Song of Solomon 7:1-13 The Newlyweds Appreciating Each Other's Bodies, that the Lord God Created

The Newlyweds Appreciating Each Other's Bodies, that the Lord God Created

Song of Solomon 7:1-13                 The Song of Solomon [in Smaller Chunks]

How beautiful your feet are with shoes, O daughter [of a] prince! The joints of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a [Skillful] Workman. [Psalm 139:13-16 For You [have] possessed my [heart strings.] You, [a.k.a. the Lord God, have weaved] me in my mother's womb. I will praise You; for I am fearfully & wonderfully made.

My soul [knows quite] well, that Your works are [marvelous.] My substance wasn't [hidden] from You, when I was made in secret, curiously [fashioned] in the lowest parts of the earth.

Your eyes [saw] my [structure, still] being [imperfect,] when there [were] none of them yet, which [continued to be] fashioned, & all my [bodily] members were written in Your book.]

Like a round goblet, [that doesn't lack wine] is your naval, [within] your [stomach] like [a] heap of wheat [surrounded] with lilies. Your two beasts are like two young [gazelles,] that are twins. Your neck is [like an] ivory tower. [Job 10:11 You [have] clothed me with skin & flesh, & have fenced, [a.k.a. surrounded,] me with bones, & sinews, [a.k.a. muscles.]

Your eyes [are] like the fish [ponds] in Heshbon, by the Gate of Bath Rabbim.   [Proverbs 20:12 The Lord [has] even made both the hearing ear, & the seeing eye.]

Your nose is [like] the Tower of Lebanon, which [faces] toward Damascus. Your head upon you, is like Carmel, & the hair [on] your head [is] like purple [tresses, &] the king is held [captivated as the tresses are displayed like art] in the galleries. O love, how fair, & pleasant you [are,] for delights! [Matthew 10:30-31 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore, [don't] you fear, you are of more value than many sparrows.]

Your [height] is [similar] to a palm tree, & your breasts [are similar to] clusters of grapes. I said, I will go up to the palm tree, & I will take hold of [its limbs.] Also, your breasts shall be [like grape] clusters of the vine, & the [fragrance] of your nose [is] like apples.

And [the aroma of] the roof of your mouth [is] like the best wine for my beloved, that [goes] down [smoothly,] causing the lips of those [who] are asleep to speak. [1 Kings 2:10 So, David slept with his [forefathers,] & was buried in the city of David.]

I am my beloved's, & his desire is toward me. [Revelation 4:11 You [are] worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, [honor,] & power. For You [have] created all things, & they are, & were created for Your pleasure.]

Come, my beloved, & let's go [out] into the field, & let us lodge in the villages. Let's get up early to [go to] the vineyards. [John 15:1-3 I Am the True Vine, & My Father is the [Keeper of the Vineyard.] He [takes] away every branch in Me that [doesn’t bear] fruit. And every branch that [bears, a.k.a. produces,] fruit, He [prunes] it, [so] that it may [produce] more fruit. Now, you are clean through the Word, [that] I have spoken to you.]

Let's see if the vine [flourishes,] & whether the tender grape [has] [appeared,] & the pomegranates [are] budding out.] [John 15:4-5 Abide, [a.k.a. Remain,] in Me, & I in you. [Like] the branch can't bear, [a.k.a. produce,] fruit [by] itself, [unless] it [remains] in the vine. No [longer] can you, [bear fruit,] [unless] you abide in Me. I Am the Vine, & you are the branches. He, [who abides] in Me, & I in him, the same [produces] much fruit. For you can do nothing without Me.]

I will give you my [love] there. [Revelation 22:1-3 And [the Angel showed] me a pure river of [the] Water of Life, clear as crystal, [flowing] out of the throne of God & the Lamb. In the [middle] of [its] street, & on either side of the river, there was the Tree of Life, which bare 12 [types] of fruits, & [produced its] fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God & the Lamb shall be in it; & His servants shall serve Him.]

