Song of Songs Summary: A Complete Animated Overview

Watch our overview video on the book of Song of Songs, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The Song of Songs is a collection of ancient Israelite love poems that celebrate the beauty and power of God's gift of love and sexual desire.
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[@nabilaly302]

Ten Commandments came from God. Song of Solomon should not be a part of the Tanakh or the Bible. Song of Solomon belongs in Playboy magazine not in a holy book.

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​@@nabilaly302😊

[@Hannah_The_Elon_Jew]

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[@Hannah_The_Elon_Jew]

moi

[@hihowareyou6195]

In my history class we were talking about songs of Solomon and how it was love poems so I though oh some sweet wholesome love letters was not expecting it to be so vulgar

[@ronaldsimmons9517]

The tragedy is when we seek a love from others that we can only gain from God. No human is capable of carrying that weight, only the cross can bear it.

[@danielsuhash9680]

true sir

[@godskingdomservant3191]

May I post this on my status? I will give credit to you, Ronald Simmons. God bless!

[@annmathews]

Omg couldn't agree better!

[@reneeollie6012]

AMEN

[@faithkayy]

wow🙏🏾

[@coffeewithko2489]

I was in prayer last night & I asked God to show me what the love between my future partner would look like. I listen to the Bible to gts so when The app opens, it was on Song of Solomon. I’d never read it before or at least that I can remember & listening to it for the first time had me in utter shock. It was so intense & yet still pure and beautiful. I know that God is preparing my husband’s heart to love me like he loves me THATS why it’s taking so long LOL. Nothing or no one can top the Love that God has for us, I’ll wait for it.

[@Gjfdyo5786]

I haven't read song of Songs, but I have always asked God every time if I should date a boy that I was interested in at that time, He has always said no, but He recently said Yes finally and He even went on to show me that I shall merry him, it's all so overwhelming that God of the Universe cares about my relationships and what matters to me. Oh and the guy is really handsome and he loves the Lord like I have never seen, He even brings a Bible to our University and reads it whenever he wants, like a Novel🤗.I see him praying every time his eating something. Everything is overwhelming 🤣🤣😭.

[@justine345]

Thank you for this. I needed to hear it.

[@coffeewithko2489]

@@Gjfdyo5786 That’s so exciting! I hope everything is going well with you & yours!!❤️

[@MikeWalksWithJesus]

God loves you 🙌

[@eviewalkswithhim1296]

I am a divorcee for 4 yrs but we separated in 08. I. Got into a relationship to quick in 08 lasted 2/3 yrs . this person knows of GOD but not a walker or doer very negative. It was turning into straight hell. Especially on sundays .I cried out to GOD on the way to church to send me someone that loved HIM more then what i did , (i always knew n prayed for yrs but i finally accepted HIM ALL THE WAY so i was new.) someone who can teach me guide me closer to HIM .and has the same interest etc like me. That day ther was a man i never seen in church.i was late. Sat in the back quietly weeping cause what happened at home. After service everyone just gathered into groups talkin i noticed him lookin at me. And he lifted the one eyebrow and i thought " oh no he didnt just do that in church!" to be continued .... Got a buzy day ahead . be back later

[@chastityalimonos8936]

I love this part of the Bible. It’s a true representation of how God truly gives us good gifts in life, but if we abuse them it will quickly go wrong.

[@keithbloomfield1341]

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 KJV †

[@dude9318]

@@keithbloomfield1341 i dont think you understand the comment

[@ideacatstudiosunlimited5951]

@@dude9318 i think he means that in that case use the gift responsibly?

[@user-xb9qm9gx6x]

U dude

[@mikacandy5]

I don't think that this is accurate. I encourage you to read or look at the video on Job or Ecclesiastes. Even if we don't abuse the gifts God has blessed us with, things can still go wrong, and that is because things like danger and disorder exist in the world. Here is a scripture that highlights what I'm talking about.... Ecclesiastes 8 14- Here is another enigma that occurs on earth: Sometimes there are righteous people who get what the wicked deserve, and sometimes there are wicked people who get what the righteous deserve. I said, “This also is an enigma.”

[@elliefromtt4246]

i was blushing through this whole vid thinking of how God loves me lol i was smiling so hard i can't be the only one who thought about how they would love their future love and how much God loves them

[@k27ism]

Same 😍

[@lydialorincova7628]

Me too!!

[@williamcarter1787]

Made me tear up ngl haha. He's just so GOOD! yet I'm so undeserving. He is love...

[@antaug14]

Even more than this video is the Song of Songs itself. Great poem 😃

[@cathyfaulkner2905]

@@williamcarter1787 how can you be so undeserving when He loves you so deeply?

[@sushimamba4281]

About 6 years before I became a Christian, I was travelling in Indonesia and stayed in a hotel that provided a Bible in the bedside table. One night, with nothing better to do, I opened it at random and I read the Song of Songs in its entirety. I was completely stunned that the bible (which I was quite ignorant of) contained and portrayed a beautiful story of love, desire and undeniable eroticism.

[@nativeking698]

I listened to an Asian dude who described this as the first thing he read in the bible in church no less. He said "this is in the bible? This is a great book."

[@yiumyoumsan6997]

I'm Indonesian and I never knew that there are hotels providing bible in your bedside table.

[@sushimamba4281]

@@yiumyoumsan6997 Maybe it's not very common now, but at that time (over 20 years ago) some hotels (not all) had bibles in hotel rooms to cater to travellers from western countries.

