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Stones Hill Community Church
The Song of Solomon
The Song of Solomon celebrates romance as something good, joyful, and God-given. This book is about King Solomon and his peasant girlfriend who eventually became his bride. It flows through all the typical phases of a relationship. You're going to see this couple go from attraction to what we would call dating, to courting, to the wedding, to the honeymoon, to a fight because that's how life is. They fight after the verse on the honeymoon! They make up and then at the end, once they get past all the conflict, they go to a deepening of the relationship. Welcome to the Song of Solomon!
Locations & Times
Ligonier, IN
151 W Stones Hill Rd, Ligonier, IN 46767, USA
Saturday 5:00 PM
MESSAGE TEXT
Song of Solomon 1:1-17 - 2:7
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INTRODUCTION
This love song is a series of soliloquies, monologues, dialogues, flashbacks or reminiscences, and dreams. A few of the brides' friends will chime into the song at various places. The Song of Solomon is a poetic celebration of passionate, exclusive, covenant love between a man and a woman. God teaches us about how to open and enjoy this gift He’s given and He teaches us this in a very unique way.
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CONTEXT
One important thing to note about this song: You have 3 speakers in this book. There’s a she; and a he (and they sing songs back-and-forth to each other); and every once in a while you have this chorus of friends “daughters of Jerusalem” that sing over them. Using this chorus as a literary device, Solomon interrupted certain events throughout the song in order to give warnings, emphasize certain points, or move from one scene to another. After the superscription, there are six major units or poems or movements to the song: 1:2–2:7; 2:8–3:5; 3:6–5:1; 5:2–6:3; 6:4–8:4; 8:5–14.
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SERIES PROPOSITION
Song of Solomon talks about love and romance as if we were in the Garden of Eden again. And even though, we’ve been damaged by the Fall of mankind, there’s still beauty that remains and we can celebrate that. In fact, I would say that the big goal of this series is: Recreate a little taste of Eden for each other - little remnants of Eden that you gift to each other.
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SERMON PROPOSITION
Song of Solomon 1:1-17 and 2:1-7 have like 8 love songs in the SoS album. They tell us what kind of man or woman we want to be as well as what we’re looking for in a life partner. One pastor said: “Spend your time becoming the person the person you're looking for is looking for.” “Be your list.” Our passage today also tells us what we can do to rekindle love.
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SUMMATION
The "She" and the "He" so far: She is a tone-setter and cheer-leader. She is humble-minded and hard-working. She is surrendered and respectful. She is value-centered and highly sought. She loves the outdoors and she’s modest in her self-appraisal. He has good character and a solid reputation. He has oasis-game and eye-contact. He has exclusive love and he has pride in her. He has a gentle way with her and uses his words to build her up. “Spend your time becoming the person the person you're looking for is looking for.”
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CONCLUSION
The bible tells us about another King. This great King has beautifully adorned His bride (Song 1:9–11) for her wedding day (Song 3:6–11; cf. Rev 21:2), and she, along with the Spirit, invites all to come and enjoy the pleasures provided by the Bridegroom (Rev 22:17). Whereas He has made her cheeks beautiful with jewelry (Song 1:10), He gave His own cheeks “to those who tore out His beard” (Isa 50:6) as our suffering Servant-King. And all that we lost in the fall, being banished from the lush waters of the garden of Eden, we now regain as our Lover takes us into the beautiful oasis of En-gedi. This King, Shepherd, Bridegroom, and Lover is Paradise restored, and more! There’s one Person who makes it possible. King of Kings, Lord of Lords.
Song of Solomon 1:1-17 - 2:7
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INTRODUCTION
This love song is a series of soliloquies, monologues, dialogues, flashbacks or reminiscences, and dreams. A few of the brides' friends will chime into the song at various places. The Song of Solomon is a poetic celebration of passionate, exclusive, covenant love between a man and a woman. God teaches us about how to open and enjoy this gift He’s given and He teaches us this in a very unique way.
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CONTEXT
One important thing to note about this song: You have 3 speakers in this book. There’s a she; and a he (and they sing songs back-and-forth to each other); and every once in a while you have this chorus of friends “daughters of Jerusalem” that sing over them. Using this chorus as a literary device, Solomon interrupted certain events throughout the song in order to give warnings, emphasize certain points, or move from one scene to another. After the superscription, there are six major units or poems or movements to the song: 1:2–2:7; 2:8–3:5; 3:6–5:1; 5:2–6:3; 6:4–8:4; 8:5–14.
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SERIES PROPOSITION
Song of Solomon talks about love and romance as if we were in the Garden of Eden again. And even though, we’ve been damaged by the Fall of mankind, there’s still beauty that remains and we can celebrate that. In fact, I would say that the big goal of this series is: Recreate a little taste of Eden for each other - little remnants of Eden that you gift to each other.
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SERMON PROPOSITION
Song of Solomon 1:1-17 and 2:1-7 have like 8 love songs in the SoS album. They tell us what kind of man or woman we want to be as well as what we’re looking for in a life partner. One pastor said: “Spend your time becoming the person the person you're looking for is looking for.” “Be your list.” Our passage today also tells us what we can do to rekindle love.
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SUMMATION
The "She" and the "He" so far: She is a tone-setter and cheer-leader. She is humble-minded and hard-working. She is surrendered and respectful. She is value-centered and highly sought. She loves the outdoors and she’s modest in her self-appraisal. He has good character and a solid reputation. He has oasis-game and eye-contact. He has exclusive love and he has pride in her. He has a gentle way with her and uses his words to build her up. “Spend your time becoming the person the person you're looking for is looking for.”
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CONCLUSION
The bible tells us about another King. This great King has beautifully adorned His bride (Song 1:9–11) for her wedding day (Song 3:6–11; cf. Rev 21:2), and she, along with the Spirit, invites all to come and enjoy the pleasures provided by the Bridegroom (Rev 22:17). Whereas He has made her cheeks beautiful with jewelry (Song 1:10), He gave His own cheeks “to those who tore out His beard” (Isa 50:6) as our suffering Servant-King. And all that we lost in the fall, being banished from the lush waters of the garden of Eden, we now regain as our Lover takes us into the beautiful oasis of En-gedi. This King, Shepherd, Bridegroom, and Lover is Paradise restored, and more! There’s one Person who makes it possible. King of Kings, Lord of Lords.