Biblical Love Stories

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, the day of celebration of love and affection. The best way to learn about the celebration of love, is to return to the root of all love, as it is written in the Bible.

“Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.” Song of Solomon 8:6

Did you know that love is referenced over 300 times in the Holy Scripture? The most inspiring love stories of all time, took place in the days of the Bible, and perhaps the most important lessons about love, can be learned from the Holy Scripture.

Is our Bible essentially a love story? Yes, it is. From cover to cover, it is a triumphant and blessed love story. The Bible encompasses the most tender and heartfelt love stories ever written – stories that have set the standard for all the romantic literature that followed. For hundreds of years, great scholars from around the world, read and studied these stories to try and understand the hidden romance of the Holy Scripture. But despite their efforts, even today, no one can claim they have managed to reach its depth.

The Bible is full of countless and memorable love stories. Some embark on the accomplishment, some on the struggle, some on the impossible, and some on the miracles… of love. There are many different types of love stories in the Bible, between parents and their children, vested lifelong friendships and loving one’s enemies, but above all else, the love between a man and a woman, the foundation of all relationships in the Bible, is the one true love. Illustrated throughout its pages, love and the sanctity of marriage, reign supreme. The many tales of love found, and love lost, beckons readers to want to learn more about the meaning of “true love” – and how to remain loyal and committed in your relationship.

We learn from the love story of Sarah and Abraham (Genesis 17-18), illustrated above, how a couple should travel together, face troubles together, and dream the impossible, together. Sarah and Abraham’s love story, as it is written in the Bible, teaches us, that despite all odds, love can prevail, and that, no one person is perfect.

We learn from the love story of Rachel and Jacob (Genesis 29), how to conquer challenges, and together, embrace the unknown and the unplanned. Jacob continued to adore Rachel and loved her dearly, despite the fact that had to change his plans, and work for her father, Laban, another seven years, until he allowed him to marry her.

We learn from the love story of Ruth and Boaz (Ruth 4), that giving and sharing can bring a man and a woman closer together, and allow love to grow between couples that do not come from the same background. Ruth and Boaz are an example of a long-lasting bond, demonstrating how love can be illuminated by serving one another.

The Biblical love stories teach us about the many human qualities and attributes needed to build and maintain true love –  forgiveness, kindness, equality, and selflessness. The Bible teaches us that love is simply the embodiment of all of these.  Love in the Bible, is loving your partner as you would, yourself, forever reminded us to selfless, instead of selfish, to render love, pure and holy. Despite the thousands of years, and hundreds of love stories in the Bible, these sentiments, this teaching, remains true today.