Notes: November 8, 2008 – Song of Solomon 7 & 8

  • The shepherd/king’s description of his love continues (7:1-9).
  • She wants the two of them to run away (7:10-13); and
  • she dreams of their being together (8:8:1-3).
  • The attendants imagine her returning with her beloved (8:5a).
  • The bride vows eternal love (8:6-7).
  • Her friends would improve her looks (8:8-9).
  • She agrees with their assessment of her beauty (8:10).
  • When her friends speak of Solomon’s vineyards (8:11),
  • she asserts that a thousand vineyards could not replace her true love (8:12).
  • The two exchange parting thoughts of their love and desires (8:13-14)

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