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In Song of Solomon, chapter five, verse sixteen, “His mouth is most sweet: yea, He is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.” Everything about the bridegroom is precious, desirable, and delightful. The theme title, “He is altogether lovely,” reminds spouses of the conversations and the words […]

In Song of Solomon, chapter four, verse twelve, “A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse, a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.” The three figures of speech in this verse emphasize the fact that the Shulamite had retained her virginity and was sexually pure on her wedding night. Virginity until marriage is God’s sexual

In Song of Solomon, chapter four, verse seven, “Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.” Everything about the Shulamite was beautiful and without blemish. “Spot” can also refer to moral blemishes; therefore, she is physically and morally pure. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God,” as in Matthew five, verse eight. Not

In Song of Solomon, chapter three, verse eleven, “Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.” Because of the intercession of Bethsheba, Solomon’s mother, and the prophet Nathan,

In Song of Solomon, chapter two, verse sixteen, “My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.” The love of two lovers for each other is genuine and monogamous. There is no desire or room for another person. In marriage, there must be such a love for and commitment to each other that faithfulness to

In Song of Solomon, chapter one, verse six, “Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.” The cruel brothers of the maiden forced her to guard and care for

In Ecclesiastes, chapter twelve, verse fourteen, “For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” As a final word, Solomon reminds us of a solemn and enduring truth: we are fully accountable to God for our deeds. The Lord will evaluate each of us, believer and unbeliever

In Ecclesiastes, chapter twelve, verse thirteen, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” The understanding of this book of Ecclesiastes must be in light of this theme verse. Solomon began with a cynical appraisal of life as vanity, emptiness, and inconsequential, but he

In Ecclesiastes, chapter twelve, verse eleven, “The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.” The wise words of truth that come from one divine Shepherd act as goads. “Goads” in the Bible are pointed sticks primarily used to direct cattle, serving a practical purpose of keeping

In Ecclesiastes, chapter twelve, verses one through seven, beginning with verse one to two, “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or