -
By night on my bed I sought the one I love; I sought him, but I did not find him. “I will rise now,” I said, “And go about the city; In the streets and in the squares I will seek the one I love.” I sought him, but I did not find him. The watchmen who go about the city found me; I said, “Have you seen the one I love?” Scarcely had I passed by them, When I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to the house of my mother, And into the chamber of her who conceived me.
In this passage we see the prevalence of the word ‘seek’. The bride is longing and searching for her bridegroom. This is a shadow of how the bride, the Church, should be seeking her own bridegroom, Christ.
As seen in Romans 8:22,23, creation is groaning for Christ’s return, for the redemption of our bodies, and the wedding of the church.
For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.
As the bride seeks the one whom her soul loves, so the bride of Christ eagerly awaits His return.
