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The Bible Recap

Day 153 (Song of Solomon 1-8) - Year 4

The Bible Recap

Tara-Leigh Cobble

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

4.833.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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0:00.0

Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

0:13.0

Today we finished our 13th book of the Bible. We just keep moving past these milestones, you guys.

0:18.0

Congratulations! We read through the whole book of Song of Solomon or Song of Songs,

0:22.0

depending which version of the Bible you're reading.

0:24.0

This book is incredibly layered and there's a lot of uncertainty about several aspects of it.

0:30.0

For instance, we don't know if Solomon wrote it or if it was written about Solomon,

0:33.0

or if it was just written during the time of Solomon.

0:36.0

If it was written about Solomon, it would have to be about his relationship with his first wife,

0:40.0

because the book describes a monogamous relationship,

0:43.0

and he eventually had a thousand women in his harem,

0:46.0

700 wives and 300 concubines, and we'll see how well that goes for him.

0:51.0

And here's another confusing thing. People have argued for centuries

0:55.0

over whether it's a story about human love, or if it's an allegory about God's love for his people.

1:00.0

Personally, I tend to think it's both. Much like how David can write a song about his own personal misery

1:05.0

that is also a prophecy of the coming Messiah. But that's just my opinion.

1:10.0

Most commentators believe the ancient Jews regarded it as love poetry

1:14.0

that belonged in the wisdom literature of Scripture. And in fact, from what I understand,

1:19.0

young Hebrew boys were even forbidden to read it because it was too risky.

1:23.0

For the sake of today's conversation, we'll look at it like the ancient Jews did, literally.

1:28.0

But it's also helpful to consider that there does seem to be lots of content

1:32.0

that can serve as an illustration for us.

1:35.0

If you hold to the romantic interpretation of the book,

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