Song of Solomon 4
Explanation and Bible story for toddlers and preschoolers (ages 3-6)
The Explanation
There was once a king. His name was Solomon. Solomon was in love. Very much in love!
He looked at the girl he loved. And he thought she was so beautiful. He wanted to tell her that. So he did.
"Your eyes are soft," said Solomon. "Just like the eyes of little doves." Little doves have very sweet eyes.
"Your hair is beautiful," he said. "It waves down, just like little goats coming down a mountain." Can you picture that? Lots of little goats, walking down together.
"Your smile is beautiful," said Solomon. "Your teeth are so white. As white as sheep just washed clean."
Solomon kept going. He said such kind and sweet things. "You smell so good. Like flowers in a garden. Like sweet honey. Like fresh fruit."
And then he said the most beautiful thing of all: "You are all beautiful, my love. There is nothing about you that is not beautiful."
The girl heard it all. And her heart grew warm inside.
What Does This Mean?
Solomon really loved that girl. And when you love someone, you say it. You say kind words. Sweet words. Warm words.
Words are like little gifts. You cannot see them. You cannot hold them. But they go straight into a heart. And there they make it warm.
In the Bible, God put this story. Because God finds love beautiful. God made love Himself.
The Common Thread
Do you know what is so special? God says these same kinds of words too.
God looks at you. And God says, "You are beautiful. I made you. I love you very much."
Jesus loves people the way Solomon loved that girl. Very, very much. Jesus even sings about His people. Yes, God sings when He thinks of you.
Is that not wonderful? God is so happy with you.
For You
Sometimes people say things that hurt. Then your heart feels sad.
But God says beautiful things about you. God says, "You are Mine. You are precious. I love you."
You may believe that. Even when you are little. Even when you make a mess. Even when you are cross. God keeps loving.
And you know what? You can do it too. You can say sweet things to Mommy. To Daddy. To your brother, your sister, your friend.
Try it today. Say, "I love you." Say, "You are sweet." See how happy that makes someone.
Sweet words make hearts warm. Yours too.
Talk About It
Who do you love very much? What do you want to say to that person?
God says you are beautiful. How does that make you feel inside?
Praying Together
Dear God,
Thank You that You love me. Thank You that I am beautiful in Your eyes. Help me to say kind things too. To Mommy, to Daddy, to everyone.
Amen.
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Your neck is like David's tower built for an armory, whereon a thousand bucklers hang, all the shields of the mighty men."
He doesn't call her fragile. He sees a fortress, a head held high, hung with the shields of warriors. Love here notices strength, not only softness. When Christ looks at you, He isn't counting your weaknesses. He sees what His love has made able to stand.
Your shoots are a garden of pomegranates, with precious fruits, henna with spikenard plants." He doesn't only call her beautiful. He names what grows in her. Spices like these were costly, slow, cultivated with patience. Someone has been tending this garden a long time. Do you believe God sees fruit in you, or only weeds?
Your teeth are like a newly shorn flock, which have come up from the washing, where every one of them has twins. None is bereaved among them."
He notices her teeth. Not just her eyes or hair, but something small, easily overlooked. And he sees them as whole, matched, nothing missing.
Think about that. The One who loves you doesn't scan for flaws. He delights in the small details others never bother to see. Where you count what's broken, He counts what's whole.
Your two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe, which feed among the lilies."
The bridegroom lingers here. He does not rush past his bride's body as if embarrassed, nor consume her as if greedy. He compares her to gentle young creatures grazing quietly among flowers. There is tenderness in his gaze, and safety.
Somewhere along the way, we started believing that God tolerates our bodies rather than delighting in them. But Scripture holds this song without blushing. If human love, at its best, can look this reverent, how much more the love that made you?
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