SONG OF SOLOMON LESSON 4


     We will begin this lesson in Song of Solomon 4:1 "Behold, thou
[art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou [hast] doves' eyes
within thy locks: thy hair [is] as a flock of goats, that appear from
mount Gilead."

     This is the bridegroom speaking to the bride. The groom is
looking into the eyes of the bride, and likes what He sees. The eyes
reveal what she really is inside. The hair of the goat was long and
black. Perhaps, that is what is intended in the comparison here. This
example of Solomon as groom on the earth, and all the beauty he sees
in his bride is an example of the beauty Christ sees in His church.
Ephesians 5:28 "So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies.
He that loveth his wife loveth himself." Ephesians 5:29 "For no man
ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even
as the Lord the church:"

     Song of Solomon 4:2 "Thy teeth [are] like a flock [of sheep that
are even] shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one
bear twins, and none [is] barren among them."

     The comparison of the teeth of the bride to sheep is speaking of
the whiteness. The sheep are washed and cleansed after the shearing.
The believers in Christ are washed in the blood of the Lamb and made
white as snow. The twins could be speaking of the fruitfulness and
there is no barren. One of the blessings of a marriage is the children
it produces. On the spiritual side of this, one of the blessings of
being washed in the blood and saved, is when others are washed and
saved, because of your witness. Most true Christians bear spiritual
children.

     Song of Solomon 4:3 "Thy lips [are] like a thread of scarlet, and
thy speech [is] comely: thy temples [are] like a piece of a
pomegranate within thy locks."

     This is speaking of red lips. We discovered in another lesson
that comely means beautiful. The pomegranates could be speaking of the
reddish color of the bride's cheeks.

     Song of Solomon 4:4 "Thy neck [is] like the tower of David
builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all
shields of mighty men."

     Perhaps, this is speaking of the bride being made to reign with
the King. II Samuel 22:51 "[He is] the tower of salvation for his
king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed
for evermore." In this instance, the "tower" is spoken of as spiritual
strength. Ephesians 4:15 "But speaking the truth in love, may grow up
into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:" "Ephesians
4:16 "From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by
that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working
in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the
edifying of itself in love."

     Song of Solomon 4:5 "Thy two breasts [are] like two young roes
that are twins, which feed among the lilies."

     Proverbs 5:19 "[Let her be as] the loving hind and pleasant roe;
let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always
with her love."

     Song of Solomon 4:6 "Until the day break, and the shadows flee
away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of
frankincense."

     The two young roes feed among the lilies at night, and at
daybreak, they run away. Christ, even now, is in heaven awaiting the
time to come to the earth. On the earth is, possibly, speaking of a
life of darkness.  The day breaks when we are carried away into heaven
with Jesus. There is no night there. The hill of frankinse could be
speaking of the sacrifice. The myrrh is speaking of the sweet smell.
Jesus is the perfect Lamb sacrifice.

     Song of Solomon 4:7 "Thou [art] all fair, my love; [there is] no
spot in thee."

     This matters not whether it is speaking of Jesus, who was perfect
and totally without sin, or whether it is speaking of the chaste
virgin bride that is without spot or wrinkle. The bride is made
righteous in the blood of Jesus.

     Song of Solomon 4:8  "Come with me from Lebanon, [my] spouse,
with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of
Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the
leopards."

     This is the bridegroom calling the bride, from her past earthly
life, to be with Him. Lebanon and the other names here, are symbolic.
The Bridegroom is calling His bride out of the world to Him.

     Song of Solomon 4:9 "Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my]
spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one
chain of thy neck."

     "Ravished", in this verse, means she has encompassed His heart.
She has taken His heart completely. My sister spouse is a step beyond
being promised. This is His young bride. The fact of one eye or one
chain, ravishing Him, perhaps, means that under the veil, He had just
seen this much, but it was enough to cause His heart to race. It
could, also, mean that her concentration was upon Him, as if she had
one eye.

     Song of Solomon 4:10 "How fair is thy love, my sister, [my]
spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine
ointments than all spices!"

     A "spouse" is a bride. This speaks of the special love He has for
His bride. To Him, she is beautiful. He would not trade her love for
anything, and that includes fine wine.

     Song of Solomon 4:11 "Thy lips, O [my] spouse, drop [as] the
honeycomb: honey and milk [are] under thy tongue; and the smell of thy
garments [is] like the smell of Lebanon."

