What is the Song of Solomon in the Bible about?

Summary. The Song of Solomon is a series of lyrical poems organized as a lengthy dialogue between a young woman and her lover. A third party, or chorus, occasionally addresses the lovers. The first poem is spoken by the young maiden, who longs to be near her lover and enjoy his kisses.

Who is the woman in the Song of Songs?

The Shulammite
The Shulammite (from Hebrew shulammit, “woman of Jerusalem”) is the central figure in the Song of Solomon (also called Song of Songs or Canticles) and one of the most positive representations of young womanhood in the Hebrew Bible.

Is the song of Solomon a parabolic poem?

“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned” (Song 8:7). The Song of Solomon is a parabolic poem. The interpretation, not the inspiration, causes the difficulty.

What do you think about the song of Solomon?

Some think the book is describing the king’s (Solomon’s) love for a poor shepherd girl; one version of this opinion says the girl was already promised to a shepherd and remained faithful to him in spite of the King’s urge. Others think the book is a collection of (up to thirty!) love- or wedding-poems.

Who are the companions in the song of Solomon?

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! therefore virgins love you. let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers. rightly do they love you. like the curtains of Solomon. because the sun has looked upon me. my own vineyard I have not kept! companions? beside the shepherds’ tents. a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.

How many proverbs did Solomon write in the song of Solomon?

We read in 1 Kings 4:32: “And he [Solomon] spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.” Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs, but it is quite interesting that if you count the proverbs in the Book of Proverbs and even include the Book of Ecclesiastes, you come up with quite a few less than three thousand.