[@gg.6633]

Sushi Mamba It’s still pretty common!

[@sushimamba4281]

@@gg.6633 Good to hear !

[@mr.goldenproductions_0143]

One of the rare places on KZbin where the comments' section is just so wholesome! God bless y'all and the great "BibleProject" team. We owe you a great debt of gratitude. Much love from Austria!

[@YHWHs_D]

Praise Jesus Christ!✝️❤️

[@dude9318]

Nah there is always a person that ruins everything

[@YHWHs_D]

@@dude9318 ????

[@dude9318]

@@YHWHs_D what I mean is that there is always a comment that is rude or disrespectful

[@bloomthyself]

Amén!!!!

[@yougotthisnik832]

"Love never truly concludes " that's so beautiful

[@YahYesh777]

True love is eternal for God is love. 1 John 4:7-12 God Is Love 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. 1 Corinthians 13: 8 - 13 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. 13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

[@jennifertorrez8301]

This is a good book to read when you have a hard time accepting God’s love. I think some of us often times can embrace God’s holiness and authority and stray from embracing His love because we FEAR that we’d lack reverence or we fear that we may over-romanticize things but if this doesn’t debunk that harsh religious attitude, IDK WHAT WILL 🌞

[@BethKnox32]

Wow this is my walk described sometimes

[@jennifertorrez8301]

@@BethKnox32 same! Its a struggle but God is good. Ask Him for a revelation on His love and to deliver you from any lenses that cloud your ability to see things how He does ❣️

[@BethKnox32]

@@jennifertorrez8301 😊 thank u

[@cathyfaulkner2905]

@@jennifertorrez8301 yes - read Psalm 23 and look deeply into what HE does for you. What does a shepherd do for his sheep, protects, cares,provides etc. You will not want - for anything when you are in His care. It’s beautiful! ☺️

[@hap9915]

Thanks for that

[@aznsrey1324]

My fav verse " I have found whom my soul loves" Song of Solomon 3:4 ❤️🥰

[@Katya-zj7ni]

“thou art fair my love, thou art fair” , I love that .

[@takashihayashi4048]

Was I the only one who laughed when they drew the women based on the metaphor?

[@dominicguye8058]

Takashi Hayashi I was seriously creeped out by it 😖

[@TheShoutingjohn83]

Takashi Hayashi....NOPE.....I HOLLERED OUT laughing.

[@xyon9090]

Takashi Hayashi Saw this comment before getting to that part of the video. Even knowing that something funny will show up, I still laughed.

[@meowmeowpants4818]

Nope😂

[@pieismylove5875]

That was hilarious

[@His.Heart.]

This book is an example of how in love we should be with the Lord 🤗

[@god_is_gay_for_satan]

It's been changed over the years. the original was about a man and a woman and not about god at all. Google it. God is imaginary.

[@willgrahamfr]

@@god_is_gay_for_satan it hasn’t changed, it is still about a man and a woman. But it has a deeper meaning that points to God’s love for us

[@god_is_gay_for_satan]

@Vecilio Taylor no it doesn't. That story is about a man and a woman. Not God. It was changed dozens of times. Have you bothered researching it? It doesn't even make sense. If God loves us then why kill every human on earth? Why create hell? Why create sin? Would you burn your children alive for millions of years if they stole an apple from the grocery store? Your god would. Your God doesn't "love" anyone. He isn't real. If he was real he would be an evil monster.

[@aoconnor2933]

I remember reading this Chapter on my own when I was in grade school, and I was like "What on God's green earth is going on here!?"

[@maryvalentine9090]

ROFL!! SAME here! BIZARRE word imagery.

[@aoconnor2933]

@@maryvalentine9090 fitting for the times I'm sure!

[@tenacious-e3o]

💀

[@NAME-yg8sl]

I was reading it and try to imagine everything that was happening

[@greenergrass4060]

Im Asexual, but wooh boy is this book 😳😳😳

[@AgileRelic]

1 Corinthians 13:13 Love is the greatest. The greatest song is about Love. Obviously God wants us to understand love and how passionately he loves us. This includes every type of love, whether it be His love for us and our love for each other.

[@SaRENRampaiger]

"Every type of love." That includes Erotic Love aka Lust yet it tells it's wrong in the new testament.

[@hectordanielsanchezcobo1773]

@@SaRENRampaiger lust is not love

[@joshuagodson5371]

@@SaRENRampaiger let me explain. God is love, God can love us in anyway including sexually (Lustfully), when ever the Bible tells us that it is wrong it only speaks of humans fratinizing outside of marriage, or when already married seeking another partner. However it doesn't say that God cannot love us sexually, in fact it says the opposite. In 1 Corinthians Paul says that the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord(God) and that he believes that women and men are better off without mates as a distraction from the worship of God. Worship throughout the Bible happens to be a very sexual thing in certain instances and God says that we are his bride and that he is the husband. We are to love God with our all including our sexual organs.

[@alcobra8834]

@@joshuagodson5371 Are you a plain stupid? Your interpretation sounds stupid, have you even studied what are the types of Love? So for example you love your mother and father and you still include it with your sexual organs and LUST!?! Actually you don't know what you are talking about!

[@somedude8054]

@@SaRENRampaiger if you think lusting is love, like, even without using the Bible, I feel bad for your next relationship.

[@alitlweird]

I’m awestruck by the depth of the understanding of Scripture on this channel. 🤯❤️✝️

[@annemurphy9339]

It’s beautiful. The Song of Solomon is a beautiful example of marital love, and a typology for the great love Yeshua ha’Mashiach has for His church. Nothing compares to the holy Bible! God bless.