The [flowers of the] mandrakes give a [fragrance,] & all [types] of pleasant fruits new & old, are at our gates, which I have [set aside] for you, O my beloved. [James 1:12 Blessed is the man, [who endures] temptation. For when he is [tested,] he shall receive the crown of [Eternal] Life, [that] the Lord [has] promised to [those, who] love Him.]

Song of Solomon 6:1-13 Where has Her Beloved Gone? The Lord God Warns: Repent & Don't Be Led Astray

Where has Her Beloved Gone? The Lord God Warns: Repent & Don't Be Led Astray

Song of Solomon 6:1-13                 The Song of Solomon [in Smaller Chunks]

O fairest among women, [where has] your beloved gone? And [where has] your beloved turned [away?] [So,] that we may [go] seek him with you. [1 Peter 2:21-25 For even [up until now,] you were called [to do this:] Because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, [so] that you should follow [in] His steps, *Who didn’t sin, & neither was [deceit] found in His mouth. *Who when He was [insulted, didn’t insult] again. When [Christ] suffered, He [didn’t threaten;] but committed Himself to [God, Who judges] righteously.] *Who, His Own Self bare our sins in His Own Body, on the [cross made from a:] tree, by Whose stripes, [a.k.a. whip marks,] we are healed, [so] that we, being dead, [because of] sin, should live unto righteousness. *For we were [like] sheep going astray, but are now returned to the Shepherd, & [Overseer] of your souls.]

My beloved [has] gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, & to gather lilies, & he [feeds] among the lilies. I am my beloved's, & my beloved is mine.  [John 15:4-5 Abide, [a.k.a. Remain,] in Me, & I in you. [Like] the branch can't bear, [a.k.a. produce,] fruit [by] itself, [unless] it [remains] in the vine. No [longer] can you, [bear fruit,] [unless] you abide in Me. I Am the Vine, & you are the branches. He, [who abides] in Me, & I in him, the same [produces] much fruit. For you can do nothing without Me.]

You [are] beautiful, O my love, [like] Tirzah, [lovely like] Jerusalem, & [terribly] [awesome] [like] an army with banners. [Revelations 19:14-16 And the armies [that] were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white & [pure.]

And out of His mouth [goes] a sharp sword, that with it, He should [strike] the nations. And He shall rule them with a rod of iron: & He [tramples in] the wine press of the fierceness & wrath of Almighty God. And on His [garments] & on His thigh He [has] a Name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.]

Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. [Revelation 3:20-21 [Look,] I stand at the door, & knock. If any man [hears] My voice, & [opens] the door, I will come in to him, & will [dine] with him, & he with Me. I will grant to him [who overcomes,] to sit with Me [on] My throne, even [like] I also overcame, & Am [sitting] down with My Father [on] His throne.]

Your hair is [like] a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. [Revelation 1:14 His head, & His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; & His eyes were [like] aflame of fire.]

Your teeth are [like] a flock of sheep which go up from washing, [of which] everyone [bears] twins, & none [are empty] among them. Your temples within your locks [of hair are] [like] a piece of pomegranate.

There are 60 queens, & 80 [mistresses] & [numerous] virgins. [1 Kings 11:3-5 And [Solomon] had 700 wives, & princesses, & 300 [mistresses,] & his wives turned away his heart.

For it [happened,] when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods, & his heart wasn't perfect with the Lord his God, [like] the heart was of David, his father. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Zidonians, & after Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites.]

My dove, my undefiled is [only] one. She is the only one of her mother. She is the [best] one of her, [who gave birth to] her. The daughters saw her, & blessed her. [Yes,] the queens, & [mistresses] praised her.

Who is she, [who] looks [out like] the morning, fair [like] the moon, clear [like] the sun. & [terribly] [awesome] [like] an army with banners? [Deuteronomy 4:19 And [beware,] lest you lift up your eyes to heaven, & when you see the sun, the moon, the stars, even all the [constellations] of heaven, & should be driven to worship them, & serve them, which the Lord your God [has] divided to all nations under the whole heaven.]

