Synopses & Reviews
Song of a Longing Heart
Deep in the heart of the Old Testament lies a strange and beautiful collection of poems known as the Song of Songs. Arguably the most lovely and lyrical book in Scripture, its bold celebration of human intimacy and passion also makes it one of the most startling. So what is this book doing in the Bible?
In Song of a Longing Heart, David Roper leads you on an illuminating journey into the richly detailed text. He offers fresh insights and historical context that help you peel back the literal and symbolic layers to reveal a love song that rings true even today.
But the Song is more than just a love ballad. There is a deep wisdom in the Song, which offers an antidote to our sex-saturated but wholly unsatisfied world...an answer to our search for the meaning of human sexuality.
While Song of Songs has often been considered an allegorical representation of divine-human love, Roper makes a convincing case for also interpreting the poem as a stirring exchange between newlyweds. At its most literal level, reflecting all the passion and energy of new love, the Song offers us a refreshing, inspiring picture of how God intended man and woman to come together as husband and wife.
As Roper puts it, "The Song can be understood on two levels--divine and human. The bridegroom symbolizes God, but he is also every man; the bride symbolizes the soul, but she is every woman. As Paul would say ,"This is a great mystery."
There is truly no song like it in the world.
Synopsis
Favorite devotional author and contributor to Our Daily Bread, David Roper brings his unique devotional and biblical insights to one of the most intriguing and most mysterious books of the Old Testament, Solomon's Song of Songs. This fresh look offers down-to-earth understanding for the Christian in today's world. Taken at face value Solomon's Song of Songs is a bold celebration of human intimacy and passion. But it is more: there is deep wisdom in the Song--an antidote to our sex-saturated, but wholly unsatisfied world. There is no song like it in the world.
About the Author
David Roper served as a pastor for many years. Now, he and his wife, Carolyn, offer encouragement and counsel to pastoral couples through Idaho Mountain Ministries. David is author of more than a dozen books, including Every Day Is a New Shade of Blue, A Burden Shared, The God Who Walks Beside Us, and Seeing God, and is a regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread. Over 930,000 of his books are in print.