[@reemsuekar8112]

This truly is how much Christ loves His Church.

[@jessiemicah6027]

Amen

[@MauricioSmith1991]

Yes amen

[@adamyisrael2557]

Yess Amen

[@keshavthakur2098]

So god wanna grab church coconuts ?

[@sammywise2001]

@@keshavthakur2098 Gonna slide his spirit all up in that garden! Also, seems like the church gets wet for Him. Sooooo, WAC? Wet A-word Church?!?!? Confirmed! If the Church can get dripping wet with love, invite Him to come to grab it's coconuts, make all sorts of insinuations about the Church having a very intimate relationship with it's brother, and not to forget the part about drinking wine from the church's belly button... wait... this is allowed in public schools and libraries? WOW! Also, didn't Soloman have like a 1000 wives? I mean, even in this explanation they say it probably wasn't Solomon. I'd put 5 sheckles on it being a teenage scribe that slipped his Penthouse column into the stack of papers that made up the books of the bible. It was first rejected and stashed in some clay pots and thrown into some caves near the Dead Sea. Yes, it was originally one of the "rejected" books of the Bible, AKA: The Dead Sea Scrolls. The plucky lil teen was able to retrieve it though! With quick thinking, he made the world's first Post-It note! Stuck it on top of the Song of Songs pages, saying "Solomon wrote this! God said to put it in the finished product!" And then no more questions were asked forever and ever amen! God loved that boy and thought him a scamp! He then murdered all his family, friends and slaves to teach him a lesson. Pretty sure he also gave him leprosy and made certain *ahem* "body parts" rot off. But the boy still loved God and smiled, knowing his dirty love letters would be known as the word of God for all time. For our God, is an awesome God in space, and Heaven! He is in his heaven, all is right in the world. Amen.

[@jenniferrivera8627]

What a beautiful book in the bible. Love is truly beautiful but the Love of God is like no other. What I gained out of this the most was " Do not stir up nor awaken Love until it pleases"

[@brunoheggli2888]

There is also a lot of evil trash in the Bible!

[@faby_baby]

I pray your eyes are opened and you see the Bible for what it really is, the divine, inspired, word of God. :)@@brunoheggli2888

[@michaelgibson3240]

@brunoheggli2888 untrue, that's so unfounded and just plain false

[@vall3ygirl]

I'm not a Christian, but the Song of Solomon is so beautiful I was in tears. It may be one of the most profound and emotional things I've ever read.

[@theguyver4934]

Yahweh bless you

[@theguyver4934]

@@internetuser777 - Yahweh bless you respect from a muslim

[@m0thna97]

😂😂😂😂

[@brobrotv834]

Jesus loves you

[@brobrotv834]

@keke Jesus Christ loves you

[@IzzyNChrist]

call me immature but this book made me giggle like a little school girl a few times XD

[@christinas.4342]

IzzyNChrist You're immature

[@artsyzar]

Me too it’s such a beautiful love story

[@daluz3971]

@@christinas.4342 that's subjective

[@templarscreed1091]

@@christinas.4342 🤣😂

[@jakepikey6825]

I'd argue it was meant to, to show us what a love between a husband and wife is supposed to make us feel. It inspired a blushing laughter from you, which I think is something that a romantic relationship would. :)

[@leiturasqueedificam-karine907]

I’ve just fished reading this book of the Bible! I’m gonna get married soon and although I know the love between a man and a woman is not perfect because of our sins, I feel so glad in thinking about how gracious God is giving us human beings the chance of living a way of love that’s different from the world’s way. Love based on the grace and the cross is what we need!! Where there’s Christ there’s grace and contentment even being fallen creatures! Thanks God!

[@Inmyfathersarms1]

How was the wedding? 😍😍

[@callmetatopls]

intense and passionate, yet holy and pure :) i love that

[@applejanesolis4742]

The intimacy built between the lover and the beloved proves that nothing...or no one else can separate their Love for each another ❤️

[@gabbiphillips8514]

Before I read Ruth, I always heard people say "Find your Boaz 🥰✨❤️😘"and I was super confused while reading. But after this video I love this book for how God works in our lives and the grand picture of the Messiah 🙏🏽

[@JALONEDWOODS]

Let me say, I thoroughly enjoy these videos. It inspires to study books that I haven't in a while or have yet to study. Thanks a lot for your work and inspiration.

[@annmathews]

🙌🏼

[@chastityalimonos8936]

Same!

[@priscillamcdaniel9465]

Yes me too I found Grace based teachers and He has changed my life, God is grace love and the power to live a christian life, instead of relying on self will... God must be the God in ourlives, any ways trying to live like most preachers change your way or go to hell well I was on my way to hell and felt condemned and even more condemend reading the old testament until Grace found me .. hallelujia, and now I can read the old testament with Grace and feel curious as I have always been ... and thank god for now I have found these little cartoons that explain to me without too much religion added just the description and wow they have helped me to grow even more :)

[@anastasiawright4470]

700+ wives.......i'm going to spend a good hour thinking how a man can live with 700 wives....

[@mwapeg]

Lol 😂 any luck?

[@ArtwGraz]

Ikr

[@hiyoritokisada594]

Because most of them are just married out of gaining political advantage?

[@joelofjudah9144]

I wonder how he remembered all 700 anniversaries lol.

[@mvmlego1212]

@@hiyoritokisada594 -- Or economic security, as I understand it. I haven't researched it much, though.

