If you are a Bible student you know doubt have read the Song of Solomon. I had a couple of thoughts involving this story in the Bible.
First, have you ever wondered why Solomon had so many wives and concubines? How many is not important. It was a different culture than we are accustomed to. But Solomon went overboard in romance and marriage. I wonder if Solomon had a lust problem? He could not keep his eyes and his royal hands off of the ladies. Solomon put Frank Sinatra to shame.
Second, I wonder about the young girl in the Song of Solomon. Was she a real girl? Was she really one of Solomon's conquests? Or was the girl in the story an Instagram girl, a figment of Solomon's imagination? Maybe she was a composite of the top of the list romances that Solomon enjoyed? You will be sadly disappointed to think that your romance needs to match the epic romance of the Song.
Finally, when you live in a fantasy world the real world will never satisfy you. Porn does this to people today. Hollywood romance does it too. The shallow world of modern music and television paint a picture that no real person would ever be able to match up to. I think the reason Solomon kept marrying young girls was he was looking for the perfect girl that lived in his vivid imagination. Only a king or a very rich and powerful man could pursue this fantasy.
That's my thoughts. Jesus talked about Solomon but never quoted him. Solomon is a picture of excessive wealth and privilege with no restraint. For a great king and and a man who God spoke to he is not someone to pattern your life after.
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