For the last 1.5 years I have committed the Old Testament book of The Song of Solomon to English poetic verse; I named it “Walking with Jesus in the Garden: Amazing Grace in The Song of Solomon”. The Song celebrates an ideal marriage between King Solomon (named Dodi, or The Beloved) and his bride, the Shulamite. The Song is fulfilled in Christ, who is the Beloved as He loves His bride, the Church. The sample passage here is based on 4:1-3.

My next project is to write a poem based on the book of Hosea, whose message is very close to my own heart. The full version of Walking with Jesus in the Garden is available, should you wish to read it. The chapter breaks are as follows:

– Introduction
– Act I: A Banquet of Anticipation
– Act II: Found, Lost, & Re-Discovered
– Act III: Climax & Consummation
– An Interlude
– Act IV: Lost & Found Again
– Act V: Affirmation & Anticipation
– Act VI – The Song of Christ, The Beloved (how Jesus fulfils The Song of Solomon).

God bless, Nahum.