1. The Song of All Songs

2. “The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17

3. “I am my beloved’s, And his desire is toward me.”
Song of Solomon 7:10

4. “I am my beloved’s, And his desire is toward me.”
Song of Solomon 7:10
“...God is Love.”
1 John 4:8b

5. “I am my beloved’s, And his desire is toward me.”
Song of Solomon 7:10
“...God is Love.”
1 John 4:8b
“In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world.”
1 John 4:9

6. “Father, glorify Your name
“Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, saying, ‘I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.’”
John 12:28

7. “Father, glorify Your name
“Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, saying, ‘I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.’”
John 12:28
“Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, ‘An angel has spoken to Him.’” John 12:29

8. Introduction

9. Introduction
“By night on my bed I sought the one I love; I sought him, but I did not find him.... Scarcely had I passed by them, When I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to the house of my mother, And into the chamber of her who conceived me.”
Song of Solomon 3:1, 4

10. Song of Solomon is the last of the five books of poetry in the Old Testament

11. Song of Solomon is the last of the five books of poetry in the Old Testament
“Set me as a seal upon your heart, As a seal upon your arm; For love is as strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave; Its flames are flames of fire, A most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench love, Nor can the floods drown it. If a man would give for love All the wealth of his house, It would be utterly despised.” Song of Solomon 8:6-7

12. The Song of Solomon is a melodrama

13. Scene One – the Shulamite

14. Scene One – the Shulamite
“Do not look upon me, because I am dark, Because the sun has tanned me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; They made me the keeper of the vineyards, But my own vineyard I have not kept.”
Song of Solomon 1:6

15. Scene Two – the Shepherd

16. Scene Two – the Shepherd
“My beloved is white and ruddy, Chief among ten thousand. His head is like the finest gold; His locks are wavy, And black as a raven. His eyes are like doves By the rivers of waters, Washed with milk, And fitly set.”
Song of Solomon 5:10-12

17. Scene Two – the Shepherd
“Your teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep Which have come up from the washing, Every one of which bears twins, And none is barren among them.”
Song of Solomon 4:2

18. Scene Two – the Shepherd
“Tell me, O you whom I love, Where you feed your flock, Where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one who veils herself By the flocks of your companions?” Song of Solomon 1:7

19. Scene Two – the Shepherd
“If you do not know, O fairest among women, Follow in the footsteps of the flock, And feed your little goats Beside the shepherds’ tents.”
Song of Solomon 1:8

20. Scene Three – the Surprising Conclusion

21. Scene Three – the Surprising Conclusion
“For lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing has come, And the voice of the turtledove Is heard in our land.”
Song of Solomon 2:11

22. Scene Three – the Surprising Conclusion
“Who is this coming out of the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all the merchant’s fragrant powders? Behold, it is Solomon’s couch, With sixty valiant men around it, Of the valiant of Israel. They all hold swords, Being expert in war. Every man has his sword on his thigh Because of fear in the

23. Scene Three – the Surprising Conclusion
night. Of the wood of Lebanon Solomon the King Made himself a carriage: He made its pillars of silver, Its support of gold, Its seat of purple, Its interior paved with love By the daughters of Jerusalem.
Song of Solomon 3:6-10