03/13/2019 SONGS AND APPLES
Song of Solomon 2:5 Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. [New International translation]
Summary
There are many songs referenced in the Bible. In Exodus 15:1, Moses and the people of Israel sang a song to the LORD when GOD “made a way out of no way” allowing Moses and the people to cross the Red Sea. After the LORD grants her petition and gave her a son, Samuel, Hannah dedicates the child to the LORD and sang a song of praise to the LORD. She basically sings there is NONE like HIM (See, 1Samuel 2:2). In Judges 5:1, Deborah and Barak sing praises to GOD for their victory over their enemies.
Despite the many other songs mentioned, the Song of Solomon is called “the Song of Songs” or the most excellent of all songs. (See, Song of Solomon 1:1). It is a song about love. It is a song about commitment. It is a song about a union. Although the verses speak of the deep passionate love of a bridegroom for his bride and the equally passionate love for the bride for her bridegroom, the “larger” interpretation of the “Song of Songs,” is that the verses are an allegory for the deep loving and joyful communion that THE SON, JESUS CHRIST, has for HIS bride, the church.
It is a song about the wonders of marital love and HOLY LOVE.