Title: Nostalgia for First Love / Baby Chapter 1
Content: Longing for first love
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If the book of Ecclesiastes is an evangelical book that talks about the futility of life apart from God and ultimately makes humans return to God and reverence Gun Jun, this book is an evangelical book that talks about God and His people, the saints, through the love of King Solomon and the Shulammite woman. This book reveals the love relationship of
To the Jews, the five scrolls were Ruth, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Lamentations, and Esther, which were officially read at the national feast. Ruth was read at Pentecost, Ecclesiastes at the Feast of Tabernacles, this book at the Passover, Lamentations on the 9th of Ab (the day of the fall of Jerusalem), and Esther at the Feast of Purim.
1. The Shulammite Woman's Confession of Love (1-7)
① Confession of a Shulammite woman who longs for Solomon’s love (1-4)
(1) Courtship of a Shulammite woman who actively seeks love from Solomon
wants to kiss (2). He wants to lead himself to a more secret ambush (4).
The Shulammite woman was an active woman to be loved by Solomon.
Usually, a man is courting a woman, but in the text, a woman is courting a man. It depicts the active love of a Shulammite woman.
(2) Why are you so actively seeking love?
King Solomon's love is sweeter than wine. (2) Solomon's love is sweet and good enough to captivate her and intoxicate her.
It was against the noble character of King Solomon in all aspects such as character, speech and deeds (3).
Therefore, King Solomon is loved by many virgins in Jerusalem (4).
⑶ The love and character of Jesus Christ cannot be compared to that of Solomon. Therefore, like the Shulammite woman, we must actively seek the Lord's love. Because it is such a precious love, it must be actively obtained.
② Longing for you along with your own shortcomings (5-7)
The Shulammite woman admits to herself that she lacks compared to King Solomon. Although he is a black and insufficient person in the eyes of others, he has his own beauty and shows that he cannot give up his love.
We are very poor, weak, and insignificant in the sight of the Lord. Nevertheless, we must not give up on the love of the Lord.
2. Women and King Solomon's Praise (8-11)
① Women's Chorus (8) - A Shulammite woman speaking of the women who knew the Shulammite “Pretty one”
② The parable of the Shulammite woman's outward beauty (9) - Beauty compared to Pharaoh's chariot's steed - This parable is a song about her youth, innocent wild beauty, and her health and purity.
③ Outward beauty of the Shulammite woman and promise to make her more beautiful (10-11)
God sees the saints with joy and praises them when they come to the Lord with faith, even if they are not spiritually refined, and gives them more grace to lead them to mature beautifully.
3. Mutual praise between two lovers (12-17)
① The Shulammite woman’s tribute to King Solomon (12-14)
Myrrh incense in my arms
Gobel flower clusters at En Gedi Vineyard
- Existence of beautiful fragrance
② Solomon's tribute to the Shulammite woman (15)
A woman with dove-like eyes - A woman more beautiful than anyone else.
③ Confession of a Shulammite woman who wants to keep fellowship with King Solomon (16-17)
The two want to share a long-term love affair with the couple.
Believers should share the joy of fellowship with Christ and share a deeper and unending fellowship of love.