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Song of Solomon: An Introduction and Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Song of Solomon, as its Hebrew title indicates, is “the best of songs.” In it we hear the passionate melody of romantic love. But whose love is described? Is it a couple’s love for each other, God’s love for Israel or Christ’s love for the church? This Old Testament book has fascinated and perplexed interpreters for centuries. They have felt uncomfortable—even embarrassed—when confronted with...

For the ancient Hebrew, sexuality was one of the facts of life to be enjoyed (cf. Prov. 5:15–21), but approved only within the confines of an established marital relationship.79 The Song does not, except in 3:6–11, make explicit reference to a wedding, but the appearance of the ‘bride’ figure for the girl in the central part of the book (the term occurs only in 4:8, 9, 10, 11, 12; 5:1 of the Song) suggests this point is important in the presentation.80 The theme of sexual enjoyment and consummation
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