The title of this book in the Hebrew text is "Solomon's Song of Songs." It is a song by, for, or about Solomon. The phrase "Song of Songs" means the greatest of songs (see Deuteronomy 10:17, "God of gods and Lord of lords" and 1 Timothy 6:15, "King of kings"). The book itself is a wonderful expression of words of love between a lover and his beloved.
Two messages seem to come through in this book (and there is debate among scholars as to which is primary). The book is an inspiring testimony to the highest and best of marital love between man and woman, including a God-given endorsement for the pleasure of marital sex. Song of Solomon can also be read as an allegorical expression of God's intimate love for his bride, which is his people. Using New Testament language, the church is the bride of Christ. The love and adoration between Christ and his church is expressed through the poetry of this book of romance.
