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The Book of First Kings 4:32 says that Solomon wrote 1005 songs. A song is poetry like the Psalms that were sung to bring forth a message from God. God deemed this song important enough to keep it in His manual, the Bible. The Books of First and Second Samuel are the historical books of David, but His love and emotions for God were written in his Psalms. Likewise, the Book of Revelation is a historical book of the bride of Christ, but the Song of Solomon is the love and emotions of Christ and His bride. This book is being published at the same time as Revelation to be companion books with the same overview. God desired a people who would be adopted into His kingdom. Christ would redeem every person who would acknowledge the plan of God to become children of the Most High God. The Bible was inspired by God (2 Tim 3:16). The Book of Song of Solomon shows the love of the Lord Jesus to His bride, the Church, who is called Shulamite. Shulamite in Hebrew is the feminine noun for Solomon. Solomon in Hebrew is shalom meaning peace unto wholeness. This wholeness comes from a relationship with the Lord which is offered to everyone, male or female, Jewish or Gentile (non-Jewish). Do not think of Solomon in this book as the king, for he too is a believer in the Lord, so therefore He too can be the Shulamite. This is not a picture of Solomons love for a woman, but instead the story of how Solomon came to love the Lord and grow spiritually throughout His life. Both Books (Revelation and Song of Solomon) are actually a symbolic picture of the Ancient Jewish Wedding. The bride is the Church, and therefore, seen as female, yet we know that God is identified as being present in both male and female. Therefore, Solomon is writing as a believer growing in his walk with the Lord. Song of Solomon, like all books in the Old Testament, point to Jesus. It cant be about Solomon and his love for a woman; IT HAS TO BE ABOUT JESUS. Therefore, it shows how a believer grows in their relationship with Jesus. The Jewish wedding takes us from the first time we see Jesus in the spirit and are engaged (salvation) to the time we see Jesus face to face in marriage (our resurrection) to the time we return with Christ to rule and reign as His wife (Millennium) to the time we live in the new heaven and earth (eternity). The intention of this book is to experience in the spirit the life of the believer growing in our knowledge and relationship with Jesus Christ.

Dr. Brian Bailey’s book The Bride is a fresh and penetrating, verse by verse, exposition of the Song of Solomon. With remarkable clarity of vision we are shown the development of that grand and glorious love relationship between Christ and His bride. This little book so inspiringly portrays the role of the Bridegroom in our lives, that the reader becomes overwhelmed with a fervent hope and desire to become more like Him. We are also given that blessed hope that with right steps, we can and will reflect the divine image of our Creator. Do you sense your need for an awakened heart? Do you desire to be quickened and drawn to Him? Do you want to have the beauty of Christ’s character formed and developed in you? Do you long for your fellowship with God to be further established and enlarged beyond your present experience? Then this is the book for you.

Jesus -- Lover -- to and fro, from the Bride to the Bridegroom, from the Bridegroom to the Bride -- that is the content of the Song of Solomon. To the unbelieving mind, no matter how brilliant or learned, the Song of Solomon remains a closed book, a mere oriental love song, an exaltation of conjugal love. But to the believing soul, the converted sinner, who has come to know, confess and believe the heavenly teachings of the grace of God in Christ, it always has been and it always will be, the sublime expression of Christ's love for him and of his love for Christ. - Introductory.

"Learning how to receive and experience God's relentless pursuing love is the greatest life-transforming truth we can embrace. His Banner Over Me Is Pursuing Love is the most thorough teaching I have ever read on the Song of Solomon from a new covenant perspective. Kim Francis has written a masterpiece that invites us all to receive, believe, and be transformed by God's pursuing love."--DONALD CAMPBELL, Operation 220 Executive Director Enjoy greater intimacy with Christ through understanding your flawless identity in Him! His Banner Over Me Is Pursuing Love is the first of three intimate, interactive six-week studies of the Song of Solomon, an allegory describing the divine romance between Christ and His bride, the church. Spanning Chapters 1 and 2, this premier installment will help you renew your mind with the following truths: As the bride of Christ, you are completely forgiven for the sins of your lifetime.Christ made you pure, righteous, and holy through His finished work on the cross.The new covenant of grace made in Christ's blood forever sealed you in Him.Christ will never leave you, nor forsake you, no matter what.You can trust Christ to live His life through you as you depend on Him.You are free from law-based living to be completely enamored with Christ alone.The ungodly thoughts you hear in your mind are not coming from you. If you long to know Christ as the love of your life, this study is for you!