Song 2 Commentary
His Banner Over Me Is Love
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KEY THOUGHT: My beloved is mine, and I am his. [Song 2:16a NKJV]
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Song 2 NKJV
A Country Girl in a Palace
2 I am the rose of Sharon,
And the lily of the valleys.
The Beloved
2 Like a lily among thorns,
So is my love among the daughters.
The Shulamite
3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods,
So is my beloved among the sons.
I sat down in his shade with great delight,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
The Shulamite to the Daughters of Jerusalem
4 He brought me to the [a]banqueting house,
And his banner over me was love.
5 Sustain me with cakes of raisins,
Refresh me with apples,
For I am lovesick.
6 His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.
7 I [b]charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.
The Beloved’s Request
The Shulamite
8 The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he comes
Leaping upon the mountains,
Skipping upon the hills.
9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Behold, he stands behind our wall;
He is looking through the windows,
Gazing through the lattice.
10 My beloved spoke, and said to me:
“Rise up, my love, my fair one,
And come away.
11 For lo, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
12 The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of singing has come,
And the voice of the turtledove
Is heard in our land.
13 The fig tree puts forth her green figs,
And the vines with the tender grapes
Give a good smell.
Rise up, my love, my fair one,
And come away!
14 “O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,
In the secret places of the cliff,
Let me see your [c]face,
Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your face is lovely.”
Her Brothers
15 Catch us the foxes,
The little foxes that spoil the vines,
For our vines have tender grapes.
The Shulamite
16 My beloved is mine, and I am his.
He feeds his flock among the lilies.
(To Her Beloved)
17 Until the day breaks
And the shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved,
And be like a gazelle
Or a young stag
Upon the mountains of [d]Bether.
Footnotes
a. Song of Solomon 2:4 Lit. house of wine
b. Song of Solomon 2:7 adjure
c. Song of Solomon 2:14 Lit. appearance
d. Song of Solomon 2:17 Lit. Separation
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 2 Commentary
Verse 4 is the subject of a beautifully acted song by Cedarmont Kids. His banner over me is love. He leads me to the banquet hall.
In the song, the LORD Jesus Christ has shown up as the lover. In other places, He is the good shepherd who prepares a table for His own in the presence of the saint’s enemies.
“The rose of Sharon and a lily of the valleys,” is yet another famous praise phrase for the LORD Jesus Christ.
“Catch us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines.” Another thought from Chapter 2 with worldwide fame in the Body of Christ. You could lift these thoughts and plant them in the New Testament without any trouble at all! Pricelessly beautiful!
As with all Scripture, the first layer of application takes us back to the context.
Several themes run through the chapter. “My beloved is mine, and I am his.” Verse 16. It rings of exclusivity. There is one lover and one beloved. It’s a throwback to Genesis where we have one Eve for one Adam!
The mention of little foxes ruining the vineyard tells us that the problem of sexual immorality isn’t new. Let them not ruin the vineyard!
“Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.” Verse 7b. Don’t play with sexual feelings until the right time; until the right gazelle shows up!
Awakening love or sexual feelings is a human decision. It leads to all sorts of sexual perversions. Adultery, fornication, pornography, masturbation.
Chapter 2 condemns today’s open sexual scenes on the screens and in the streets.
The drama oozes with natural beauty: Mountains, valleys, wild gardens, fruits, and forests. The picture of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Peace and tranquility comes to mind. Reminiscing. How can we possibly forget!
But there is more. The drama has ignored the realities of life after Genesis 3. Verse 11 speaks of winter when the environment plays negatively on a happy outing!
The mention of foxes and thorns introduces the thought of imperfection. Chapter 2 wants to be real! Let love exist within the context of these realities.
While love isn’t “seasonal”, love itself will experience seasons. Thus, the scripture underlines the thought that, ‘There is a time for everything”. The mention of winter brings back the thought of a rough season for the love birds.
But the bad season passes, and the vines are back in shape! But so are the little foxes!
Personification of divine qualities is one important function of the wisdom literature. The Book of Proverbs had Lady Wisdom, with Lady Wickedness being the antagonist.
The Book of Ecclesiastes reduced worldly intelligential to a “chase after the wind”. It left us with the feeling, “We can be smarter than this”. The Song of Solomon is about divine love expressed through humans.
This book helps us see sexual perversion as a distortion of God’s model. And there are consequences!
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