Truth of the Song

By George Panos

Truth of the Song by George Panos

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jul 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9781636300139

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

On Interpretation

The Gist of the Greatest Song

The True Character and Wisdom of the Greatest Song

The Teaching and Meaning Conveyed by the Greatest Song

Dating and Authorship of the Greatest Song

History of Various Interpretations

On the Translation

About the Author

Truth

of the

Song

George Panos

ISBN 978-1-63630-012-2 (Paperback)

ISBN 978-1-63630-013-9 (Digital)

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Acknowledgments

An eternal praise and thanksgiving to God for my salvation and for the salvation of my brothers and sisters led to read this book (1 Corinthians 15:1–4).

A special praise and thanks to Leo Emmanuel Lochard, whose gifted assistance has been instrumental in the rendition of Truth of the Song (Romans 12:5–8).

Introduction

The book you are about to read will enlighten your mind to the most obscured book of the Bible: the Song of Solomon.

First, ask yourself the following questions:

Have I ever heard an expository sermon preached from the pulpit? Your answer is most likely no.

Have I ever been to a discipleship class or home Bible study, where the song was taught in its entirety? Probably not.

How much do I know about King Solomon?

In the analogy of the song, I will bring out the spiritual, historical, and cultural customs of that ancient era. This will provide a clearer description of who is communicating.

When the central theme of the song is revealed, the teaching can be an excellent ancillary in giving consultation to single people, persons in courtship, and married individuals. I have shared this teaching in a group setting, as well as one-to-one, with persons in teaching positions.

Since the Song of Songs is of the Old Testament wisdom literature, I have observed a Wisdom teaching that has been obscured.

In the Old Testament, we see God-fearing men and women. We see individuals like Noah, Job, Daniel, along with Sarah, Rebekah, and Ruth.

After reading and analyzing this text, you will agree that the God-fearing Shulamite teenaged women should be acknowledged as an excellent role model for today’s youth. At the conclusion of the book is enclosed the greatest song in its literal, free (unrestricted) translation for your personal enrichment, edification, and reference.

I would also like to state that my intent in writing Truth of the Song is to dissolve the obscurities that have quenched the true meaning of the greatest song for centuries. The analysis of this translation will bring to surface how great this God-inspired book of the Bible is.

Before we analyze the figurative poetic meaning to the literal meaning, I would like to comment on the greatest song based on its history.

On Interpretation

When the Song of Songs is interpreted literally and without the preconceived notions of gross spiritualizing and allegorizing, it is a lyrical anthology of songs of love and courtship of the highest and purest caliber. The song embodies the central theme of human love’s enduring purity and unshakable loyalty in both courtship and marriage. The greatest song reveals what happened when the vowed young God-fearing maiden and her shepherd lover were put to a test, tempted by the showy blandishments of King Solomon’s actions. By God’s grace, they stood firm. The song also reveals the fact of the harem confines a pocket of evil, that is death to the purity of human love. The song reveals as fact, the sensual nature in King Solomon. It exposes shamelessness that evokes pity or sadness of any self-respecting man turned lecher and how with the noble blood, power, and prestige at his command goes about flattering himself while he tries to target this innocent girl. There is something special historically to be noted: Solomon has been sovereign! Since his youth, he has been given a harem to satisfy his lusts and cannot understand why a country girl would not be impressed with his position, as King Solomon does not understand that pure love is a sacrifice instead of an entitlement. His advances are a terrible revelation of how unknown to the practitioners what sin does to its victims (Nehemiah 13:26).

The Gist of the Greatest Song

The story is a story of faithful passionate love. A beautiful God-fearing virgin in love with a shepherd is unwillingly brought, away from home, to the king’s court (Song of Solomon 6:11–12 KJV), in order to become another one of Solomon’s wives. In the Hebrew language, the word wife or wives has a wide meaning. In English, we take the word wife as a legally married woman to a man. In Hebrew, the word is nashiym, which has the meaning of a covenant-breaker, a woman in the sense of an adulterer or a whore (Daniel 5:1–5).

During Solomon’s declarations of affection and his royal promises and the exhortations of the harem, the Shulamite (peaceable) maiden remains true to her betrothed lover (6:3; 7:10) searching for her far away. When the mighty potentate finally leaves the scene, rebuffed, and the lover and Shulamite are back home to renew their vows, the lover concludes the event in 8:12.

The young King Solomon who prayed for wisdom dedicated the temple, spoke thousands of proverbs (1 Kings 4:29–34), and is idealized as wisest of men! A type of Christ is the Solomon we wish to remember. But the biblical record is more