[@martinvkumar1]

Here is the actual background of the Song of Solomon. King Solomon had so many wives and concubines, still he loved one particular woman above all of them. But that woman loved a shepard. However, king Solomon brought her to the palace to take her as his own wife but he did not forced her to become his wife. Solomon tried to entice with his riches and glory and fame so that her mind can be changed. During her stay in the palace the other women of the palace tried to convince her about Solomon. Those women are referred as daughters of Jerusalem. Due to their alluring words, the mind of that woman started to change as she slowly started to forget her original lover the shepard. But the shepard still loved the woman. At end, all those riches, glory of Solomon could not change their love. This is an example of the bride of Christ who will be enticed by the world so that she can forget Christ. But a true bride will not be enticed and will always long to join the Shepard that is our Lord Jesus Christ.

[@aaliyahgabriel2868]

This is beautifully written and exactly what I suspected. 😌

[@blastoiseboy2362]

I say this can be right or wrong but honestly that everybody gets different ideas from the Bible but they all lead to one point if followed correctly:God.

[@waco1210able]

𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕜 𝕐𝕠𝕦! ((◕‿◕✿))

[@adelmansour2029]

This is unwarranted .. unsupported speculation .. there is no way that a man describes a "woman" using any of the metaphores used in the book.

[@emilyd.6371]

That's speculation.

[@sharonjohn7487]

Is it just me who's fangirling over the incredible patterns on the frames they drew?!

[@ajesusencounter8261]

Lol EXCEPT the imagry one with goat hair and dove eyes- I was like, is that gonna stay up for the rest of the video??

[@Clara-jr7ny]

Yes, very beautiful indeed 💕

[@sereneorb]

No

[@sierraclark6129]

Hey, Jesus Christ saves and He loves you😁✝️

[@sierrahale804]

you too, other Sierra

[@florinapleter7804]

Love - is a gift from God!❤️ Thank You Abba Father ❤️ for Jesus Christ my Beloved Lord and Savior!❤️ Holy Spirit, come on Power of Love today!❤️ Amen and Shalom for all Church ✝️🙏🌈🙏🎉🎊🌾🕊️✨🦅

[@gauxzaytray]

As a Christian, I find it very helpful to include the traditional jewish ideology in the breakdowns of these scriptures! God utilized and loved the Jewish people and think about how close to Him they were before Christ came down. (I am Not attempting to say God doesn’t care about them anymore. He Loves us all 💕) I digress, but this was another great video!

[@dexter17007]

When ever I listen to this book is to me what one feels in pursuit of the Holy Spirt and the Holy Spirit's pursuit of Us. This undying love that sets our hearts ablaze . 🎯🙏💯 Nothing like it . The best.

[@alanaalbarado2357]

You explain the books📚of the Bible in simple plain English, and your drawings add a little visual fun to the stories that makes studying the Bible 📖 easier for me to read, learn, understand, and remember….thank you! 💜💚💙🧡❤️💛

[@fosterbobo65]

Thank God for your ministry!

[@ThePhilosophicalINFP]

The 'sexual desire' in Song of Songs might be better described as Erotic (the way the Greeks like Plato meant it) to modern ears, which have been perverted by pseudo-Freudianism, and who typically think of sexuality as relating merely to bodily or baser things. Ancient peoples understood a much wholler idea of sexual eros as one that relates to divine things at its highest capacity, and that the mystical experience is derived from that desire directed to the divine. Hence the Song of Songs has been known throughout Church history as "The Food of Mystics."

[@pandanleaves6221]

God always uses the metaphor of "sexual betrayal" to describe the act of worshipping other gods (since abraham/lot time).

[@MyDadsCousin]

@@pandanleaves6221 wow didn’t know that

[@veganconservative1109]

@@frenne_dilley There are also warnings on being careful who you shack up with. Sex is physical, but it is MORE than physical. You are creating bonds with anyone you have sex with even if you can't sense them.

[@mommaof6]

@@pandanleaves6221 amen!! He called Israel harlot and divorced them. When I read Hosea i bursted in tears. As I could feel Gods heart😭

[@jacksonsnorek7795]

@@frenne_dilley but, it is ALSO physical...

[@calebhobbs2604]

You guys man... I’ve been listening every day to a different video and I am learning so much more then I’d ever known about my faith. I want to personally thank you guys for adapting to the way the 21st century is and making such an easy conduit to learn about the Saviour!

[@never_lose_hope8312]

I have just recently found this channel and I cant even begin to explain how grateful I am for the gift God has give you to share with us. It is so helpful to ha e a visual and it is giving me a better understanding of the scriptures. Thank you so much for the work you are doing for the Kingdom! ❤️✨

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

I am reading song of solomon at the moment and it is refreshing my marriage. Such a beautiful book whether you see it allegorically or literally.

[@iwontreplybacklol7481]

Your wife better be your sister

[@animalcart4128]

@@iwontreplybacklol7481 What?

[@iwontreplybacklol7481]

@@animalcart4128 read the song of songs and you'll understand

[@smillpupstick4323]

Basically ain’t no mountain high enough.

[@etvitneomfrelse2049]

XD

[@karinarinarina]

💀💀💀

[@jaden7605]

Bruh 💀💀

[@everlasthandwraps]

I MEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

[@tenacious-e3o]

💀

[@sayummtinker]

Who disliked this!? Like why? Just people who hate the Bible just because it’s the Bible honestly....

