v1 0 that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find
thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
(She is speaking)
I believe the main idea in this verse parallels that of Ruth 4:15-17. The
Church that has become dead and dry will be restored by the LIFE of the Christ revealed through whom the Shulamite represents.
She Intercedes for those in the Church who are hungry for more (Mat. 12:49-50; Eph. 4:13: Psa. 133).
v2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house, who would instruct me: I would
cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
(She is speaking)
This verse continues the thought of the previous verse. The Shulamite wants
her mother’s house (The Church) to enjoy the fulness of the King’s presence (Mat. 24:45).
v3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
(She is speaking to Him)
This Is a repeat of 2:6 except that what she saw In the spirit is now a reality in
her life. Her mind has been renewed to the FACT that His GRIP on her is firm.
She Is living in the HIGH places (Deut. 33:26-29).
v4 I charge you, 0 daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love,
until he please.
(He is speaking to them)
Same notes and thought as 2:7 and 3:
She has entered His TIME of LOVE (Eze. 16:8). This Song is recited by the Jews In the springtime at the Feast of Passover. Many believers have been frightened away from the purposes of God by others who would not wait for love’s time (Ecc. 3:8). Genuine love takes time to develop. We must not grieve the Spirit (I Thess. 5:19), by failing to appreciate where others have walked up until now (Heb. 4:1- 9; Prov. 12:27). We also must be aware that It’s the Father that will finish in us all that He has started (Zeph. 3:17; Phil. 1:6).
Can we, like John, learn to rest our HEAD on His HEART (Phil. 2:13; Psa. 115:3).
This verse is repeated in 3:5 and 2:7, revealing this thought to be true In all three realms of being quickened with, raised with and seated with Christ (Eph. 2:4-6). It is His love that saves us, fills us with the Spirit and then renews our minds to the facts of our redemption.
v5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up
under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.
(The Daughters of Jerusalem are asking
the question; the remainder of the verse is being addressed to the Him which was brought forth from the Shulamite)
WHO IS THIS? This points to the change that the Shulamite has undergone. Even her appearance had changed (Ruth 3:16; Psa. 17:15).
FROM THE WILDERNESS points to growing up and “entering Into the promise land.” See Deut. 8:1-2; Job 24:5: Isa. 41:18-19.
She is now leaning on Him as opposed to 1:13 (Jn. 13:23; Heb.11:2 1).
The ‘THEE” and ‘THY’ in all of this verse are masculine in gender pointing to the fact that the Shulamite has allowed the King to reproduce Himself though her.
He was raised up (Hos. 6:1-3) under the apple tree (Prov. 25:11) which is the tree of life (Rev. 2:17; 22:14).
Thy mother (The Shulamite) brought thee forth (Rev. 12:1-6; Gal. 4:21-31; Lu. 1-2: I Sam. 1).
v6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal
upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
(Jesus is speaking through the Church)
This verse reveals the message that will be sent forth from the CHURCH
when we grow up. It points to what will be said to a carnal Church and a lost world. It’s Jesus speaking through the fully developed Church.
Set ME as a seal upon your HEART and ARM (Rev. 7: 14; 22:4). The seal means “Impress” and denotes ownership. (Eph. 4:30). See also Ezekiel 9. There is a MARK of the LORD just as sure as there is a MARK of the BEAST (Rev. 13-14).
Love is strong as death (I Cor. 13; I Jn. 3-4; Rom. 5:5-14; Rom. 8:34-39; Jn. 10:27-29). See also Heb. 2:14-18; Gal. 3:13 and I Jn. 3:8.
The statement about JEALOUSY Is a warning to all those who have the wrong attitude about what God is doing through other’s (Zech. 2:8: II Thess. 1:8-9).
The LOVE that gave us the DEATH Is compared to COALS of FIRE (Lev. 16:12; Isa. 6:6; 44:12; Heb. 1:7; 12:29).
v7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it:
if a man would give all his substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
(Jesus is speaking through the Church)
This verse shows the power of the force of LOVE (I Cor. 13:8- 13). As
we have shown in past verses, the greatest demonstration of God’s love can be seen in the redemptive work of Christ.
For an Idea of the thoughts behind the floods and waters etc.. (Mat. 12:40; Jon. 2:1-8; Psa. 88; Psa. 22).
From the second part of this verse we see that all that man could do would not compare to the LOVE of God. (Isa. 64:6; I Sam. 15:22-23).
v8 We have a little sister, and site hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day
when she shall be spoken for?
(The Shulamite Is speaking)
The little sister In this verse points to the part of the Church
that is Immature and undeveloped in RIGHTEOUSNESS and JUDGEMENT (1:13).
There are those that have been thinking so much about going up that they have not GROWN UP (Eph. 4:11-16: Heb. 5:11- 6:3).
v9 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and
if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
(He is speaking to her)
The verse reveals to us the desire of the King to bring every believer to all that Is theirs in Christ. He speaks no words of condemnation about the little sister.
The WALL speaks of salvation (Isa. 60:18: Amos 7:7; Hab. 2:11: Isa. 26:1-3). SILVER speaks of redemption.
The PALACE of SILVER points to the fullness of our redemption in Christ. We are redeemed from Sin, Sickness, Poverty and Death (Gal. 3:13-14). He wants to make her a DWELLING place of REDEMPTION.
The LOVE of Christ will put pressure on us to GROW UP (I Cor. 5:14).
The mention of DOOR connected with CEDAR points to the temple of Solomon which was primarily made of cedar (I Kgs.5-8). The King wants her to be a DOOR of life so that other’s might enter In (Be a part of) His temple.
Solomon’s temple was overlaid with GOLD (Divine Nature). (I Kgs. 6:20-22)
The King will never be satisfied until His nature is reproduced through the entire Church.
Regardless of the spiritual growth of any believer there will be an opportunity to walk In all that is ours in Christ (Jer. 15:19- 21; Isa. 54:11-17).
The last part of this great book can be seen in Joel 3:9-17.
v10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.
(She is speaking)
She has become an expression of His saving grace.
The Wall again points to salvation (Isa. 60:18). Her breasts represent Righteousness and Judgement.These truths are flowing out of her like a river to feed the nations.
v11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the
fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
(She is speaking)
BAALHAMION (lord of a multitude) points to the great ingathering that the
feast of Tabernacles pictures.
The 1000 pieces of silver speaks of the SEVENTH DAY (II Pet.
3:8). Because of the FRUIT that is produced in King Jesus’ VINEYARD the earth enters into a REST that is what the Father wanted from the beginning (Gen. 2:1-3).
v12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, 0 Solomon, must have a thousand, and those
that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
(She is speaking)
Same thought In this verse as the previous verse.
The REST Is for the King.
v13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.
(She is speaking)
For companions see 1:7. These point to the Ministry gifts of Eph.4:11.
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