Song of Songs

Summary

This book is a beautiful picture of love. But,it's about the love restricted within the category of the marital relationship. And, mostly it's a love song on the physical side.

In this book, a bride and her bridegroom are singing the beauty of their spouse's hair,cheeks,lips,arms,body,legs,posture,mouth,teeth, and smile(5:10~16, 6:5~7). Even he sings of her navel like as"Your navel is perfectly formed like a goblet filled with mixed wine.(7:2)"

And, we can find several amazing expressions about the love. "My lover is mine, and I am his(2:16)."
"Place me like a seal over your heart,
   like a seal on your arm.
 For love is as strong as death,
   its jealousy as enduring as grave.
 Love flashes like fire,
   the brightest kind of flame.
 Many waters cannot quench love,
   nor can rivers drown it.(8:6~7)

So, we can use this book as a marriage handbook and find a treasure of marital delights in it.
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