Song Of Solomon - Chapter 4 – The Beloved Admires His Bride’s Beauty Series

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V.4:1 Behold, you are beautiful, my love, behold, you are beautiful! Your eyes are doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats leaping down the slopes of Gilead.

2 Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes that have come up from the washing, all of which bear twins, and not one among them has lost its young.

3Your lips are like a scarlet thread, and your mouth is lovely. Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate behind your veil.

4 Your neck is like the tower of David, built in rows of stone; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.

5 Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, that graze among the lilies.

6 Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will go away to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense.

7 You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.

8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride; come with me from Lebanon. Depart from the peak of Amana, from the peak of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of lions, from the mountains of leopards.

9 You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.

10 How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!

11 Your lips drip nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue; the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

12 A garden locked is my sister, my bride, a spring locked, a fountain sealed.

13 Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates with all choicest fruits,

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14 nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all choice spices—

15a garden fountain, a well of living water, and flowing streams from Lebanon.

16Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind! Blow upon my garden, let its spices flow.

Together in the Garden of Love

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Let my beloved come to his garden, and eat its choicest fruits.

OVERVIEW - The Beloved describes His Bride in detail, reassuring her that His love has not diminished one degree because of her sin. The Beloved declares that her love for Him overwhelms His heart. After that, He begins to describe her as a garden possessing different kinds of fruits and spices. She prays that He will come into the garden of her life and enjoy the fruits and spices for Himself. Her Beloved Bridegroom first takes for Himself what He desires from this garden and then shares it with others.

The Beloved romances His Bride and invites her to the bridal partnership as He commanded her to come with Him to the mountains” (V.2:10). She responded in V.4:6 with the intent to obey. He reveals His passion for her and how He enjoys and desires her (V.4:9-10) and affirms her as a flourishing garden, which speaks of her godly life and her fruitful ministry (V.4:11-15). Finally, she prays for His intervention (V.4:16).

The Beloved shows the Bride how she can be equipped to do His will (go to the mountain of Myrrh and the hill of frankincense) - these are principles we must grasp as we desire to follow Jesus and go the way of the Cross.

As we step out into His purposes (mountains and hills), the lions and leopards will be out to get us! Lions and leopards are devouring enemies and speak of enemies' powers and principalities (See 1 Peter 5:8 - also Spirit of Antichrist - See Revelaton13:2).

These mountains speak of the place of overcoming intense spiritual opposition due to being in the midst of His purposes. They will lead you into His permanent call on your life, a place where you are to be a light of the world, consecrated to Him with a pure heart.

Seeing the ravished heart of God (V.4:9-10) - Earlier, we saw how the Bride had been overwhelmed by the love of the man. Now, however, we see the Groom's ravished heart! 'To Ravish' means 'to seize and take away by violence; to overcome with emotions of joy or delight; pleasing or striking.' The Bride has captured His heart, filling it with ecstasy and delight. One look from her eyes and one glimpse of her necklace had seized His heart and carried it away. Even though we're not mature, when we show a desire to follow Jesus, no matter what the cost, we ravish the heart of Jesus!

These are 8-character traits that the Beloved Jesus wants to come forth in His Bride. The symbolism used here is developed throughout the Bible.