[@michaelthomas7]

"What on earth is love poetry doing in the Bible ? " This question was lit and that's the question I asked myself when I read it for the first time...anyways thank you so much

[@nix7894]

The book is not left open ended - the couple is married, a wedding is described and the book reveals an incident after the marriage. The best break down of Song of Songs I've heard was a series from David Jeremiah.

[@teddy.yellowbuckets]

I just finished reading it and I’m just so thankful that you guys made a video on it! I needed more clarity throughout this book because the whole love poem threw me off but you guys helped and made me get an understanding of it. Thank you so much. God bless you all, I know He’s proud.

[@VenturaWeddings]

May the floodgates of heaven be always open to these two great men behind these awesome and very helpful videos as they were tasked I believe by the LORD to help the world learned about the LORD, His Word, and the Gospel. Keep it up gentlemen! GOD bless you more and more! To GOD be all the glory alone!

[@rebeccaince9060]

I kept opening up to this Book in my Bible and wondered what it was about! Praise God that this came up in my recommendations!

[@toonnaobi-okoye6320]

2:52 I do that everything in my head with the most visual depictions in the bible, especially books of Revelation and Daniel, and end up with very strange imaginations indeed! I can't wait to see the episodes on those books, thanks for the great work!

[@jamesstroud8003]

Shir ha shirim,Song of Songs. A love story of "the Good Shepherd's love for His soon to be bride & the love of the virgin Shulamite bride for her Good Shepherd.(8:14) "Make haste,my beloved.." ( Revelation 22:7) " Behold I come quickly"

[@ScrogginHausen]

Jesus added another meaning when he gave us the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins in Matthew 25. Every year during Passover week the Jews read the Song of Solomon, and likely Jesus gave the Parable on the same day. The wise virgins correspond to SoS chapter 3 and the foolish virgins to chapter 5. While the plain meaning (the "peshat") is one of Jewish love poetry, the illustrative meaning (the pesher) is one of the relationship the Bride of Christ has with Him. There are a lot of little verses of allegorical imagery that is used throughout the Bible. In 1:13 we read, "My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh that lies between my breasts", myrrh was a burial ointment, and one of the gifts from the Magi to a young Jesus, as they recognized His eventual death and sacrifice. So in this verse, the Bride of Christ keeps Christ's sacrifice closest to her heart. Another one specifically in chapters 3 and 5 is the contrast between the interactions with "the watchman". In Chapter 5, the Bride is beaten by him, which may indicate some form of persecution. One of the lines that is repeated, is "I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, That you do not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases.” Which some have speculated is referring to the prophetic revival in Zechariah 13-14, where 1/3 of the Jews will come to Christ. There is just a lot of imagery and references that occur elsewhere in Scripture. I would encourage people to take up research on them because it's a fun study :)

[@teflita]

SoCalExile Thank you! That was really cool of you to share. I will look more into it.

[@adjiar]

What an interesting username of yours...

[@DaGoodVybe]

SoCalExile wow thank you for explaining

[@joelasher78]

Israel her land is the the vergen The land God promised Abraham Give to his children the Israelites was walking in as if to being married and being Given from God Then it happens time and time again exile for false idles and turning away from the awesome And loving most high God. The foolish is the pagan wicked ways That was in Israel.

[@MonMon-uy8jt]

Great insight Thank you so much and God bless you! I noticed a similarity between the Song of Solomon and book of Revelation Chapter 12. Also, I think there are two woman in both the Song of Solomon and Book of Revelation ch 12; woman. Thanks again!

[@php4194]

I have tremendous respect for The Bible Project and I thank God for them. The summary, as always, was great and very helpful. Thank you. Although I would like to press a point that was mentioned but not very much explored in the video, in case someone wonders "So is it all about earthly marriage, reminding us how things were in the beginning and holding out hope for the future, pointing us to the gift of God's love that will one day permeate and transform His beloved world?" I think the answer is no. My point is twofold: 1) The Song of Solomon is not ultimately about earthly marriage and 2) it is not only for the future but also for the here and now. Jesus said "This is eternal life, that they may know You" (John 17:3). That starts when we receive Him. Also, marriage is an earthly representation of a spiritual reality. Similarly to the Sabbath (Colossians 2, Hebrews 4) or the tabernacle (Hebrews 8), earthly marriage - being a wonderful gift from God - is a pattern, a shadow, a copy of a heavenly reality. Paul makes this astonishingly clear in Ephesians 5:31-32. "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church." Now that is supposed to drop your jaw. A text whose most natural reading speaks about earthly marriage is actually about something infinitely greater. Yes, the Song of Solomon is an amazing book about God's gift of earthly marriage, but please, literally for the love of God, look beyond the immediate meaning. Earthly marriage is a temporal shadow, pointing us to its eternal substance which belongs to Christ. The Song of Solomon is ultimately about Christ and His bride. This is not a secondary meaning, this is the ultimate meaning. Please look through the gift and see the Giver. Please look through God's gift of earthly marriage and see God's gift of Himself. See the greatest gift of the love of God, namely, God Himself. Oh what a book! What a God!

[@leslieblanco3536]

sometimes its okay to explore the human experience of love and sexual desire if it comes from a pure place and an infatuation with your soulmate or loved one.

