
Song of Songs
INTRODUCTION
This book, taken by some as an allegory of the believer’s relationship with God, is better understood in its plain sense as a lyric love poem. Its joyful and sometimes erotic portrayal of the relationship between a lover and his beloved reminds us that intimacy within marriage is a gift, given by the God who created human beings male and female.
I. | Falling in Love | Song 1:1–2:7 |
II. | Growing Desire | Song 2:8–3:5 |
III. | Wedding Song | Song 3:6–5:1 |
IV. | Separation | Song 5:2–8:4 |
V. | United Again | Song 8:5–14 |