• Hebrew text – “The most beautiful song of Solomon”. (See 1 Kings 4:32).
• Greek & Latin text – “The song of Songs”. From first two words in the Hebrew text.
• English text – “Canticle” or “The best song”.

Solomon (See 1:1, 4, 11-13; 6:8, 9 & I Kings 4:33). This book was disputed in the early Church because it was considered to be pornographic. However, in A D 90 the book was accepted into the canon of scripture.

During the early reign of Solomon (See 6:8).

It is the exaltation of love.

• The description of the wedding day of Solomon and his bride. (Chapter 1:2 – 2:7).
• A recount of the courting days. (Chapter 2:8 – 3:5).
• The betrothal day. (Chapter 3:5 – 5:1) She remembers the day when Solomon came to pick her up.
• She has troubled dream (Chapter 5:2 – 6:3) She is recalling the time she almost lost Solomon.
• Solomon returns and the bride is praised. (Chapter 6:4 – 7:10).
• The bride invites her husband to go back to her home in Lebanon. (Chapter 7:11 – 8:4).
• They do go back home and there is the renewal of love in her old home. (Chapter 8:5 – 14) The birth of Samuel – Chapters 1-3.

• To teach the purity and importance of physical love. God has ordained the love/sex relationship.
• It does provide for us in our generation, a wholesome balance between the two extremes of sexual excessiveness and asceticism.
• The interpretation of the book:-

1. It is allegorical and not historical.
2. The dramatic view is that the book was not in existence with the Semites in the Old Testament.
3. The typical view is that the relationship between Solomon and the girl illustrates: God’s live for Israel, Christ’s love for the Church or God’s love for the soul. The historical setting is ignored.
4. The literal view is that the song is about love.