[@joshuagodson5371]

I fully agree God's main goal is to show us that he loves us individually and as a whole in every way possible!!!!!!😍😍😍

[@christyjmathew9859]

In our traditions we have a love story, of the girl and the young man in the song of songs. We also have a song about it in our language. Solomon was up in the morning and he rode on his horse to see the beauty of his country. He was an admirer of beauty. While he was travelling through a vineyard he saw a beautiful girl. The beautiful girl was from shulem (shulamite) and she was darker in complexion. He proposed to marry her. She rejected his proposal. On thinking that she didn't recognise him, he made clear that he is the king Solomon. He also added that if she accepts his proposal, he may give her the status of the queen among his wives. She still refused him. He couldn't sleep that night by the image of the girl in his mind. In the next morning, he tried to influence her by sending girls who danced around her and praised the glory of Solomon. Again she refused. He then summoned her to his palace and he tried to seduce her by the glory of his palaces and gold. On hearing her rejecting him again king solomon, asked why she is refusing him. The girl began to tell her story. One day the girl was sleeping in the midst of a garden/vineyard and a brutal animal (traditional belief that its a lion) tried to attack her. She screamed for help and tried to run away from it. But the beast fiercely followed her and tries to kill her. Hearing her scream a handsome young man who is a shepherd, leaves all his sheep's behind and comes to her rescue. He fought with the beast and his handsome body become filled with injuries and lost all his beauty. The beast gave him a fatal wound, but he ultimately killed the beast. She took an oath to marry him and will keep her chastity for him. The young man promised her that he will comeback to marry her, after treating for his wounds. The girl ends her story telling Solomon that she is waiting for the young man, who put his life as a ransom for her own life. The king Solomon finds the young man and conducts the marriage of the young man and the girl. The tradition says that night, Solomon sleeps peacefully. But he sees a dream where God is speaking to him, " Solomon, Solomon, do you know what the love of the girl and the young man means?".

[@simonevin2119]

There is NO indication in the Song of Songs that it is intended as a metaphor bwn Christ and Church. At the time of writing, there wasn't even a concept of the church as we know it today. The whole idea of interpreting it this way is based on other texts which either describe marriage as symbol of Christ and Church OR which describe God as lover of Israel who is unfaithful. But why on earth would you interpret THIS book based on THOSE texts which are in different books, different contexts and written for different purposes? What makes you think you can take a text from Ephesinas out of context and use is as an interpretative lens for this book? Further problems with this reading include the fact that here in SoS the love of the woman for the man is at least as passionate as the man's, while the rest of the Bible argues that people's love for God is absolutely NOT that passionate (with the exception of final chapters of Revelation - which people at the time of writing the SoS had no idea about), and also, when God speaks of his love for Israel/his people in marriage terms, it is always about him being faithful and Israel being unfaithful (cf. Hosea, Ezekiel) ... why suddenly would SoS describe it differently, if it used the same framework? Also, SoS has as a refrain "do not awaken love until it so desires", which is a warning, indicating there's potential problem with this love (which the woman has for the man), which is totally inconsistent with how God's desired love from us is depicted - nowhere does it say we could have a problem if we decided to love God or something...

[@hallejudy]

Beautiful interpretation. I love how you relate all scripture making refrence back to God. You've made my bible study easier with perspective

[@Isa7design]

I’m Brazilian, but I like so much this videos! Thanks BibleProject 😁 This book is great and interesting I like it

[@CalebSDavis]

If anything, these videos make me incredibly fascinated to know more about you guys the creators. Clearly there is some serious knowledge skillz in Hermeneutics, Exegesis, etc. I watch these and think “Yeahhh these guys definitely went to some form of Seminary” Super encouraged by yalls videos and projects

[@bibleproject]

Hi Caleb! You are right. Tim has a Ph.D. in Hebrew and Jewish Studies and reads extensively on a topic before he and Jon sit down to write the scripts for our videos.

[@joyh.729]

The complexity of The Song of Songs was explained and illustrated so well here that words like “excellent” and “exquisite” do not do it justice! Wonderful job!!!🌟 Keep up the phenomenal work!!

[@sierrapruitt6998]

I am doing a project on the painting movement "Vanitas" in the 16th and 17th century. They were created in response to Ecclesiastes and seriously I thank God for you guys at the Bible Project because it gave a new light to the text and a better understanding of it. I may think that the movement back then missed out on the most important part of the text, which was at the very end. WELL DONE

[@jaikumard1393]

Beautifully explained... 🙏🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳✝✝✝

[@elissabellajoy]

These book intros are just the coolest "Christian" thing out there. A perfect balance of Biblical truth and humor, done with extraordinary talent. 💜

[@zacharysiple783]

My Mom told me that this should be taken literally on how God wants a bride and groom love each other. That's how I've always viewed it, but I understand the metaphor conclusions. Taken literally, this is the most romantic thing ever written!

[@internetuser777]

Sex is one of the highest expressions of human love. Various Jewish/Christian scriptures suggest that human sexuality is an allegory for the love between God and humanity. For example, Ephesians 5 says that the Church is the bride of Christ, and that the marriage between a man and a woman is an earthly metaphor for this redemptive spiritual marriage. The Old Testament calls people who stray from God adulterous, and accuses them of "whoring after idols." So sex is sacred because of the heavenly reality it represents, it’s not something dirty or shameful like prudes would have you believe. The Song of Songs is an erotic love poem written to illustrate this fact. The writer takes the most powerful, consuming, intense connection we can share with another human and uses it to help us understand the love God has for us. We are naked to him in all ways, and still, he wants us. So I think the book is both literal and allegorical.

[@dimitartodorov4826]

@@internetuser777 I agree sex is a gift from God but definitely not the highest expression of human love. John 15:13 NKJV - “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.

