Solomon, Song of
Called also, after the Vulgate, the “Canticles.” It is the “song of songs” (Song 1:1), as being the finest and most precious of its kind; the noblest song, “das Hohelied,” as Luther calls it. The Solomonic authorship of this book has been called in question, but evidences, both internal and external, fairly establish the traditional view that it is the product of Solomon’s pen. It is an allegorical poem setting forth the mutual love of Christ and the Church, under the emblem of the bridegroom and the bride. (Compare Matt 9:15; John 3:29; Eph 5:23, Eph 5:27, Eph 5:29; Rev 19:7–9; Rev 21:2, Rev 21:9; Rev 22:17. Compare also Ps 45:1–17; Isa 54:4–6; Isa 62:4, Isa 62:5; Jer 2:2; Jer 3:1, Jer 3:20; Ezek 16:1–63; Hos 2:16, Hos 2:19, Hos 2:20.)
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