I went down into the garden of nuts, to see the fruits of the valley, & to see whether the vine flourished, [a.k.a. produced fruit,] & the pomegranates budded.  [John 15:1-3 I Am the True Vine, & My Father is the [Keeper of the Vineyard.] He [takes] away every branch in Me that [doesn’t bear] fruit. And every branch that [bears, a.k.a. produces,] fruit, He [prunes] it, [so] that it may [produce] more fruit. Now, you are clean through the Word, [that] I have spoken to you.]

[Before] I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Ammin Nadib. [Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots, & some [trust] in horses. But we will remember the Name of the Lord our God.]

[Return, O Shulamite, return. [2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack, [a.k.a. Slow,] concerning His promise, [like] some men [consider] slackness; but is [patient toward] us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.]

Return, return, [so] that we may look upon you. [Revelation 9:20-21 And the rest of the men, [who] weren't killed by these plagues, [still didn't repent] of the works [made] [by] their hands, [so] that they shouldn't worship [demons,] & idols of: gold, silver, brass, stone, & wood, which can neither: see, hear, nor walk. Neither [did] they [repent] of their: murders, sorceries, nor of their fornication, [a.k.a. adultery,] nor of their thefts.]

What will you see in the Shulamite? [Like it] were [a] company of 2 armies. [James 4:7-8 Therefore, [yield] yourselves to God. Resist the devil, & he will flee from you. Draw [near] to God, & He will draw [near] to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, & purify your hearts, you double minded, [a.k.a. two-faced.]

Song of Solomon 5:1-16 Seeking Her Beloved, Compared with Seeking Jesus Christ

Seeking Her Beloved, Compared with Seeking Jesus Christ

Song of Solomon 5:1-16                 The Song of Solomon [in Smaller Chunks]

My sister, my spouse: I [have] come into my garden. I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey, I have drunk my wine with my milk. O friends, eat, & drink. [Yes,]  O beloved drink abundantly.

[Luke 15:4-7 What man of you, having 100 sheep, if he [loses] 1 of them, [doesn't] leave the 99 in the wilderness, & go after that which was lost, until he [finds] it? And when he [has] found it, He [lays] it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he [comes] home, he [calls] together his friends & [neighbors,] saying to them, Rejoice with Me; for I have found My sheep which was lost. I say to you, that [the same] joy shall be in heaven over 1 sinner, [who repents,] more than over 99 [righteous people, who] need no repentance.]

I sleep, but my heart [wakes.] It is the voice of my beloved, [who knocks,] saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled. [Revelation 3:20-22 [Revelation 3:20-21 [Look,] I stand at the door, & knock. If any man [hears] My voice, & [opens] the door, I will come in to him, & will [dine] with him, & he with Me. I will grant to him [who overcomes,] to sit with Me [on] My throne, even [like] I also overcame, & Am [sitting] down with My Father [on] His throne. He, [who has] an ear, let him hear what the [Holy] Spirit [says] to the churches.]

For the [hair on top of] my head is filled with the dew, & my locks [of hair are filled] with the [drips] [of water,] [from] the night. I have [taken] off my coat. How shall I put it on? I have washed my feet. How shall I [dirty] them?

My beloved put His hand by the [key] hole of the door, & my [insides yearned] for Him. [John 10:7-10 Then, Jesus said to them again, [Very truly,] I say to you, I Am the Door [for] the sheep. All [who] ever came [prior to] Me are thieves, & robbers. But the sheep didn't hear them. I Am the Door: & if any man [enters] in, he shall be saved by Me, & shall go in & out, & find pasture. The thief [only comes:] to steal, to kill, & to destroy. I [have] come [so] that they might have life, & that they might have it more abundantly.]

I rose up to open to my beloved, & my hands [dripped] with myrrh, & my fingers [dripped] with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the [door's] lock handles. I opened [the door] to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, & was gone. [Philippians 2:5-8 Let [your] [minds within] you, also be [like that] in Christ Jesus, Who [is] in the [image] of God, & thought it not [a crime] to be equal with God. But made Himself of no reputation, [a.k.a. without status,] & was made in the likeness of men, & took upon [Himself] the [image] of a servant. And being found in [the image like] a man, He humbled Himself, & became obedient [until] death, even the death [on] the cross.

