Explore a theological exposition of sacred Scripture. The Concordia
Commentary series enables pastors and teachers of the Word to
proclaim the Gospel with greater insight and clarity. Interpreting
the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments through the
person and work of Jesus Christ, each commentary affirms the
inspiration and authority of Scripture, offering a literal
translation, textual notes, and theological exposition. Two new
commentaries are available. This commentary interprets the Song
with reference to the holy estate of human marriage and also the
great mystery of Christ's union with His betrothed bride, the
church. Solomon's most beautiful poem contains a profound
message of divine love, eschatological yearning, consummation, and
eternal delights, with rich applications for the life of the church
and all Christians. A distinctive feature of this commentary is the
insistence that the divine love celebrated in the Song has its
source in the incarnation, unblemished life, vicarious suffering,
death, and resurrection of Jesus. He is not one source of divine
love among many; he is the fount, and all other sources portrayed
in Scripture ultimately well up from Him.
