Song 5 Commentary
The Bride’s Stupid Reasoning, The Groom “Bolts”
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KEY THOUGHT: You have ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; [Song 4:9a NKJV]
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Song 5 NKJV
The Bride Praises the Bridegroom
The Beloved
5 I have come to 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.
(To His Friends)
Eat, O friends!
Drink, yes, drink deeply,
O beloved ones!
The Shulamite’s Troubled Evening
The Shulamite
2 I sleep, but my heart is awake;
It is the voice of my beloved!
He knocks, saying,
“Open for me, my sister, [a]my love,
My dove, my perfect one;
For my head is covered with dew,
My [b]locks with the drops of the night.”
3 I have taken off my robe;
How can I put it on again?
I have washed my feet;
How can I [c]defile them?
4 My beloved put his hand
By the [d]latch of the door,
And my heart yearned for him.
5 I arose to open for my beloved,
And my hands dripped with myrrh,
My fingers with liquid myrrh,
On the handles of the lock.
6 I opened for my beloved,
But my beloved had turned away and was gone.
My [e]heart leaped up when he spoke.
I sought him, but I could not find him;
I called him, but he gave me no answer.
7 The watchmen who went about the city found me.
They struck me, they wounded me;
The keepers of the walls
Took my veil away from me.
8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
That you tell him I am lovesick!
The Daughters of Jerusalem
9 What is your beloved
More than another beloved,
O fairest among women?
What is your beloved
More than another beloved,
That you so [f]charge us?
The Shulamite
10 My beloved is white and ruddy,
[g]Chief among ten thousand.
11 His head is like the finest gold;
His locks are wavy,
And black as a raven.
12 His eyes are like doves
By the rivers of waters,
Washed with milk,
And [h]fitly set.
13 His cheeks are like a bed of spices,
Banks of scented herbs.
His lips are lilies,
Dripping liquid myrrh.
14 His hands are rods of gold
Set with beryl.
His body is carved ivory
Inlaid with sapphires.
15 His legs are pillars of marble
Set on bases of fine gold.
His countenance is like Lebanon,
Excellent as the cedars.
16 His mouth is most sweet,
Yes, he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved,
And this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem!
Footnotes
a. Song of Solomon 5:2 my companion, friend
b. Song of Solomon 5:2 curls or hair
c. Song of Solomon 5:3 dirty
d. Song of Solomon 5:4 opening
e. Song of Solomon 5:6 Lit. soul
f. Song of Solomon 5:9 adjure
g. Song of Solomon 5:10 Distinguished
h. Song of Solomon 5:12 sitting in a setting
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Song 5 Commentary
Of course, the Book of Songs is more of a drama than a song. Or simply an acted song. The groom is out and long, probably deep into the night. The bride is home and asleep, but not exactly asleep. Her man’s absence is too troubling to sleep soundly. She is missing him
He eventually shows up, but her delayed reaction makes him vanish again. She goes after him, being abused and bruised in the process. This is interesting.
The bride is everything to the groom. But she is nothing to the night guards.
A woman is abused in loveless hands. Her lover shouldn’t be too absent! In the process of finding love, a woman may land herself in the wrong hands. Not every man in a pair of trousers can be a lover.
Watchmen should be protecting the city. Can there be any safer pair of hands? A woman is mistaken when she feels a man with a fat bank account can be her protector. He can take care of a conglomerate, but not a woman. She doesn’t belong to him.
Of course, the bride’s friends have no idea. What makes this man so special to the bride that she scales dangerous terrain for him? Well, while others see black hair on an irregularly shaped head, she sees gold. You don’t see the same things!
It is a blessing to have eyes that see all of this in an ordinary man. Of course, ordinary to other eyes.
Within the context of the history-long blessing, the bride, the church, is bruised when she turns to others for love. She isn’t special in their eyes.
Countless individuals know the pain of seeking love in loveless empty cisterns. You are abused in the process.
You want to quickly say yes when He knocks. Don’t let the weight of irrelevant attachments be the reason for missing your golden opportunity.
The reason the woman gives in this chapter is carelessly stupid! “I have taken off my robe; how can I put it on again?” But look at what is at stake!
We are reminded of similar stupid reasons for missing the great banquet. “I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.” Luke 14:18b.
Love is mutual. The man disappears when rejected. He won’t force himself on her. “He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him” John 1:11a.
Time isn’t our ally. Mortals should feel like the Bridegroom stays permanently at one’s door. They shouldn’t think they are free to play with stupid reasoning endlessly.
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