• Title Page
• Pentateuch
• History
• Poetry
• Prophets
  • Lesson 23: Introduction to the Prophetic Scriptures
  • Lesson 24: Joel
  • Lesson 25: Jonah
  • Lesson 26: Amos
  • Lesson 27: Hosea
  • Lesson 28: Micah
  • Lesson 29: Isaiah
  • Lesson 30: Nahum, Zephaniah, Habakkuk and Obadiah
  • Lesson 31: Jeremiah
  • Lesson 32: Ezekiel
• Post Captivity Prophets
• Gospels, Acts
• Pauline Epistles
• General Epistles

both of Jews and Christians that the story should be applied to the history of God’s chosen people and their relation to Him. Every reader of the Bible knows that the union of Jehovah with Israel, and that of Christ and His church are represented under the same figure of marriage. See such passages as Psalm 45; Isaiah 54:5-6; Jeremiah 2:2; Hosea 2:14-23; Matthew 9:15; John 3:29; Ephesians 5:23-27, etc.

Outline of the Book

The following is Angus’ outline of the Song of Songs:

1. Shulamith speaks, Song 1:2-6; then in dialogue with Shelomoh; Shulamith, Song 1:7; Shelomoh, Song 1:8-11; Shulamith, Song 1:12-14; Shelomoh, Song 1:15; Shulamith, Song 1:16-2:1; Shelomoh, Song 2:2; Shulamith, Song 2:3.
2. Shulamith now rests, sleeps and dreams (Shelomoh addressing the daughters of Jerusalem, and charging them not to wake her, Song 2:7; 3:5; 2:4-6, 2:8-3:4.
3. The daughters of Jerusalem see a nuptial procession approaching (Song 3:6-11).
4. Dialogue between Shelomoh and Shulamith. Shelomoh speaks (Song 4:1-16) (as far as “flow out”), Shulamith, Song 4:16; Shelomoh, Song 5:1.
5. A night scene: Shulamith seeking for Shelomoh; meets and converses with the daughters of Jerusalem; Shulamith, Song 5:2-8; daughters of Jerusalem, Song 5:5-9; Shulamith, Song 5:10-16; daughters of Jerusalem, Song 6:1; Shulamith, Song 6:2-3.
6. Morning scene; Shelomoh visits his garden early, and meets Shulamith; Shelomoh, Song 6:4-10; Shulamith, Song 6:11-12; the dialogue continuing to Song 8:8.
7. The brothers of Shulamith are introduced and speak: Song 8:8-9; Shulamith answers them, Song 8:10-12; Shelomoh speaks, Song 8:13; and Shulamith answers, closing the scene, (Song 8:14).

Introduction to the Prophetic Scriptures

Dr. Samuel J. Andrews in God’s Revelation of Himself to Man, remarks upon the fact which every student of the Bible has observed, that none of the prophets in Judah or Israel from the time of Solomon down to the time when they began to write their prophecies, i.e., for two centuries, make any mention of the Messiah or His kingdom. And he accounts for this on the ground that at no time after the division of the kingdom could the coming of the