JESUS THE DIVINE LOVER
1 Cor 13:1-8
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become
sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and
understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could
remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods
to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits
me nothing. 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade
itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked,
thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things,
believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails.
INTRO: One of the Central Themes of the word of God is the Love of God.
1. It’s who God is.
1 John 4:8
He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
2. It’s the greatest Commandment
Matt 22:37-38
Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your
soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment
3. It’s what we are called to walk in and grow in
Eph 5:1-2
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also
has loved us and given Himself for us.
4. Love is a Grace / Power
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound
mind
To understand Him You need to Understand Love…
I. THE SONG
1. The Song of Solomon is the greatest song ever written.
2. It is an illustration of the relationship between Jesus and the church (Rev.19:7-9,
21:9; Eph. 5:23-25; 2 Cor. 11:1-2).
Eph 5:22-25
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is head
of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.
24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their
own husbands in everything
3. The THREE main characters of the book
A. King Solomon – King Jesus
B. The Shulamite woman – The Bride (Church)
C. The “daughters of Jerusalem” Onlookers
II. SEVEN PICTURES OF THE POWER OF GODS LOVE THROUGH THE
SONG
1. The Love if Jesus Draws Us
Song 1:1-4
The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses
of his mouth—For your love is better than wine.
Rom 2:4
“Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and
longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to
repentance?”
Jer 31:3
“The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: ‘Yes, I have loved you with
an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.’”
Ex. My Story
2. The Love of Jesus Gives Us Confidence to Keep Growing
Song 1:5-7
I am dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon. 6 Do not look upon me, because I am
dark, Because the sun has tanned me. My mother’s sons were angry
with me; They made me the keeper of the vineyards, But my own
vineyard I have not kept. 7 Tell me, O you whom I love, Where you feed
your flock, Where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one
who veils herself By the flocks of your companions?
Ex. Adam Sinned and ran from Him
Ex. Peter and Judas
3. The Love of Jesus Shifts Our Identity
Song 1:12
While the king is at his table, my spikenard sends forth its fragrance.
Song 1:13-14
A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me…My beloved is to me a cluster of
henna blooms In the vineyards of En Gedi
Song 2:1-4
I am the rose of Sharon, And the lily of the valleys. 2 Like a lily among
thorns, So is my love among the daughters. 3 Like an apple tree among
the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in
His shade with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste
Col 1:27
…Christ in us The hope of Glory
Col 2:9-10
For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; 10 and you are
complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.
4. The Love of Jesus Challenges Us.
Song 8:1-17
The voice of my beloved! Behold, He comes Leaping upon the mountains,
Skipping upon the hills. 9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young
stag…. 10 My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one,
and come away. 11 For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. 12
The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing has come… 13 The
fig tree puts forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grapes
Give a good smell. Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away…. 15
Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have
tender grapes. 16 My beloved is mine, and I am his. He feeds his flock
among the lilies. 17 Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, Turn,
my beloved, And be like a gazelle Or a young stag Upon the mountains of
Bether.
5. The Love of Jesus Disciplines Us
Song 3:1-4
By night on my bed I sought the one I love; I sought him, but I did not find
him. 2 “I will rise now,” I said, “And go about the city; In the streets and in
the squares I will seek the one I love.” I sought him, but I did not find him. 3
The watchmen who go about the city found me; I said, “Have you
seen the one I love?” 4 Scarcely had I passed by them, When I found the
one I love. I held him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to
the house of my mother, And into the chamber of her who conceived me.
6. The Love of God Affirms Us
Song 4:1-7
Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove’s eyes
behind your veil…. 6 Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, I will
go my way to the mountain of myrrh And to the hill of frankincense. 7 You
are all fair, my love, And there is no spot in you.
Ex. 1 in Billions
Ex. How was Job feeling about Himself and How was God feeling About
Him
7. The Love of God Produces Endurance
Song 5:2-
I sleep, but my heart is awake; It is the voice of my beloved! He knocks,
saying, “Open for me, my sister, my love, My dove, my perfect one; For
my head is covered with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.” 3 I
have taken off my robe; How can I put it on again? I have washed my feet;
How can I defile them? 4 My beloved put his hand By the latch of the
door, And my heart yearned for him. 5 I arose to open for my beloved, And
my hands dripped with myrrh, My fingers with liquid myrrh, On the handles
of the lock. 6 I opened for my beloved, But my beloved had turned away
and was gone. My heart leaped up when he spoke. I sought him, but I
could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer. 7 The
watchmen who went about the city found me. They struck me, they
wounded me; The keepers of the walls Took my veil away from me. 8 I
charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, that you tell
him I am lovesick!
THE DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM
9 What is your beloved More than another beloved, O fairest among women?
What is your beloved More than another beloved, That you so charge us
10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy, Chief among ten thousand. 11 His head is like
the finest gold; His locks are wavy, And black as a raven. 12 His eyes are like
doves By the rivers of waters, Washed with milk, And fitly set. 13 His cheeks are
like a bed of spices, Banks of scented herbs. His lips are lilies, Dripping liquid
myrrh. 14 His hands are rods of gold Set with beryl. His body is carved ivory Inlaid
with sapphires. 15 His legs are pillars of marble Set on bases of fine gold. His
countenance is like Lebanon, Excellent as the cedars. 16 His mouth is most sweet,
Yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, And this is my friend, O daughters
of Jerusalem!
6 Where has your beloved gone, O fairest among women? Where has your
beloved turned aside, That we may seek him with you
8. The Love of God Becomes Our Ultimate Seal
Song 8:6-7
Set me as a seal upon your heart, As a seal upon your arm; For love is as
strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave; Its flames are flames of
fire, A most vehement flame. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, Nor can
the floods drown it. If a man would give for love All the wealth of his
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