“His cheeks are like a bed of spices, a raised bed of aromatic herbs. His lips are as lilies dropping flowing myrrh.” (Song of Solomon 5:13) Just to remind ourselves that Solomon’s poetic writing of the love between a husband and his bride is prophetically about the love of Jesus and the church. Keeping that in mind when we study these Scriptures, we can see why this book was considered “canon,” meaning it met the standard of legitimacy and authority as inspired of the Ho