“I sleep.” The first step the Bride took was her confession of her condition, of where she was – “I sleep.” She admits that she is sleeping, tired, lazy; she has pulled off onto the spur track. She says, I need a little time to myself. In the … [Read more...]
The Bride’s Condition
“I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.” (Song of Solomon 5:2) Beginning … [Read more...]
The Beloved’s Response: I Have Drunk
Song of Solomon 5:1 The fourth past tense action is, “I have drunk my wine with my milk.” The Beloved had “wine with my milk,” or with strength and nourishment. Wine, not in excess, maketh the heart glad. In figurative language, the Beloved is … [Read more...]
The Beloved’s Response: I Have Gathered and Eaten
“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...]
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...]
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