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I opened [the door] to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself & was gone.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.

Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 While Young, Remember God to Get You Through the Bad Times

 

While Young, Remember God to Get You Through the Bad Times

Ecclesiastes 12:1-14            The Book of Ecclesiastes [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, [during] the days of your youth, remember your Creator, while the evil [years haven't] come [yet.] Nor [do] the years draw [near,] when you shall say, I have no pleasure in them: while the sun, the light, the moon, or the stars [haven't been] darkened, nor [do] the clouds return after the rain.

[Psalm 90:10 The days of your [life] are 70 years & if [because] of strength, they [are] [increased to] 80 years, [still] their strength [dwindles &] labor & sorrow [are increased;] for it is soon cut off & we [disappear.]

[On] the day when the house keepers shall tremble & the strong men shall [stoop over] & the [mill] grinders stop, because [there] are few [left] & those [who] look out of the windows [that are] darkened & the doors [are] shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low. And he shall rise up at the [sound] of the bird & all the daughters of music, shall be brought low.

Also, when mourners go [around] the streets & desire shall fail, they shall be afraid of [what] is [lofty] & fears shall be [on] the [path,] because man goes to his [eternal] home, [although] the almond tree [still flourishes] & the grasshoppers, shall [still] be a burden.]

[Life is fragile, like] [whenever] the cord is [loosened,] or the golden bowl [is] broken, or the pitcher is [shattered] at the fountain, or the wheel is broken at the [well.] Then the dust shall return to the earth as it was & the spirit shall return to God, Who gave it. Vanity of vanities, says the preacher. All is vanity.

[Psalm 39:5-7 [Look,] You have made my days [limited] [like the width] of a hand & my age is [like] nothing before You. [Truly,] every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

Surely, every man [follows like a shadow & surely, they are [distressed] in vain. He, [who] heaps up riches, [doesn't] know who shall gather them. And Lord, now what [do] I wait for? My hope is in You.]

And [also,] because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. [Yes,] he [paid] good [attention] & sought out & [put] in order many proverbs.

The preacher sought to find out [appropriate, righteous] words that were written, even words of truth. The words of the wise are [like stickers] & like nails fastened by the master [instructors, who] are given from One Shepherd.

[2 Corinthians 12:7-9 And lest I should be [praised] above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh. The messenger of Satan to [push against] me, lest I should be [held in high regard beyond] measure.

I [appealed] to the Lord [3 times,] for this thing, that it might depart from me. And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you. For My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore, most gladly, I will rather [boast] in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.]

And there is no end of making many books & much [studying tires the body.] [Instead,] my son, be [advised] further by these. Let's hear the conclusion of [this] whole matter: Fear [respect] God & keep His commandments.

For this is the whole [responsibility] of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it [is] good, or whether it [is] evil. [Revelation 22:12-17 And, [watch,] I come quickly & My reward is with Me & shall be to give every man according [to] his work. I Am [the] Alpha & [the] Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last.

Blessed are [those who] do His commandments, [so] that they may have right to the Tree of Life & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are dogs, sorcerers, [sexual traffickers,] murderers, idolaters & [whoever] loves [to] lie & makes [lies.]

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.]

Ecclesiastes 11:1-10 Ponder Your Actions

 

Ponder Your Actions

Ecclesiastes 11:1-10            The Book of Ecclesiastes [in Smaller Chunks]

[Throw] your bread upon the waters: for you shall find it after many days. [Matthew 6:30-33 [For this reason,] if God so [clothes] the grass of the field, which today is & [tomorrow] is [thrown] into the oven, [won't] He much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

Therefore, take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? Or, What shall we drink? Or, [with what] shall we be clothed? (For after all these things, do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.]

Give a portion [of what's needed] to 7 & also to 8. For you [don't] know what evil shall be upon the earth. [Psalm 112:9-10 [A good man] has [distributed] & he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn shall be exalted with honor. The wicked shall see it & be grieved. He shall [grit] his teeth & melt away [like ice.] The desire of the wicked shall perish.]

If the clouds [are] full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth. If the tree [falls] toward the south, or the north, it shall be there, in the place where the tree [fell.] [Ecclesiastes 9:2-5 All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous & to the wicked, to the good & to the clean & to the unclean.

To him, [who] sacrifices & to him, [who doesn't] sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner. And he, [who] swears [an oath,] [like] he, [who] is [fearful of swearing] an oath. This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event to all.

[Yes,] also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil & [insanity] is in their heart while they live & after that, they go to the dead. For him, [who] is [among] the living, there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. For the living know that they shall die. But the dead [don't] know anything. Neither have they any more reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.]

He, [who] observes the wind, shall not sow [seed] & he, [who pays attention to] the clouds, shall not [harvest.] As you [don't] know what the way of the [wind] [is,]  nor how the bones grow in the womb of [the expectant mother:] even so, you [don't] know the works of God, Who makes all.

[John 3:8 The wind blows where it [wishes] & you hear the sound [of it,] but can't tell [where] it comes [from] & [where] it goes. So is everyone, [who] is born of the Spirit.]

Sow your seed in the morning & [don't] withhold your hand in the evening: for you [don't] know [which] shall prosper, either this [one] or that [one,] or whether they both shall both be good. Truly, the light is sweet & it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to [see] the sun.

But if a man [lives] many years & [rejoices] in them all, [still] let him remember the days of darkness. For they shall be many. All that [happens] is vanity.         [1 Colossians 1:13-16 Who has delivered us from the power of darkness & has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son: in Whom, we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins.

[Christ,] Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature For by Him, all things were created, that are in the heaven & are [on] earth, visible & invisible, whether they [are] thrones, dominions, principalities, or powers. All things were created by Him & for Him.]

O young man, rejoice in your youth & let your heart cheer you [during] the days of your youth & [follow] in the ways of your eyesight & your heart. But know that for all these things, God will bring you into judgment.

[1 John 2:15-16 [Don't] love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man [loves] the world, the love of the Father isn't in him. For all that is in the world, the [desires] of the flesh, the lust of the eyes & the pride of life isn't of the Father, but is of the world.]

Therefore, remove sorrow from your heart & put away evil from your flesh. For childhood & youth are vanity. [2 Timothy 2:22 Also flee [from] youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity & peace, with [those who] call on the Lord [with] a pure heart.]