What is Song Of Solomon 2:3 Talking About?

Answer 1

giggity-giggity...shouldn't you be learning???

Answer 2

Song of Songs, or Song Of Solomon, is, superficially, an expression of love between King Solomon and his wife. There was however a greater reason that it was included in the Holy Bible. Both Jews and Christians find deeper symbolic meaning of the poems.
Jews read it during Passover time as a reference to the Exodus, during which God made His original covenant with Israel, His "bride."

Christians regard it as the marriage song of the returning Jesus Christ and the Christian Church, which is referred to as the "bride of Christ." (Revelation 21:2,9 22:17)

Answer 3

SO 2:3 Her reply. apple--generic including the golden citron, pomegranate, and orange apple (Proverbs 25:11). He combines the shadow and fragrance of the citron with the sweetness of the orange and pomegranate fruit. The foliage is perpetual; throughout the year a succession of blossoms, fruit, and perfume (James 1:17).
among the sons--parallel to "among the daughters" (Solomon 2:2). He alone is ever fruitful among the fruitless wild trees (Psalms 89:6, Hebrews 1:9).
I sat . . . with . . . delight--literally, "I eagerly desired and sat" (Psalms 94:19, 6:31, Ephesians 2:6, 1 Peter 1:8).
shadow--(Psalms 121:5, Isaiah 4:6, 25:4, 32:2). Jesus Christ interposes the shadow of His cross between the blazing rays of justice and us sinners.
fruit--Faith plucks it (Proverbs 3:18). Man lost the tree of life (Genesis 3:22,23). Jesus Christ regained it for him; he eats it partly now (Psalms 119:103, John 6:55,57, 1 Peter 2:3); fully hereafter (Revelation 2:7, 22:2,14); not earned by the sweat of his brow, or by his righteousness (Romans 10:1-21). Contrast the worldling's fruit (Deuteronomy 32:32, Luke 15:16).

Answer 4

Song of Solomon 2:3 (New International Version)
Beloved
3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest
is my lover among the young men.
I delight to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

This is a deliciously poetic passage about a young woman delighting in her young man. Does she mean food? Kisses? Sex? Feelings of love? Wise words? That's the beauty of poetry; it can have many meanings!

If you take it as the Church talking about Christ, "his fruit" could allude to his statements about eating his body and blood. It could be his spirit, his works, his communion.

Answer 5

What is meant by these figures of speech?

The Shulammite called herself “a mere saffron of the coastal plain” because she was a humble, modest young woman who viewed herself as only one of many common flowers. The shepherd, however, realized that she was “a lily among thorny weeds,” for she was comely, capable, and faithful to Jehovah. To the maiden, the shepherd was “like an apple tree among the trees of the forest” because he was a spiritually inclined young man similarly devoted to God and having very desirable traits and abilities. An unmarried Christian seeking a partner in life should be looking only for a faithful fellow believer having qualities like those of the Shulammite or her beloved shepherd.

Answer 6

The Song of Solomon is a love story, a story of God's love for Israel. Read it from that standpoint and it will make sense to you. There is nothing vulgar about it. It is poetry in which God uses a great deal of imagery.

Answer 7

Song of Solomon is about sex.

Not just that.

It's about sex, the way God made it to be.

Pleasurable.

BUT for married couples.

Answer 8

It talks about erotic love between a bride and bridegroom, and celebrates the sexual, lustful love, between the man and the woman, and also the vigor of youth and wisdom.

Answer 9

3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest
is my lover among the young men.
I delight to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

-This book speaks very passionately-- it is poetic. Describing the way she sees her beloved-and how he stands out--how he is her delight. (and yes, it does speak of their physical unity, sex and how pleasurable it is between a man and woman who are married, the way God intended it to be)

Answer 10

Oral sex.