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SONG OF SOLOMON – LESSON THREE

I. SHULAMMITE WOMAN DREAMS OF FINDING HER BELOVED- SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY PRAISES HER BEAUTY (3:1-5:1)

A. In her dream, the Shulammite woman finds and holds on to her true beloved      (v. 1-4).

B. Shulammite woman swears to the daughters of Jerusalem that love cannot be forced – second of three refrains in the Song (v. 5).

C. Solomon’s  glorious procession brings his Shulammite  bride from the wilderness (v. 6-11).

1. Daughters of Zion or Jerusalem called to see the marriage of King Solomon (v. 11).

D. Solomon describes the physical beauty of his Shulammite wife that has ravished his heart (4:1-15).

E. Shulammite desires the wind to blow on her garden and send its fragrance and fruit to her beloved (v. 16).

1. Beloved’s receptive response (5:1).

QUESTIONS:

1. Whom does the Shulammite woman find in her dream?  What does she want to do when she finds this one?

2. What does the Shulammite woman say again for the second time in this Song?

3. What is the “litter of Solomon” and “a palanquin”?

4. Who helped decorate the palanquin?

5. What crown is under consideration in 3:11?

6. What seven-fold description does Solomon give to describe how “fair” the Shulammite woman is before his eyes?

7. From where does Solomon call his love?

8. How has the woman “ravished” Solomon’s heart?

9. To whom does the Shulammite woman want the spices of her garden to blow?

10. Who has come to his garden in 5:1?