Summary
We find Paul D. Wegner’s Song of Solomon in the Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries a helpful guide for reading this book with reverence, sobriety, and joy. He keeps us in the poetry, he traces the argument of the song, and he resists both embarrassment and excess.
The commentary is strongest when it shows us how imagery, repetition, and structure shape the book’s meaning. We are helped to see why the text speaks of love in such rich language, and why Scripture is not shy about the goodness of covenant delight.
Why Should I Own This Commentary?
We should own this commentary when we need a trustworthy path between careless allegory and flat moralism. Wegner keeps us attentive to what the words actually say, and he helps us avoid importing modern assumptions into ancient love poetry.
We also benefit from his pastoral restraint. He gives enough orientation to teach the text clearly, while leaving room for careful application suited to our people, their ages, and their struggles.
For preaching and teaching, this volume serves those of us who want to honour the Bible’s candour, protect consciences, and still celebrate the Creator’s good gifts within His wise boundaries.
Closing Recommendation
We recommend this as a strong mid level companion for teaching Song of Songs, especially for pastors who want clarity on structure and imagery. Pair it with a more specialised study if you need extended discussion of interpretive history, but for steady preparation it does the essential work well.
As pastoral next steps, we can visit the Bible Book Overview, browse Top Recommendations, and use the Reformed Commentary Index to build a wiser working library.
Paul D. Wegner
Paul D. Wegner is an American Old Testament scholar of the contemporary era, writing within conservative evangelical scholarship with specialist strength in Isaiah and the transmission of Scripture.
As a long standing seminary professor, he has helped pastors handle Isaiah’s scale, structure, and theological depth without losing the prophet’s pastoral urgency. Wegner is attentive to historical setting and literary design, but he keeps returning to the text’s call to trust the Holy One of Israel. His work is especially useful where Isaiah moves between judgement and hope, showing how both serve God’s saving purpose and prepare the way for the coming of the Servant and the promised King.
He remains valued for clarity, careful teaching, and a disciplined commitment to explain what the text is doing. Recommended titles include Isaiah in the Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries, A Student’s Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible, and his work on the canon and the formation of Scripture.
Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical