BGR - Song of Songs Part 1

Blessed New Year, my dear blog viewers. How's the new start going? I hope it's running smoothly.

Now, I thought, what better way to start the new year than to speak on a topic that most people are curious about - BGR. I believe that most of you people who read my blog are young people, or, even if you aren't, I bet you'll find this topic quite interesting all the same.

Today, we will look at romantic relationships from God's point of view. This view is taken from the ultamite romance book - The Song of Songs from God's word.

The first thing you can think of when you hear of that book is that it is all about unexplainable love poems from a guy to a girl, and a girl to a guy, which no one from the 21st century can actually relate to. If you think so, You have to change your mind.

Song of Songs is a collection of love poems. These verses form the picture of God's ideal plan of perfect human love and marriage. In fact, Song of Songs is one of the Wisdom Books of the Bible. (Wow, God considers human love as a form of WISDOM!!!!) Besides, scholars state that although in some versions it is called Song of Solomon, it was not necessary written by King Solomon himself, so we cannot be sure who actually wrote them.

The poems are something like a play. Here are the "characters" as the Bible states them:

Lover: GUY in love.
Beloved: GIRL in love.
Friends (speaking after the Lover): Supportive Guyfriends of the Lover
Friends (speaking after the Beloved): Supportive Girlfriends of the Beloved

So, there you are. Now, I will just pull out some scriptures from the book and tell you what they really mean.

Song of Songs 1: 1-3

"Beloved
Let him kiss me with the
kisses of his mouth -
for your love is more
delightful than wine.
Pleasing is the fragrance of
your perfumes;
your name is like perfume
poured out.
No wonder the maidens
love you!

That was a girl talking about her lover. Do you notice how bold she was at the very beginning - she asked him to kiss her on the mouth - not on the cheek, not on the forehead. In those days, a kiss could mean a greeting, a blessing - but in her case, a kiss on the mouth was a mark of a romantic relationship. Then, she added, "Your love is better than wine." In those days, wine was usually associated with sex. So, she was saying, "I prefer your love for me, than you having sex with me."

It goes on with the Beloved praising her lover's name. A name, back then, represented your character, your personality, everything about you. In modern words, this was what she was saying:
"(You) are so pleasant. The sound of your name is so sweet. No wonder everyone likes you!"

The story continues with the guy replying the girl (now this is very important):

Song of Songs 1:9

"Lover
I liken you, my darling, to a
mare
harnessed to one of the
chariots of Pharaoh."

If you were to say this to any girl today, she will give you the cold shoulder; but if you were living 2000 years ago, the girl will run home and tell her parents she has met her future husband.

You see, in those days, stallions were used in battle. Mares on heat were released before them, and when the male horses saw the female horses ...

"NEIGGHHHHTTTT!!!!!" They would just charge forward like psychos. So, if this Lover guy was comparing his girl to a mare, he meant that when he took just one look at her, he was OFF!!! All he wanted was her. (Wow, what a guy!)

In Chapter 4, the Lover compares his Beloved's eyes with doves. Dove represented a gentle and loving person, so you must know what (he) thought of (her). The Lover goes on praising the beauty of the girl he loves, saying how perfect her outer appearance was.

PRECAUTION: Girls during those days had love handles, so, you can't say that fat is ugly. (Not to a guy who has fallen for her heart!)

In Song of Songs 4:12, he says:

"You are a garden locked up,
my sister, my bride;
you are a spring enclosed, a
sealed fountain."

The Lover was saying that his Beloved was saving herself up for him. The "spring" meant the source of life - her womb! The girl was saving her virginity up for him, and he was proud of it.

Now, there you go - part of one of the most mysterious books is is revealed to you. If you want to find out the whole story, come and read the next part of my blog which will be posted in several days time.

A dedication of this post to my church Youth Pastor, who gave me most of the information I knew right now.