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 have [weaved] me in my mother's womb. I will praise You; for I am fearfully & wonderfully made.
My soul knows [quite] well, Your works are marvelous. My substance was not [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] & written in Your book, [were] all my [bodily] members, when [they didn’t exist] yet, which [continued to be] fashioned.]
Your navel is like a round goblet, [that never fails to have enough] liquor. Your [stomach] is 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. Your eyes [are] like the pools [with fish] in Heshbon, by the Gate of Bath Rabbim.
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!
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 now be [like gape] 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 fathers & 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 & praise. 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. Let's see if the vine flourishes & whether the tender grape [has appeared] & the pomegranates [are budding out.]
I will give you my [affection] there. 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.
[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 [thrones] of God & of the Lamb shall be in it & His servants shall serve 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. [Hebrews 13:8-9 Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday & today & forever.

[Don't be led astray] with [various] strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart [is] established with grace, not with [foods] that haven't [benefited those who] have been [preoccupied with them.]

My beloved [has] gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens & to gather lilies. I am my beloved's & my beloved is mine. He feeds among the lilies.

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. Your hair is [like] a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. 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 of David, his father, was. 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 & the pomegranates budded. [Before] I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Ammin Nadib, [a.k.a. My Noble People.]

Return, O Shulamite, return. [2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack [related] to 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, 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 of their hands, 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 sorceries, nor of their [adultery,] nor of their thefts.]

What will you see in the Shulamite? [Like it] were [a] company of 2 armies. [James 4:8 Draw [near] to God & He will draw [near] to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners & purify your hearts, you double minded.]

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]

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.]

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. Your teeth are like a flock of sheep that came up from the washing & 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 [had] passed away & there was no more sea. And I, John, saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared [like] a Bride 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, [on which] 1,000 shields, the [armor] & all the shields of mighty men hang.

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.

You are [attractive,] my love, there is no [blemish within] you. 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] of your eyes & your neck, with one chain. How [appealing] is your love, my sister, my spouse! How much better is your love than wine! And [how much better is] the [fragrance] of your ointments, than all [the] spices!

O my spouse, your lips [drip like] the honeycomb. Honey & milk are under your tongue & the [aroma] of your garments is like the [aroma] of Lebanon. My sister, my spouse is [like] an [enclosed private] garden & spring shut [off] & a fountain [capped.]

Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits, [henna blooms, with spikenard. Spikenard, [a.k.a. similar to honeysuckle] & saffron, [a.k.a. like crocus,] calamus, [a.k.a. the aromatic reed] & cinnamon, with all the trees with all the [best] spices of: frankincense, myrrh & aloes.

A fountain of [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 of David & the Bright & Morning Star.

And the 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 & you come south. 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.

Song of Solomon 3:1-11 Looking for the Lord God, Compared to Looking for Her Beloved

 

Looking for the Lord God, Compared to Looking for Her Beloved

Song of Solomon 3:1-11                 The Song of Solomon [in Smaller Chunks]

I sought Him, Whom my soul loves, [at] night on my bed, but I [didn't] find Him. [Isaiah 1:15-16 And when you spread [out] your hands, I will hide [My] eyes from you. [Yes,] when you make many prayers, I won’t hear: your hands are full of [bloodshed.] Wash [yourselves] & make [yourselves] clean. Put away the evil of your [actions] from [in front of] My eyes & [stop doing] evil.]

I will rise now & go in the streets, [around] the city & I will seek Him, Whom my soul loves in the [wide roads.] I sought Him, but I [didn’t] find Him. The [night guards, who] go [around] the city found me: to whom I said, [Did] you see him, whom my soul loves? It was [just] a little [while] that I passed from them, but I found him, whom my soul loves.

I held him & wouldn't let him go, until I brought him into my mother's house & into the [bedroom, where she] conceived me. O you daughters of Jerusalem, I [order] you, [to be quiet like] the [gazelles & does] of the field, [so] you [don't] stir him, nor [wake up] my love, [until] he [pleases.]

Who is this that comes out of the wilderness, like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh & frankincense, with all [types] of powders [from] the merchant? [See,] his bed, which is Somomon's: 60 valiant men, of the valiant of Israel, are [around] it.

Being expert in war, they all hold swords. Every man has his sword upon his thigh, because of fear in the night. King Solomon made himself a chariot of wood [from] Lebanon.

He made [the chariot's] pillars of silver & [its] bottom of gold. The covering of it [is made] of purple & [its interior is lined] with love, [by] the daughters of Jerusalem.

O you daughters of Zion, Go [forward & see] king Solomon with the crown, [with which] his mother crowned him [on] the day of his [wedding,] the day of his [heart's] gladness.

[Revelation 19:9-12 And [the Angel said] to me, Write, Blessed are [those who] are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he said to me, These are the true sayings of God.

And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said to me, See [that] you [don't] do it. I am your fellow servant & of the brethren, [who] have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy.

And I saw heaven opened & [saw] a white horse & He, [Who] sat upon him, was called Faithful & True. He [does] judge & make war in righteousness. His eyes were [like] a flame of fire & on His head were many crowns. And He had a Name written, that no man knew, but He Himself.]

