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>>WOMAN: May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, For your lovings are better than wine.
>>SOLOMON: How fair you are my darling! How fair you are.
Your lips are like a thread of scarlet and your speech lovely.
>>NARRATOR:Transformed by Love.
>>SOLOMON:As a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the daughters
>>NARRATOR:The story of the song of Solomon by Kevin King.
>>WOMAN:As an Apricot tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons
>>NARRATOR:King Solomon,
the wisest man who ever lived, called this his song of songs.
But through the centuries many have struggled to make sense of it.
Who is the mysterious woman with whom the king is so in love?
What is her story? And why is it in the bible?
In this devotional exposition and modern English translation
we follow the heart-searching highs and lows of their relationship,
as we unravel the answers to these questions. We see how lovingly
and patiently Solomon wins her heart and confidence
- until finally, freed from her past,
she becomes the magnificent queen that he first saw her to be.
Nor is Solomon himself at all what we might expect
- at heart a shepherd, an adventurer,
a lover of people and of wild, open spaces.
And as the story progresses we come to understand the prophetic significance
of Solomon's vision of the 'shepherd king':
and why his attempts to fulfil it - in himself -
caused his downfall.
Yet, more importantly, we see how perfectly it is fulfilled,
and all our deepest needs are met in the ultimate 'Good Shepherd'
and 'King of Love' - Jesus Christ.
>>SOLOMON:You, who dwell in the gardens, your companions are attentive to your voice.
Cause me to hear it. >>WOMAN:Make haste my beloved!
And be like a gazelle or a young hart on the mountains of spices.