Following the book of Psalms we come to another song within the Writings division of the Old Testament—a rather obscure yet beautiful love song known as the Song of Songs or the Song of Solomon. In the arrangement of the Hebrew Bible, this is the fourth book of the Writings, following Psalms, Proverbs and Job. It is the first of the series of five books known as the Megilloth (“Scrolls”)—denoting the festival scrolls (the others being Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther). As such, the Song of Songs was read during the Passover season, eventually fixed in Jewish liturgy to the Last Day of Unleavened Bread. This association may have arisen from the springtime setting of the Song and perhaps something deeper, as Jewish interpreters read it as a historical allegory beginning with the Exodus and ending with the coming of the Messiah, as we will later examine.
Beyond Today Bible Commentary: Song of Solomon
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Following the book of Psalms we come to another song within the Writings division of the Old Testament—a rather obscure yet beautiful love song known as the Song of Songs or the Song of Solomon. In the arrangement of the Hebrew Bible, this is the fourth book of the Writings, following Psalms, Proverbs and Job. It is the first of the series of five books known as the Megilloth (“Scrolls”)—denoting the festival scrolls (the others being Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther). As such, the Song of Songs was read during the Passover season, eventually fixed in Jewish liturgy to the Last Day of Unleavened Bread. This association may have arisen from the springtime setting of the Song and perhaps something deeper, as Jewish interpreters read it as a historical allegory beginning with the Exodus and ending with the coming of the Messiah, as we will later examine.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Song of Solomon Part 1
Introduction to Song of Solomon Part 2
Introduction to Song of Solomon Part 3
Introduction to Song of Solomon Part 4
Introduction to Song of Solomon Part 5
Introduction to Song of Solomon Part 6
Introduction to Song of Solomon Part 7
Introduction to Song of Solomon Part 8
Introduction to Song of Solomon Part 9
Introduction to Song of Solomon Part 10
Introduction to Song of Solomon Part 11
Song of Solomon 1:1-2:7
Song of Solomon 2:8-17
Song of Solomon 3:1-5
Song of Solomon 3:6-5:1
Song of Solomon 5:2-7:10
Song of Solomon 7:11–8:4
Song of Solomon 8:5-14