Song of Solomon 4:1-15 Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is as a flock of goats, that descend from Mount Gilead. Your teeth are like a newly | World Messianic Bible (WMB) | (2024)

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What does the Song of Solomon 4:1 mean? ›

4:1. The first to speak on their wedding night was Solomon and his words praised his bride's beauty. Three times on the wedding night he told her she was beautiful. Women in the ancient Near East did not ordinarily wear a veil except at the time of their wedding, and then removed it in the wedding chamber.

thy hair [is] as a flock of goats;

'' The women ^F13 in Homer, are described by their beautiful hair; nor is it unusual to compare the hair of women, and represent it as superior to a fleece of the choicest flock ^F14.

Song of Solomon reminds us that both marriage and the physical union that follows originate in God; we should therefore consider each of them as evidence of His grace working itself out in the world. Dennis F. Kinlaw, "Song of Songs," in The Expositor's Bible Commentary: Old Testament, abridged ed., ed.

Among Christians, the book is interpreted as describing the covenantal love of Christ for his church. In medieval mysticism, the Song of Solomon was construed to apply to the love between Christ and the human soul. Dramatic interpretations of the Song of Solomon are based on much of the book's being in dialogue form.

This section describes the first intimacy of the maiden and the beloved after the wedding and is given to us almost completely in the words of the beloved, who was preparing his maiden for their first experience of marital intimacy. i. “It was now the night their courtship would end and their marriage begin.

The key instructional unit in the song is located at Song of Solomon 8:6–10. By way of summary, the song teaches that the covenant of marriage should involve both commitment (Song 8:6a) and intimacy (Song 8:6b).

Elijah is called a "hairy man" ( 2 Kings 1:8 ) from his flowing locks, or more probably from the shaggy cloak of hair which he wore. His raiment was of camel's hair.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Goatskins

got'-skinz (en aigeiois dermasin): Such skins are mentioned only once (Hebrews 11:37), where the wearing of goatskins, indicating extreme poverty, is referred to, by implication, as the possible lot of the faithful Christian, even as it had been of others.

Song of Solomon 4:16 teaches us physical intimacy is part of God's design for marriage.

The Song of Solomon is part of the wisdom literature of the Bible. It gives us a godly perspective on the love between a man and a woman.

What is the moral of Song of Solomon? ›

There is freedom and security found in unrivaled, exclusive, passionate, and lifelong commitment. The Song of Solomon is refreshingly honest in acknowledging that waiting for love and not misusing sexuality are difficult. Sexual longing is not wrong, but sexual enjoyment before marriage defiles God's design.

Although unnamed, the Shulammite is specifically characterized in the Song of Solomon. She is described as very close to her mother, assertive, and extremely beautiful; images of plants and animals are often used to allude to her appearance. Her narrative is sensual and filled with longing as she waits for her lover.

According to Biblical chronology, Naamah was married to young Solomon by King David and thus this international marriage has to be viewed as the result of the latter's policy and not that of Solomon. The possible motives for David's initiative are considered.

[3] He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. [4] For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth for thy love is better than wine. In other words this is the declaration of one who wants more than the words that come from the mouth of Christ – this is the heart of a person who wants and longs for intimacy with the heart of the one who spoke these words.

1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. 2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.

The phrase "You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you" is a powerful affirmation of her worth and beauty in his eyes. It is a declaration of complete and unconditional love.

"Lebanon" is mentioned seven times in the Song of Songs. Kinet pointed out that the mention of Lebanon has a special role in the amorous play between lover and beloved, or between bride and bridegroom, as found in the Song of Songs (Song of Songs 3:9, 4:8.11. 15, 5:15, 7:5) (Kinet 1997: 878).

In Song of Solomon, we are encouraged to be responsive (Song of Solomon 4:16), adventurous (Song of Solomon 7:11-13), expressive (Song of Solomon 1:16, 2:3), and sensuous (Song of Solomon 5:10-16.) We have been given permission to be passionate about and for our spouse.