{"title":"Old Testament Commentaries: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes \u0026 Song of Solomon","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"proverbs-charles-bridges","title":"Proverbs","description":"\u003cp\u003eValuable, but entirely misses the purpose and application of the text. Explains many terms and customs, but then applies them as moral maxims, never seeking the evangelistic and other applications. A good tool, but not for message conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles Bridges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8159320342626,"sku":"BRID04","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2463\/6877\/files\/Bridges_Proverbs_cover.jpg?v=1786229551"},{"product_id":"ecclesiastes-charles-bridges","title":"Ecclesiastes","description":"\u003cp\u003eMuch light is thrown on each verse, but the author tends to expound every verse as a moral maxim or wise observation, and takes no account of the possibility that Solomon used rhetorical speech and irony in presenting 'evangelistic' arguments. To this reviewer, he misses the point, but nevertheless his explanations of the literal point of each verse are an essential first rung on the ladder to seeing the ultimate point.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles Bridges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8159306285154,"sku":"BRID05","price":13.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2463\/6877\/files\/Ecclesiastes_Bridges_cover.jpg?v=1773918489"},{"product_id":"the-mutual-love-of-christ-and-his-people-peter-masters","title":"The Mutual Love of Christ and His People","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe courtship of the\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eSong of Solomon provides fascinating scenes and events designed to show the love of Christ for His redeemed people, and theirs for Him. Here, also, are lessons for Christians when they become cold or backslidden, showing the way to recover Christ's presence in their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProphecies of Christ abound in the Song, together with views of the bride's destiny, as she prepares to cross the mountains into eternal glory, where the greatest wedding of all will take place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Masters has been the pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London since 1970. He has authored many books on the Christian life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLRBS assigned reading for October 2025.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtract from this book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolomon's \u003cem\u003eSong of Songs\u003c\/em\u003e is a very beautiful poem of tender love, but why is it in the Bible? There is, after all, nothing in the \u003cem\u003eSong \u003c\/em\u003edirectly about God or faith or worship, nor is there any specific moral instruction. And who are the two lovers? The answer, and the 'secret' to understanding this remarkable book, is that the characters did not literally exist, but because this remarkable poem is an allegory like \u003cem\u003eThe Pilgrim's Progress\u003c\/em\u003e, except that the author is the Holy Spirit. It is through picture language that rich spiritual lessons are given. This is the oldest view of how we should understand the \u003cem\u003eSong\u003c\/em\u003e. The great majority of Bible-believing preachers and commentators throughout history have identified the groom as Christ and the bride as His church, and they have shown how the love metaphors prophesy and describe in an amazing way the work of Christ for believers and their response to Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTable on Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mutual Love of Christ and His People\u003cbr\u003eThe Secret of the Song and Members of the 'Cast'\u003cbr\u003e1. Learning Communion with Christ\u003cbr\u003e2. Prophecy of a New Era\u003cbr\u003e3. Assurance Lost and Regained\u003cbr\u003e4. Christ Describes His church\u003cbr\u003e5. A Healing View of Christ\u003cbr\u003e6. Love for a Militant Church\u003cbr\u003e7. A Believer's Personal Characteristics\u003cbr\u003e8. A Believer's Hope\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: The Believer's Hope\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: How Psalm 45 parallels the Song\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Masters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4650258038813,"sku":"UKMAST65","price":5.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2463\/6877\/files\/The_Mutual_Love_of_Christ_and_His_People_cover.jpg?v=1783945614"}],"url":"https:\/\/tabernaclebookshop.org\/collections\/old-testament-commentaries-proverbs-ecclesiastes-song-of-solomon.oembed","provider":"Tabernacle Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}