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Song of Solomon 5 · Grade 4

This Is My Friend

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Read and Think

In chapter 5, the daughters of Jerusalem ask the bride a question: How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest among women? They want to know what makes him special.

The bride answers with praise. She says he is the best among ten thousand. To her, no one else is like him.

She ends her answer with these words: This is my beloved, and this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem. He is her beloved. He is also her friend. God made marriage to be a friendship for life. In the New Testament, marriage is a picture of Christ's love for His church. Many Christians read the Song this way too. This is an interpretation, not something the Song says directly. In the New Testament, Jesus tells His disciples that He has called them friends (John 15:15).

Show What You Know

  1. What do the daughters of Jerusalem want to know?

  2. How does the bride answer?

  3. What does she say he is?

  4. What else is he besides her beloved?

  5. In the New Testament, what does Jesus call His disciples?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

bestGodbelovedfriend
  1. In chapter 5, the daughters of Jerusalem ask the bride a question: How is your better than another beloved, you fairest among women?
  2. She says he is the among ten thousand.
  3. She ends her answer with these words: This is my beloved, and this is my , daughters of Jerusalem.
  4. made marriage to be a friendship for life.

Think About It

  1. The bride calls her husband her friend. What makes someone a true friend?

  2. In the New Testament, Jesus says that He calls His followers friends (John 15:15). How does it feel to know Jesus calls you His friend?

Memory Verse

“How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?”

Song of Solomon 5:9 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my friend. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you tell others why you love the people in your family?
  • What makes someone easy to trust?

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