[@internetuser777]

@@dimitartodorov4826 I’ll change it to “one of the highest expressions”

[@Ralfaf28]

Bro. I'm going through some shit right now and I started reading the Bible. I've just never been a book person. But Damm your videos are life changing. I thank you for this

[@kathryncarter6143]

Love is "life giving" IF protected. Keep discovering each other. Love is a gift from God.

[@SuperMarilyn44]

I love Song of Songs... It’s literally Jesus song and mine ❤️

[@timmhjuliog531]

Jesus loves you he cares for you he died on the cross for you so please repent from your sins and ask for forgiveness becuase your his child .Amen

[@springsoflivingwater]

Been led to read this book today and it's so powerful. The power of love, His love for us and the love we are to have and experience with the one He has ordained ❤🙏🏾

[@ndeming5801]

Nice to hear and see a description of this book suitable for all ages!

[@JustinKhoe]

Great Valentine's Day Post :)

[@stanphilip3366]

@BibleProject I have never heard or seen a crystal clear description of this beautiful book from anyone except you guys! So I am blessed by the Wisdom God gave you to explain this so well! Keep doing it!! I believe you will have a greater influence on the young generation seeking to know God, all around the world!✌

[@Return_of_the_Dude]

I just read the first chapter after years, the last time I read it I was a child, and I'm smiling and blushing, it's beautiful, all beauty comes from God, I'm gonna finish it and I will definitely reread it.

[@malianeycoen6123]

I'm in love with my Master, Lord Jesus Christ, my God 🥰

[@KaylaNicole316]

Amen

[@meechy01]

The Song of Songs is an allegory of our relationship with Jesus. We are the Shulamite woman. If you track her progress from feeling unworthy to being the woman who finds her identity. Reading The Passion Translation really lays it out, just home much God really loves us. It is poetry of the highest love and adoration of two people becoming one in heart, spirit and mind. He found His Beloved, His Bride. Great animation love what you guys are doing.

[@joelasher78]

O Father how I turned away from your pure love you are the. Alpha and Omega The beginning and end . I've been battling against You. O How mighty and awesome God You loved us so much. For it shows through your only begotten son Jesus Christ and for your true Love you sent your son. The good Shepherd in your authority and the wolves sent him to the slaughter. A sacrifice as if he was a lamb. But what a wonderful and ultimate pure loving offering their is or will not be such a righteous sacrifice then he. You allowed him from your pure love. Knowing what will Be of him. O How much he loves you for he knew how much you love us. To give us life to show your the Father that never forgotten about us though we have Forgotten you. For how could I ever ask of myself for your forgiveness. a sinful and no better than the dung the beast leave behind. For your only begotten son Christ for his names sake for he was found with out sin I was born in sin and truly would die in sin. But Christ Died for all. And he was above all the angels and then made below the angels. Thanks be to You praise you merciful and Forgiving love. for your forever love is beautiful and true. Theirs no other than you for you are the only One with the title Of God .

[@eliesh3833]

Amen to all that.

[@lani9294]

Amen

[@juliepepper353]

Sweet ... Gentle and Sincere Amen

[@maygolden6506]

Came across them today reading the Bible, they are such beautiful words.

[@sarahitapaige-lee4009]

Thanks for the illustrations. This has opened my heart and mind. John 3:16

[@selenatorres8760]

We are the bride, Christ is the bride-groom. This whole book is us and Christ. Just have to open your spiritual eyes and grow intimately with Jesus

[@maydavalle]

The joy of the couple’s physical attraction for one another…describe each other with these elaborate metaphors.🤍 ♥️ Love is as strong as death. It’s passions are as severe as the grave, it’s flashes ⚡️ are of 🔥 a divine 🌌 flame. Many waters 🌊 cannot extinguish l♥️Ve, rivers cannot sweep it away.

[@delciorodrigosambongobapti7440]

Good morning Bible Project 🌞. Thank you so much for today’s video, it was very helpful in order for us to understand questions related to God, Wisdom and True Love ❤️. Keep up the good work, and keep on making more videos in order for the non believers to get a chance to truly know Jesus Christ and have a change of heart and be saved. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you all and your families as well 🙏🏽❤️🔥.

[@ramdor4]

I like how people in the comments are making it more than what it is, Just Enjoy it, its romance, its a gift from God! Sorry, but song of songs has sexaul attraction going on, dont let religion get in the way of what God has givin you.

[@gingerjedigaming.3161]

Correct

[@YHWHs_D]

Song of Songs is the most holy of holy, the love story between God and His people, the intimacy between Christ and His church✝️🥺❤️being reunited, but sin makes us lose each other/separates us✝️🥺

[@cherylbusch6236]

You are amazingly clear, concise and correct in your presentations (and drawings) about the books of the BIBLE !!! I especially appreciate your timelines of the prophets. It is so confusing as to who was ruling in Israel and the surrounding countries when the prophecies were given. I recommend your channel to all students studying the Bible. 😇✝️🙏🏻

[@danielsuhash9680]

god's love is perfect when compared to the imperfect love of humans

[@Jesuslovesyou0316]

Godbless you pretty

[@MrTreefoz]

Ended up with a beautiful big picture at the end and everything, except for that one awkward face on the bottom. lol

[@pilgrimressurection]

Lmao

[@jhenyvivagaser3397]

Love it!! Thank youu! Because of this channel I discover more and more about the Bible, thanks again!

