In 4:12-15, Solomon said that the young woman was like a beautiful garden. He described such a garden. It had beautiful fruit. And the plants smelled wonderful. In 4:16, the woman pretended that she had such a garden. She invited Solomon into the garden. And she told him to taste the fruit. Probab... [ Continue Reading ]
A WONDERFUL SONG ABOUT LOVE SONG OF SONGS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ CHAPTER 5 THE MAN V1 I have come into my garden, my special young woman, my bride. I have gathered my *myrrh and *spice. I have eaten my honey. I have eaten where the *bees store honey. I have drunk my wine and milk. FRIENDS Fri... [ Continue Reading ]
We hear the woman’s reply. And we can hardly believe her to be the same young woman whom Solomon loves. She seems not to care about him. She is only thinking about herself. Her excuses seem very unimportant. She does not want to put on her dress. And she does not want her feet to touch the ground.... [ Continue Reading ]
Solomon tries to open the door. But there is a lock on the door. He cannot enter. In 4:12, he said that she was like a garden. But there was a lock on the gate. She replied (4:16) that she wanted him to enter. And she wanted everyone to smell her beautiful plants. These thoughts were wonderful. But... [ Continue Reading ]
The woman does not hesitate now. Her excuses do not matter now. She rushes to prepare to see Solomon. She puts *myrrh, which has a beautiful smell, on her hands. And she opens the door. But nobody is there. She is too late. Jesus told a story like this in Matthew 25:1-12. We must be careful not to... [ Continue Reading ]
This is a very sad verse. The guards are very cruel. Their behaviour is terrible. They laugh at the young woman. They hurt her. They hit her. They even take away her dress, so that she is ashamed. The guards thought that the woman was very stupid to be out during the night. Only bad women would be... [ Continue Reading ]
In 2:5, the young woman was also weak because of love. Then Solomon’s love seemed too great for her. She was with the man whom she loves. And she was afraid. Now she is weak again because of love. But Solomon is not with her. She is again afraid. She worries that she has lost him. And she is afraid... [ Continue Reading ]
The poet who wrote the Song is very clever. While the woman is still thinking about herself, she cannot find Solomon. She feels very unhappy, because she sent him away. But the poet wants her to think about Solomon. When she praises Solomon, she will find him. When we think about ourselves, our tho... [ Continue Reading ]
The woman describes Solomon to her friends. Her description may seem strange to us. But she is describing things that people thought to be very beautiful. Or, things that were very special. Some of her descriptions sound like gardens. There are trees and flowers. There are beautiful smells. There a... [ Continue Reading ]