“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth.” Does it sound like a verse from the Bible? Is it a literal kiss or is the kiss part of an allegory? These are the questions asked about the Old Testament book “Song of Songs.” This is the final book of the poetic books of the Old Testament and the book that goes with our last stop in Kansas. We will be taking a short break and picking up on our next season mid-October. This will give everyone a chance to catch up. If the sex in Song of Songs is literal, then the book is part of a genre known as Near Eastern Love Poetry. If it is allegorical, then the kiss and all the romantic and sexual parts of the book express God’s love for Israel, and God’s love for the church. This is the big debate about the book and I address it in both today’s episode and more in depth in the longer teaching video on the book. The links to both are below.
Here’s today’s episode:
Here’s the video for the more extensive teaching on Song of Songs: