Spurgeon's Song of Song Survey
A Song of Songs – A Bundle of Myrrh
A bundle of myrrh, March 6, 1864
Pastor’s Opening of Sermon:
Certain divines have doubted the inspiration of Solomon’s Song; others have conceived it to be nothing more than a specimen of ancient love-songs, and some have been afraid to preach from it because of its highly poetical character.
Chapter Citation and Verse
Canticles 1:13
“A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.”
Keys to Verse
Speaker: Church/the believer
My Beloved: Jesus Christ/Bridegroom
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Main Theme(s)
Who is Jesus to those who have an intimate relationship with Him?
- Christ Jesus is unutterably precious to believers,
- The soul clingeth to Christ, and she hath good reason for so doing,
- The believer has a consciousness of possession of Him, and
- A sense of possession and a sense of enjoyment will always lead the Christian to desire constant fellowship.
