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1 | How old was Solomon when he wrote etc.? | Song of Solomon | ILOVEJESUS | 8410 | ||
How old was Solomon when he wrote Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon? When he wrote Song of Solomon, was he still only married to his first of 300 wives and 700 concubines? How many wives and concubines did he have at that particular time, when he wrote it? I have trouble with his writing Song of Solomon to be a love story between one man and one woman, when he had sex with about 1000 women, while the woman he writes about only has sex with only one man - him. And that's supposed to be love??? Yes, I know that Song of Solomon also is an analogy of Christ and the church. And yes, I do believe that it is part of God's inspired (God-breathed) Word of God. I just don't understand it, that's all. I do know that God created only one man and only one woman to be married to each other, and have sex with only each other. | ||||||
2 | How old was Solomon when he wrote etc.? | Song of Solomon | Morant61 | 8411 | ||
Greetings ILoveJesus! So do I :-)! I was waiting to see if anybody else wanted to take a stab at your questions, but no one else has thus far, so I will. 1) I don't think anyone knows how old Solomon was when he wrote these three books. He must have been king by this time. He had children at the time he wrote Proverbs. And, he was probably older when he wrote Ecclesiastes, since it expresses what appears to be a more "mature" view of life. But, no one reallys knows his exact age. 2) He probably was married many times over when he wrote these books. It is important to understand two points about these multiple marriages. A) It was the political custom of the time to use marriages to cement alliances with other nations. This doesn't make it morally right, but it was the culture that Solomon lived in. B) Scripture is written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit through the pens of normal humans. Solomon's life definitely didn't measure up to the beautiful love expressed in the Song of Songs, but that is to be expected. Even if Solomon had only been married to one woman, his life still would not have measured up to the ideal expressed in Scripture. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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