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Scofield Reference Notes (1917) Book Introductions SONG OF SOLOMON
Nowhere in Scripture does the unspiritual mind tread upon ground so
mysterious and incomprehensible as in this book, while the saintliest men
and women of the ages have found it a source of pure and exquisite
delight. That the love of the divine Bridegroom should follow all the
analogies of the marriage relation seems evil only to minds so ascetic
that martial desire itself seems to them unholy.
The interpretation is twofold: Primarily, the book is the expression of
pure marital love as ordained of God in creation, and the vindication of
that love as against both asceticism and lust--the two profanations of
the holiness of marriage. The secondary and larger interpretation is of
Christ, the Son and His heavenly bride, the Church (2Co 11.1-4, refs).
In this sense the book has six divisions: I. The bride seen in restful
communion with the Bridegroom, 1.1-2.7. II. A lapse and restoration,
2.3-3.5. III. Joy of fellowship, 3.6-5.1. IV. Separation of
interest--the bride satisfied, the Bridegroom toiling for others, 5.2-5.
V. The bride seeking and witnessing, 5.6-6.3. VI. Unbroken communion,
6.4-8.14.
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[1] {joyful communion}
It is most comforting to see that all these tender thoughts of Christ are
for His bride in her unperfected state. The varied exercises of her
heart are part of that inner discipline suggested by
# Eph 5:25-27