The Song of Solomon

People always talk about the Song of Solomon being explicit and graphic.

I have yet to find any such example. There is, in fact, nothing in the Song of Solomon that even so much as causes me to raise an eyebrow.

Now I do take it to be about the King (God) and the temple (Israel/Church). I mean, come on, the woman’s name is Solomonette. The King is a tree with branches that other folks come to hide under its shade. The woman has towers and wheat fields for anatomical descriptions. Sounds like geography to me.

But whatever. Let’s say it is about one man and one woman enjoying marriage. Which verse is it that is supposed to be so uncomfortable? Which verse is so “parental advisory?”

I haven’t found it yet. If you have one, please leave it in the comments. I’d like to see what bothers people.

Kin Bride

When thinking of Rebekah as the new bride, we should also think of the Song of Solomon. The Beloved calls his bride “My sister” (SoS 4:9, 10, 12; 5:1,2). Sarah was Abraham’s sister, and now Rebekah is Isaac’s cousin.

Israel was a daughter as well as a bride, and thus all of these women figure the Church, Christ’s bride.

We in the Church are Christ’s brethren, still kin and spouse. This is a repeated theme throughout all of the Scriptures, proving that the Song of Solomon really is about Christ and the Church (so hard to believe these days, I know) and that Christ is the kinsmen-redeemer/avenger who takes us in and marries us and who kills all of those who killed us.