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] my head is [damp] with the dew [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 [near] the [key] hole [in] the door & my [insides yearned] for him. I rose up to open to my beloved & my hands & fingers [dripped] with myrrh, [even] 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I opened [the door] to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself & was gone.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, 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 [basins.] |
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.] |