Spurgeon's Song of Song Survey
Song of Songs – The Apple Tree in the Wood
The Apple Tree in the Wood
Song of Solomon 2:3
the apple tree in the wood,
July 6, 1873
Pastor’s Opening
By the apple tree would probably be intended by the oriental writer either the citron, or the pomegranate, or the orange. I suppose he did not refer to the apple tree of our gardens, for it would scarcely be known to him…
The point of the metaphor is this. There are many trees of the forest, and they all have their uses, but when one is hungry, and faint, and thirsty, the forest trees yield no succor, and we must look elsewhere….
Scripture Verse(s)
Solomon’s Song 2:3
“As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons.”
Keys to the Verse
Speaker:
Bride/Church/Believer
Apple Tree/Beloved:
Bridegroom/Jesus Christ
Sons/Trees:
Other Men
Quotable From Sermon
Christ has no barriers around him to keep you from him. If there be any they are of your own making.
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Pastor’s Main Theme(s)
I. First, our text speaks of THE TREE WHICH THE FAINTING SOUL MOST DESIRES.
II. The spouse spoke of the tree which she most desired; THE WONDER WAS THAT SHE FOUND IT, and
III. Lastly, it was little wonder that when the spouse, all hungry and faint, did come upon this apple tree in the forest SHE ACTED AS SHE DID.
