“I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.” (Song of Solomon 5:1) Here … [Read more...]
Song of Solomon
The Song of Solomon is a love song written by King Solomon; abounding in metaphors and oriental imagery. Historically it depicts the wooing and wedding of a sheperdess by King Solomon, and the joys and heartaches of wedded love.
Allegorically, it pictures Israel as God's betrothed bride (Hos 2:19-20), and the Church as the Bride of Christ. As human life finds its highest fulfillment in the love of a man and a woman, so spiritual life finds its highest fulfillment in the love of God for His People and Christ for His Church.
The Beloved’s Response: I am Come
“I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.” (Song of Solomon 5:1) In … [Read more...]
The Beloved’s Requests and the Bride’s Requests
“Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.” (Song of Solomon 4:16) What is presented in our text verse is a vital truth … [Read more...]
The Beloved’s Revelation
“Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck... A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed” (Song of Solomon 4:9, 12). Now we … [Read more...]
The Beloved’s Request and Remembrance
Song of Solomon 4:8-9 The Beloved’s Request: “Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.” (Song of Solomon … [Read more...]
The Beloved’s Revelation, the Reflection
Our devotional study of the Song of Solomon has not been a normal exegesis, in that it is not a phrase by phrase, word by word study. But, rather it is a devotional style study. In this type of study, only selected verses are used. In studying … [Read more...]
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