Seeking Her Beloved, Compared with Seeking Jesus Christ |
Song of Solomon 5:1-16 The Song of Solomon [in Smaller Chunks] |
I [have] 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. O friends, eat & drink, [Yes,] drink abundantly, O beloved. |
[Luke 15:6-7 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 one 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 [Watch,] 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. |
To him, [who] overcomes, I will grant to sit with Me [on] My throne, even [like] I overcame & am set down with My Father [in] His throne. He, [who] has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.] |
For the [hair on top of] my head is [damp] with the dew & my locks with [its drips] of 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. I rose up to open to my beloved & my hands [dripped] with myrrh & my fingers 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I opened [the door] to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself & was gone. 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 be fearful,] 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 & [see,] He goes before you into Galilee. There you shall see Him. [Look,] I have told you.] |
The [night] watchmen that went [around] the city, found me & they [struck] & wounded me. [Those who guard] the walls took my veil away from me. [Isaiah 53:3-5 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 treat] Him [with high regard.] Surely, He has borne our griefs & carried our sorrows. Yet we [didn't respect] Him, [suffering, struck] & afflicted by God. |
But He was wounded for our [sins.] He was bruised for our iniquities. The [discipline for] our peace was upon Him & with His stripes [from the whip,] we are healed.] |
I [give you the responsibility,] O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, tell him that I am [lovesick.] [Ephesians 3:17-19 [So] that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, [so] that you [are] rooted & grounded in love & may be able to comprehend with all [the] saints: what is the [width] & length & depth & height & to know the love of Christ, which Passes [All Understanding,] that you might be filled with all the fullness of God.] |
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? My beloved is white & [has a] ruddy [complexion,] the [best] among 10,000. |
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 2:18 And to the Angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things [said] the Son of God, Who has His eyes [similar to] a flame of fire & His feet are like fine brass.] |
His cheeks are [like] a bed of spices, [like] sweet flowers. His lips [are] like lilies, [dripping] with 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.] |
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.] |
The Lord God had it on my heart to create: Daily Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] for people in our busy world to read the Bible in [smaller chunks of time!]
About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::
About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling
About Understanding the Bible:
Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible.
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV.
Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning.
For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.
The Table Format:
The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.