     There are many things this could imply. The kisses between
husband and wife are special. They are moments when the world is
completely shut out. The implication, here, could be the special
relationship Christ has with His church. They are not part of the
world. They belong to Him, and Him alone. His love for them is so
great, it far surpasses this love and kisses of the bride and groom.
Hebrews 13:15 "By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise
to God continually, that is, the fruit of [our] lips giving thanks to
his name." The smell of Lebanon could be like Cedar, which does not
fade away. It preserves the relationship as cedar preserves from
moths.

     Song of Solomon 4:12 "A garden enclosed [is] my sister, [my]
spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed."

     This is saying, the bride has all He needs. The garden is a place
of love and peace. This is a place of rest. The church is a comfort,
companion, joy, and lover to Him. The spouse is for Him alone. The
spring shut up and fountain sealed shows she is His. He will not share
His bride {church} with anyone. We have spoken before that Jesus will
have 100% of us, or He will not have us at all. He will not share us
with false gods.

     Song of Solomon 4:13 "Thy plants [are] an orchard of
pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,"  Song
of Solomon 4:14 "Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all
trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:"

     The words and emotions which come from the bride are beautiful to
the bridegroom. Everything about her reminds Him of a beautiful
garden, and the fruit it produces. Christ loves the church as the
Bridegroom loves the bride. The union between Christ and the church is
unexplainable. He bought her with His precious blood. He cares for her
day to day. His love for her is greater than human love. It is
unselfish love. He cannot say enough good about His bride. All of the
valuable spices are mentioned to show He loves her more than all of
them.

     Song of Solomon 4:15 "A fountain of gardens, a well of living
waters, and streams from Lebanon."

     The beauty of the gardens and the living waters are like the
fresh flow of love from the bride to the groom.  This is like the life
in the Spirit that we live. John 4:10 "Jesus answered and said unto
her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to
thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would
have given thee living water." John 4:14 "But whosoever drinketh of
the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that
I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into
everlasting life."  John 7:38 "He that believeth on me, as the
scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living
water."

     Song of Solomon 4:16  "Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south;
blow upon my garden, [that] the spices thereof may flow out. Let my
beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits."

     The "north and the south" represent the cold and the heat. The
garden has to have both to do well. This is the bride inviting the
Bridegroom to come and stay in the garden with her. Perhaps, this is
speaking of the 1000 year reign of Jesus upon the earth, when the
entire land will be like a huge garden. The devil will be chained, and
the earth will be like a paradise garden. Whether we are thinking of
an individual Christian, or whether we are thinking of the church as a
whole, the desire of the bride is to become more pleasing to the
bridegroom. The gifts of the Spirit that the believers receive through
the Spirit will help them become more pleasing to their Saviour.

































                     Song Of Solomon 4 Questions


1.  Thou hast ________' eyes within thy locks.
2.  Who is speaking in verse 1?
3.  What do the eyes reveal?
4.  Quote Ephesians chapter 5 verses 28 and 29.
5.  The comparison of the teeth of the bride to sheep is speaking of
    the ___________.
6.  What makes the believers white as snow?
7.  What is another blessing, other than being saved?
8.  Most true Christians bear ____________ children.
9.  Thy lips are like a thread of __________.
10. "Comely" means _____________.
11. Quote 2 Samuel chapter 22 verse 51.
12. The "tower" is spoken of as ____________ strength.
13. Quote Ephesians chapter 4 verses 15 and 16.
14. Quote Proverbs chapter 5 verse 19.
15. On the earth is, possibly, speaking of a life of ___________.
16. When does the day break for the Christian?
17. What are the two possibilities for the meaning of verse 7?
18. The Bridegroom is calling His bride out of the _________ to Him.
19. What does "ravished" mean?
20. What does "sister spouse" tell us?
21. Quote Hebrews chapter 13 verse 15.
22. What % of us will Jesus settle for?
23. Everything about the bride reminds the Bridegroom of what?
24. Quote John chapter 4 verse 10.
25. Quote John chapter 4 verse 14.
26. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his
    belly shall flow ___________ of __________ _________.
27. What do the "north and south" represent in verse 16?
28. What time could this be speaking of?
29. Where will the devil be during this time?
30. The earth will be like a ___________ __________.