Bible study · Song of Solomon 7:1-13
Song of Solomon 7: His desire is toward me
Read Song of Solomon 7:1-13 before you meet.
In a few lines
The saying of 2:16 and 6:3 comes a third time in 7:10, and this time it goes on, "His desire is toward me". That word, teshuqah, is in the Hebrew Bible only there and in Genesis 3:16 and 4:7. And the call to come, said to a woman in 2:10 and 2:13, is said to a man in 7:11: "Come, my beloved!"
The verse to carry
“I am my beloved’s. His desire is toward me.”
Song of Solomon 7:10
To talk about
1. "My beloved is mine, and I am his" (2:16); "I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine" (6:3); "I am my beloved’s. His desire is toward me" (7:10). What do you notice as the saying comes back each time?
2. "Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant" (1:16) is said to a man, and "How beautiful and how pleasant you are" (7:6) to a woman. What do you notice when the Song gives the same praise both ways?
3. The chapter ends, "At our doors are all kinds of precious fruits, new and old, which I have stored up for you, my beloved" (7:13). What does this close show you about how the Song speaks of love?