[@ashawalls6504]

Absolutely wonderful, so sweet . ❤ thank you Lord for everything. In Jesus your precious name amen

[@soaptj]

It makes me smile that how God created love and marriage as a journey to reflect humankind's relationship with God and humanity's walk with God effectively there two sides of the same coin and you'll find God has done this with many aspects of life and this only makes me love God all over again💗.

[@cosmic-creepers9207]

I have picked this passage for my wedding reading

[@thesparks00]

Wow that's perfect!

[@cosmic-creepers9207]

the sparks - it was very special. The vicar did the reading then explained it’s dual meaning.

[@kyronj6088]

OMG, this is so amazing, I can't believe what I just exerienced! As a creative person (writer) I never understood Song of Songs like I did after seeing this come to life and illustrated to tell both the story and show the patterns and processes in the word of God, thank you so much for this!

[@arisedaughter]

This book is simply fascinating. I love the verses in chapter 1: 5-6 which describes the beauty of this "dark" maiden. I only wish the Bible project animators had drawn her as biblical described...

[@AneeshDas1008]

I am a practicing Hindu and have read Song of Songs couple of times. Whenever I read it, I find a grave similarity with Rash Leela of Shri Krishna mentiond in Srimad Bhagvat Mahapuranas of Vaishnavism. Song of Songs is not only a wonder in the Old Testament, its a marvel exposition in the realm of spiritual literature. OM SHANTI

[@johnjoy6041]

"All those who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them".... look for what does that mean

[@aniyhaforgs8517]

John Joy shut up

[@aniyhaforgs8517]

that’s a wild similarity! super cool

[@Ittoramstagram]

I absolutely love all your videos and they never cease to be tremendously informative and interesting, but I have to say I feel like a TON is left out here. I get that it's just an overview of "what happens" in it, as opposed to a study, but zooming in on some of the truth in one way or another would've allowed me to appreciate this video more than I do. I think of Chandler's "Mingling of Souls" and against it this outline just leaves me wanting.

[@codzydee1870]

kiss me with your mouth your love is better than wine steven tin tin duffy had a hit with this in the 80s this line he got from song of songs in the bible!!!

[@desm2358]

codzydee wow didn’t know that

[@pamelaevangeline6914]

1 second ago Great commentary on the book of Job! I was taken aback that God’s restoration of Job’s losses was not mentioned though. This book also shows how God restored Job double because Job was a righteous man by God's own admission. Individuals struggling with faith and their own suffering need to know that part of the story for encouragement, hope and to know all was not lost. In the end God rewarded Job for his righteousness. Scripture says weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5 Thank you for what you do!

[@thereseclaire9806]

I want to say a huge thank you to Adam Garret for keeping this in order. You just saved my life

[@oliviaamoako2510]

God richly bless you, the animations truly help!

[@stevenstrnad3586]

Just because this genre is similar to the cultural environment does not mean that it was not intended to be read by the Spirit as an allegory between Christ and the Church. If that were true, all of the Christ types would have to be nullified in the Bible on the same grounds - that there are similar writing in other nearby cultures. There is no logical connection between a genre's uniqueness to Israel and the authenticity of Christ-types in those writings.

[@iandomino]

The Bible Project made it easier for anyone to introduce the Bible. God bless you and your ministry.

[@s3itchbl1ng34]

Bless everyone's soul who put these summaries together

[@zelie1155]

Read and look into Theology of the Body! It is so beautiful and eye opening!

[@adamyisrael2557]

It reminds me of how God seeks us and our Heart! Always love you alls videos! God bless and keep you.

[@alexrojas9725]

BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED & EXPLAINED MAY THE LORD ALMIGHTY CONTINUE TO BLESS YOUR PROJECTS

[@user-ud4du3rv7x]

Beautiful commentary. You guys do such a fantastic job with these videos! Thank you!

[@Prince.thehumble]

The Song of Songs i feel like it about the love Christ has for us his people who are represent as the women and he’s the man shows how strong he wants to unite with us and be with us and the rapture of the church will be them running away together ✨just a quick thought

[@internetuser777]

Sex is the highest expression of human love, given to us by the God who IS love. The scriptures suggest that human sexuality is a large allegory for the love between God and humanity, which is what makes sexual immorality abominable. For example, it says in Ephesians 5 that the Church is the bride of Christ, and that the marriage between a man and a woman is an earthly metaphor for the aforementioned redemptive spiritual marriage. The Bible calls people who stray from God adulterous, and accuses them of "whoring after idols." Sex is sacred because of the heavenly thing it was designed to represent. God blessed us with the Song of Songs, a divinely inspired erotic love poem, to beautifully illustrate this fact. He takes the most powerful, consuming, intense connection we can share with another human and uses it to help us understand the love he has for us. We are naked to him in all ways, and still, he wants us forever.

[@makishamichelle1770]

I love it! What a beautiful interpretation your insights to the word of God never disappoints 💜

[@alexwilson365]

Although I was christianed in a warships bell I was never really viewed myself as christian until the day I went to church when I was twenty five and that day stopped a drug habit. I've grown to become sceptical of religion and I think that mostly arrived from media in our society belittling the Christian Jewish doctrines. I am forty now and reading through old testament, I've been very slow and skeptical yet I've chosen my path and reading the old testament has been to me like clearing the obstructions from my view and allowing me to view the world from ancient eyes, true eyes, and gods eyes. I'm glad with everyone who reads the bible and it does take time to understand, and we're all individually viewing gods miracles from different angles, and bless you for allowing understanding and abundance to fill your spirtual life.