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SONG OF SOLOMON – LESSON ONE

I. THE GLORY OF SOLOMON AND THE LOVE OF THE SHULAMMITE GIRL (1:1-2:1)

A. Solomon’s glory and the love of the virgins (1:1-4)

1. Shulammite girl speaks (1:2-4a).

2. Daughters of Jerusalem speak (1:4b).

B. Shulammite girl describes herself and desires her true love (1:5-7).

C. Solomon speaks to her as “fairest among women” (1:8-10).

D. Daughters of Jerusalem promise to dress her in gold and silver (1:11).

E. Shulammite girl thinks of her true love at the king’s table (1:12-14).

F. Shepherd lover describes the Shulammite girl – his love (1:15).

G. Shulammite girl describes the shepherd lover and her attachment to the country scene where he is – her beloved (1:16-2:1).

QUESTIONS:

1. What is the true title of this Book?

2. How is King Solomon’s glory described in verses 2-4?  

3. What is meant when the Shulammite girl says, “I am black”?

4. Describe the relationship that the Shulammite girl had with her brothers?

5. What is the custom behind the Shulammite girl saying, “For why should I be as one that is veiled”?

6. Is Solomon paying the “fairest among women” a compliment when he compares her “to a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots”?

7. While the Shulammite girl sits at the table of the King – how does she think of “her beloved”?

8. How are “the eyes” described by the one who sees his love as “fair?”

9. What is meant by the Shulammite girl describing the couch of her and her love as “green”?

    10. Who is the “rose of Sharon”?

SONG OF SOLOMON – LESSON TWO

I. SHULAMMITE WOMAN DREAMS OF HER BLEOVED (2:2-17)

A. Shepherd lover confirms the supreme beauty of the Shulammite woman (v. 2).

B. Shulammite woman praises the protective love of her shepherd lover (v. 3-6).

C. Shulammite woman swears to the daughters of Jerusalem that true love cannot be forced – the first of three refrains in the song (v. 7)

D. Shulammite woman speaks of her shepherd lover approaching to see her (v. 8-9).

E. Shepherd lover speaks of the springtime delights to draw her away unto him      (v. 10-14).

F. Shulammite woman longs for the time when she is reunited with her shepherd lover (15-17).

1. Work to be done in the day in the vineyard to protect it from the foxes.

2. Shepherd lover must tend his flock.

3. Desire for him to turn in the evening and run swiftly back to her upon the mountains of Bether – “separation.”

QUESTIONS:

1. How distinguished is the Shulammite woman in the mind of her lover?

2. In verses 3-6, what TWO CHARACTERISTICS of her lover does the Shulammite woman highlight by the “apple-tree” comparison?

3. What is sworn to about love in verse 7?

4. What is the lover like when characterized as “a roe or a young hart”?

5. What is the Shulammite’s lover doing when standing behind the wall?

6. What time of year is it when the Shulammite’s lover calls on her?

7. What TWO QUALITIES of the Shulammite woman does the shepherd lover praise in verse 14?

8. What does the Shulammite woman feel regarding her “beloved” and what does she know about his feelings towards her?

9. What does the Shulammite woman want her beloved to do at the end of the day?

Why?