My soul failed when he [had spoken.] I sought him, but I couldn't find him. I called [after] him, but he [didn't] answer me. [Matthew 28:5-7 And the Angel answered, & said to the women, [Don't] you fear, for I know that you seek Jesus, [Who] was crucified. He isn't here: for He is Risen, [like] He said. Come, & see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, & tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead. And [watch,] He [goes] before you into Galilee. You shall see Him there. [Look,] I have told you.]

The [night] watchmen [who] went [around] the city found me, & they: [struck] & wounded me.] The [walls' guards,] took my veil away from me. [Isaiah 53:3 *He is despised & rejected [by] men. A Man of sorrows, & acquainted with grief. And we hid, [like] it were our faces, from Him. He was despised, & we [didn't respect] Him.]

I [give you the responsibility,] O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, you tell him that I am [lovesick.] [1 John 4:8-11 He, [who] doesn't love, doesn't know] God. For God is Love. In this, the love of God was [made apparent] toward us, because God sent His only begotten Son into the world, [so] that we might live through Him. [Through this] is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, & sent His Son to be the [atonement] for our sins.]

What is your beloved, more than another beloved, O you, fairest among women? What is your beloved more than another beloved, that you [order] us [to do] so? [Romans 5:6-8 For when we were [still] without strength, in due time, Christ died for the ungodly. Scarcely for a righteous man will [someone] die, & [still perhaps] for a good man, some would even dare to die. * But God [demonstrates] His love toward us, in  that, while we were [still] sinners, Christ died for us.]

My beloved is white & [has a] ruddy [complexion,] the [best] among 10,000.      [1 Chronicles 16:25-26 For great is the Lord, & greatly to be praised. He is also to be feared, [a.k.a. respected,] above all gods. For all the gods of the people are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.]

His head is [like] the most fine gold. His locks are bushy, & black [like] a raven. His eyes are [like] the eyes of doves by the waters of the rivers, washed with milk, & [appropriately positioned.] [Revelation 1:14 His head, & His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow. And His eyes were [like] a flame of fire.]

His cheeks are [like] a bed of spices, [like] sweet flowers. His lips [are] like lilies, [dripping] sweet smelling myrrh. His hands are [like] gold [rods] set with beryl. His [stomach] is [like] bright ivory overlaid with sapphires. His legs are [like] pillars of marble, [put] upon fine gold [bases.] [Revelation 2:18 And to the Angel of the church in Thyatira write; The Son of God, Who [has] His eyes [similar to] a flame of fire, & His feet are like fine brass, [says] these things.]

His [appearance] is [like] Lebanon, excellent [like] the cedars. His mouth is [very] sweet: [Yes,] he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, & this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

[John 15:12-14 This is My commandment, That you love one another, [like] I have loved you. Greater love [has] no man than this, that a Man lay down His life for His friends. [You] are My friends, if you do [whatever] I command you.]

Song of Solomon 4:1-16 Descriptions from the Married Couple, Compared with Jesus Christ, & His Bride

Descriptions from the Married Couple, Compared with Jesus Christ, & His Bride

Song of Solomon 4:1-16                 The Song of Solomon [in Smaller Chunks]

[Look,] you [are attractive,] my love. [See] you [are] fair. You [have] dove's eyes within your locks. Your hair is [like] a flock of goats, that appear from Mount Gilead. [Revelation 1:13-15 And in the midst of the 7 candle sticks, [was] One [similar] to the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the [feet,] & [strapped around] His [chest] with a golden [band.] His head, & His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow. And His eyes were [like] a flame of fire. And His feet [were] [similar to] fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace. And His voice [was] [like] the sound of many waters.]

Your teeth are like a flock of sheep [that] came up from the washing; that are shorn even, [in which] everyone bears twins, & none is [empty] among them. [Revelation 21:1-2 And I saw a new heaven & a new earth; for the 1st heaven & the 1st earth were passed away; & there was no more sea. And I, John, saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared [like] a Bride, adorned for her Husband.]

