The Song of Solomon called Songs of Songs, means the “greatest song” or” holiest of holies” in Hebrew. Song of Songs is also found in the Jewish literature of writings (Ketuvim), following the scroll of Ruth. In the Christian Old Testament, it follows the book of Ecclesiastes. The Song of Songs praises sexual love by depicting two male and female characters praising each other. The male and female speakers are referred to as the lover and the shulammite respectively. It is read as a poem of love representing the relation between Jesus and God or God and Israel. The song begins by the female character expressing her desire to her love Make haste, and ends by summarizing all that the bride had asked for being given to her by the groom. There
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Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: may be understood as do not look down upon me with disdain and scorn because of my weak personality. The people should not look at her as though something strange had happened to her. She also admonishes people not to rejoice at her sufferings and tribulations. They should not consider her ugly because of her blackness, because her blackness is inseparable. The rays of scorching sun on her caused her blackness. The sun here shows that she is persecuted by God’s will. We can make analogy from (Matthew 13.6), And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered …show more content…
The female character here portrays the image of church and Christ. People in Jerusalem had abandoned the church and Christ by concentrating on worldly affairs. They despised the church, looking down upon the church, which earned them the wrath and punishment of God. Hypocritical professors who pretend to be religious outwardly but in reality are the enemies of Christ and the church. These false professors commit corruption and sin under the pretext of serving the church and Christ. Christ is seen through the Holy Scripture. Christ comes twice. He first comes via Virgin Mary. In his second coming, he descends from heaven to the
Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: may be understood as do not look down upon me with disdain and scorn because of my weak personality. The people should not look at her as though something strange had happened to her. She also admonishes people not to rejoice at her sufferings and tribulations. They should not consider her ugly because of her blackness, because her blackness is inseparable. The rays of scorching sun on her caused her blackness. The sun here shows that she is persecuted by God’s will. We can make analogy from (Matthew 13.6), And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered …show more content…
The female character here portrays the image of church and Christ. People in Jerusalem had abandoned the church and Christ by concentrating on worldly affairs. They despised the church, looking down upon the church, which earned them the wrath and punishment of God. Hypocritical professors who pretend to be religious outwardly but in reality are the enemies of Christ and the church. These false professors commit corruption and sin under the pretext of serving the church and Christ. Christ is seen through the Holy Scripture. Christ comes twice. He first comes via Virgin Mary. In his second coming, he descends from heaven to the