Song of Solomon 2:1-17 Going to the Banqueting Table, Compared to Jesus Christ in Heaven

 

Going to the Banqueting Table, Compared to Jesus Christ in Heaven

Song of Solomon 2:1-17             The Song of Solomon [in Smaller Chunks]

I am the Rose of Sharon & the Lily of the Valleys. My love among the daughters, is [like] the lilies among [the] thorns. My beloved among the sons, is [like] an apple tree among the trees of the [forest.] I sat under his shadow with great delight & his fruit was sweet to taste.

He brought me to the Banqueting House & His banner over me was love. [Revelation 4:2-3 And immediately, I was in the Spirit & [saw] a throne was [sitting] in heaven & One sat on the throne. And He, [Who] sat was like a Jasper & a [Sardius] Stone, to look upon & there was a rainbow [around] the throne, [similar to seeing] an emerald.]

[Sustain] me with flagons [of wine] & comfort me with apples, for I am [lovesick.] His left hand is under my head & his right hand [embraces] me. O you daughters of Jerusalem, I [order] you that you [be as quiet as: gazelles & does] of the field & [don't] stir, nor awake my love, [until] he [pleases.]

The voice of my beloved! [Look,] he comes leaping upon the mountains & skipping upon the hills. My beloved is like a [gazelle] or a young [stag.] [Look,] he stands behind our wall & he looks [out] at the windows, [showing] himself through the [garden] lattice.

My beloved [spoke] & said to me, Rise up, my love, my fair one & come away. For, [look,] the winter is past & the rain is over & gone. The flowers appear on the earth & the time of birds singing [has] come & the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.

The fig tree [produces its] green figs & the vines with [its] tender [grapes] give a good [aroma.] Arise, my love, my fair one & come away. Let me see Your [face,] O my dove, [You] are in the [holes in] the [rocks] in a secret places of the [rocky steps.]

Let me hear Your voice, for Your voice is sweet & Your face is [pleasing.]  [1 Kings 19:11-13 And He said, Go [out] & stand upon the [mountain] before the Lord & [saw,] the Lord passed by & a great, strong wind [tore] the mountains & [broke] the rocks [into] pieces before the Lord. But the Lord wasn't in the wind. And after the wind, an earthquake; but the Lord wasn't in the earthquake.

And after the earthquake, a fire; but the Lord wasn't in the fire. And after the fire, a still small voice. And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his [cloak] & went out & stood in the [entrance] of the cave. And, behold a voice came to him there & said, What [are] you [doing] here, Elijah?]

[Catch] us, the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines. For our vines have tender grapes. My beloved is mine & I am his & he feeds [his flock] among the lilies. [Return,] my beloved until daybreak & the shadows flee away & you be like a [gazelle] or a young [stag] upon the Mountains of Bether.

[John 15:1-5 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 fruit, He [prunes] it, [so] that it may [produce] more fruit. Now, you are clean through the Word, [that] I have spoken to you. [Remain] in Me & I in you. [Like] the branch can’t [produce] fruit of itself, [unless] it [remains] in the vine. No more [than] you can, [unless] you [remain] in Me. I Am the vine & you are the branches. He, [who remains] in Me & I in him, the same [produces] much fruit. For without Me, you can do nothing.]

Song of Solomon 1:1-17 Solomon's Love for the Shepherdess, Compared with His Love for The Lord God

 

Solomon's Love for the Shepherdess Compared with His Love for The Lord God

Song of Solomon 1:1-17                 The Song of Solomon [in Smaller Chunks]

The song of songs, which is Solomon's. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for your love is better than wine. Your name is [like] ointment poured out, because the [fragrance] of your [nice] ointments. Therefore, the virgins do love you.

[Esther 2:12 Now, when every maid's turn [had] come to go in to king Ahasuerus, [a.k.a. Xerses,] after she had been 12 months, according to the [custom] of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, [that is] 6 months with oil of myrrh & 6 months with sweet [fragrances] & other things for purifying the women.)]

[Lure] me & we will run after you. The king has brought me into his chambers. We will be [happy] & rejoice in You. We will remember Your love more than wine, the [righteous] love You.

[John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that [whoever] believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God [didn't send] His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world, through Him might be saved.]

I am black, but [lovely,] O you daughter of Jerusalem, [like] the tents of Kedar, [like] the curtains of Solomon. [Don't] look upon me, because I am black, because the sun has [tanned] me. My mother's children were angry with me. They made me the keeper of the vineyards; but I haven't kept my own vineyard.

O you, whom my soul loves, tell me where you feed your flocks & make [them] rest at noon. For why should I be [like someone who goes astray] by the flocks of your companions? O you fairest among women, If you [don't] know, go your way, [by the footprints] of the flock & feed your [kid goats next to] the shepherd's tents.

O my love, I have compared you to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots. Your cheeks are [lovely,] with rows of jewels & chains of gold [around] your neck. We will make you borders with gold, with silver studs. While the king sits at his table, my [perfume's fragrance drifts there.]

My well beloved is [precious like] a bundle of myrrh to me. He shall lie [between] my breasts all night. My beloved is [precious] to me [like] a cluster of [henna blossoms] in the vineyards of En Gedi.

[See,] you are fair, my love. [Look,] you have dove's eyes & are fair. [See,] my beloved, you are [handsome,] my beloved, [yes] pleasant. Also, our bed [of grass,] is green. The beams of our house [outdoors,] are cedar & our rafters [are] of fir.