Your lips are like a scarlet thread, & your speech is [beautiful.] Your temples are like a piece of pomegranate within your locks [of hair.] Your neck is like the Tower of David, [built] for an [armory, upon which] 1,000 [small shields,] & all the shields of mighty men hang.  [Ephesians 6:11-13 Put on the whole [armor] of God, [so] that you may be able to stand [up] against the wiles, [a.k.a. tricks,] of the devil. For we [don't] wrestle against flesh & blood, but against: principalities, powers, rulers of the [world's] darkness, & against spiritual wickedness in high places. [For this reason,] take to [yourselves] the whole [armor] of God, [so] that you may be able to withstand [on] the evil day, having done all to [withstand] [it.]

Your two breasts are like young [gazelles] that are twins, [that] feed among the lilies. The shadows flee away until daybreak. I will [go] to the mountain of myrrh, & the hill of frankincense. [Ephesians 6:14 Therefore, stand, having you [waist strapped around] with Truth, & [have] the breastplate of Righteousness on.]

You are [attractive,] my love, there is no spot, [within] you. [Hebrews 9:13-14 For if the blood of bulls & goats, & the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling [on] the unclean, [sanctified] to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, Who through the eternal [Holy] Spirit, offered Himself without spot, [a.k.a. sin,] to God, [to] purge your conscience from dead works [in order] to serve the Living God?]

Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse & look from the top of Amanda, Shenir & Hermon, from the lion's dens & from the mountains of the leopards. [Revelation 21:10-12 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great & high mountain, & [showed] me that great city, the Holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God. And her light was [similar to] a most precious stone, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.]

You [have] ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse. You [have] ravished my heart with one [look] [from] your eyes, & with one chain [around] your neck. How [appealing] is your love, my sister, my spouse! How much better is your love than wine!  [Romans 5:6-8 For when we were [still] without strength, in due time, Christ died for the ungodly. Scarcely for a righteous man will [someone] die, & [still perhaps] for a good man, some would even dare to die. * But God [demonstrates] His love toward us, in that, while we were [still] sinners, Christ died for us.]

And [how much better is] the [fragrance] of your ointments, than all spices! O my spouse, your lips [drip like] the honeycomb. Honey & milk are under your tongue, & the [fragrance] of your garments is like the [aroma] of Lebanon. My sister, my spouse is [like] an [enclosed private] garden, & shut [off] spring, & a fountain [capped.]  [John 4:13-14 Jesus answered & said to her, [Whoever drinks] of this water shall thirst again. But [whoever drinks] of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of water, springing up into Everlasting Life.]

Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits, [henna blooms,] with spikenard. Spikenard, [a.k.a. like honeysuckle,] & saffron, [a.k.a. like crocus,] calamus, [a.k.a. aromatic reed,] & cinnamon, with all the trees with all the [best] spices of: frankincense, myrrh, & aloes. [Revelation 7:16-17 They shall no [longer] hunger, & neither thirst anymore. Neither shall the light [of the] sun, nor any heat [scorch] them. For the Lamb, [Who] is in the midst of the throne, shall feed them, & shall lead them to Fountains of Living Waters. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.]

A fountain [from the] gardens, a well of Living Waters, & streams from Lebanon. [Revelation 22:16-17 I, Jesus, have sent [My] Angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I Am the Root, & the Offspring, [a.k.a. the lineage,] of David, & the Bright Morning Star. And the [Holy] Spirit & the bride say, Come. And let him [who hears] say, Come. And let him [who] is [thirsty,] come. And [whoever] [is] [willing,] let him take the Water of Life freely.]

O North wind, awake, & come you South [wind.] Blow upon my garden, [so] that the [fragrance of] the spices may flow out [of it.] Let my beloved come into his garden, & eat His pleasant fruits. [Revelation 22:1-3 And [the Angel showed] me a pure river of [the] Water of Life, clear as crystal, [flowing] out of the throne of God & of the Lamb. In the [middle] of [its] street & on either side of the river, there was the Tree of Life, which bare 12 [types] of fruits & [produced its] fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God & of the Lamb shall be in it & His servants shall serve Him.]