▁our ▁s ord id ▁fail ures ▁in ▁love , ▁we ▁see ▁what ▁we ▁were ▁created ▁for , ▁what ▁God ▁int ends ▁for ▁us ▁in ▁the ▁ec st asy ▁and ▁ful fill ment ▁that ▁is ▁celebrated ▁in ▁the ▁ly ric ism ▁of ▁the ▁Song . ▁Christians ▁read ▁the ▁Song ▁on ▁many ▁levels : ▁as ▁the ▁int im acy ▁of ▁mar ital ▁love ▁between ▁man ▁and ▁woman , ▁God ' s ▁deep ▁love ▁for ▁his ▁people , ▁Christ ' s ▁B ride g room ▁love ▁for ▁his ▁church , ▁the ▁Christian ' s ▁love ▁for ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁Lord . ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁pr ism ▁in ▁which ▁all ▁the ▁love ▁of ▁God ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁responses ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁love ▁and ▁whom ▁God ▁lov es , ▁g athers ▁and ▁then ▁separ ates ▁into ▁individual ▁colors .' ▁Song ▁of ▁Songs ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁written ▁around ▁ 9 5 0 ▁B CE ▁by ▁King ▁Sol omon ▁of ▁Israel , ▁perhaps ▁composed ▁for ▁a ▁royal ▁wed ding . ▁' L ove ▁poetry ▁was ▁common ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁but ▁in ▁other ▁countries ▁it ▁often ▁included ▁references ▁to ▁fert ility ▁gods ▁and ▁god d esses . ▁Inf idel ity ▁and ▁je alous y ▁were ▁common ▁them es . ▁in ▁contrast , ▁the ▁Song ▁of ▁Songs ▁celebr ates ▁faithful ▁love .' ▁( P et erson , ▁E . ▁H . ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁The ▁Message ▁Rem ix : ▁The ▁Bible ▁in ▁Contempor ary ▁Language . ▁Nav Press , ▁Canada .