Matrimonial LoveMatrimonial Love

Song of Songs 5-7Song of Songs 5-7

She begins to describe the She begins to describe the BelovedBeloved

5:10 "My beloved is white and ruddy"5:10 "My beloved is white and ruddy"White White purity and heavenly purity and heavenlyRuddy = red / healthy blood running through Ruddy = red / healthy blood running through

Him.Him.UnlikeUnlike

– Acts 23 where St. Paul told Ananias the high priest Acts 23 where St. Paul told Ananias the high priest "God will strike you, you white washed wall"."God will strike you, you white washed wall".

– Matthew 23 Jesus says woe to the Pharisees for Matthew 23 Jesus says woe to the Pharisees for they're like white washed tombs white on the they're like white washed tombs white on the outside and on the inside full of death and outside and on the inside full of death and uncleanness.uncleanness.

While Jesus is white and pure, but also he is While Jesus is white and pure, but also he is full of life and His Blood is the life giving blood.full of life and His Blood is the life giving blood.

5:11 His 5:11 His headhead is likeis like the finest gold; His the finest gold; His lockslocks areare wavy, wavy, andand black as a raven. 12 His black as a raven. 12 His eyeseyes areare like doves by the like doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, rivers of waters, washed with milk, andand fitly set. 13 His fitly set. 13 His cheekscheeks areare like a bed of spices, banks of scented herbs. like a bed of spices, banks of scented herbs. His His lipslips areare lilies, dripping liquid myrrh. 14 His lilies, dripping liquid myrrh. 14 His handshands areare rods of gold set with beryl. His rods of gold set with beryl. His bodybody isis carved ivory carved ivory inlaid inlaid withwith sapphires. 15 His sapphires. 15 His legslegs areare pillars of marble pillars of marble set on bases of fine gold. His set on bases of fine gold. His countenancecountenance isis like like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. 16 His Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. 16 His mouthmouth isis most most sweet, yes, sweet, yes, He He isis altogether lovely altogether lovely. This . This isis my my beloved, and this beloved, and this isis my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem! my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!

When a soul is in love with the Lord and When a soul is in love with the Lord and she is talking about Him, it’s never she is talking about Him, it’s never enoughenough

And after all this… “He is altogether And after all this… “He is altogether lovely”lovely”

6:1 Where has your Beloved gone, O fairest among 6:1 Where has your Beloved gone, O fairest among women? Where has your Beloved turned aside, that women? Where has your Beloved turned aside, that

we may seek Him with you?we may seek Him with you?

A true Christian is the 5A true Christian is the 5thth gospel gospel When a soul is in love with the Lord When a soul is in love with the Lord

unintentional evangelism unintentional evangelism Am I so?Am I so?

6:4 6:4 O my loveO my love, you , you are asare as beautifulbeautiful as Tirzah, as Tirzah, lovelylovely as as Jerusalem, Jerusalem, awesomeawesome as as an armyan army with banners! 5 with banners! 5 Turn your eyes Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome meaway from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair . Your hair isis like a like a flock of goats going down from Gilead. 6 Your teeth flock of goats going down from Gilead. 6 Your teeth areare like a flock like a flock of sheep which have come up from the washing; every one bears of sheep which have come up from the washing; every one bears twins, and none twins, and none isis barren among them. 7 Like a piece of barren among them. 7 Like a piece of pomegranate pomegranate areare your temples behind your veil. 8 There are sixty your temples behind your veil. 8 There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and virgins without number. 9 queens and eighty concubines, and virgins without number. 9 My My dove, my perfect one, is the only onedove, my perfect one, is the only one, the only one of her , the only one of her mother, the favorite of the one who bore her. The daughters saw mother, the favorite of the one who bore her. The daughters saw her and called her her and called her blessedblessed, the queens and the concubines, and , the queens and the concubines, and they they praisedpraised her. 10 Who is she who looks forth as the morning, her. 10 Who is she who looks forth as the morning, fairfair as the moon, as the moon, clearclear as the sun, as the sun, awesomeawesome as as an armyan army with with banners?banners?

She is "dark; tanned by the sun; ‘don't look at She is "dark; tanned by the sun; ‘don't look at me’; have not kept her own vineyard…." Yet me’; have not kept her own vineyard…." Yet to Him we are simply the most beautiful to Him we are simply the most beautiful thing.thing.

““Your eyes have overcome Me” Your eyes have overcome Me”

6:11 I went down to the garden of nuts to 6:11 I went down to the garden of nuts to see the verdure of the valley, to see whether see the verdure of the valley, to see whether the vine had budded the vine had budded andand the pomegranates the pomegranates had bloomed. 12 Before I was even aware, had bloomed. 12 Before I was even aware, my soul had made me my soul had made me asas the chariots of my the chariots of my noble people.noble people.

The natural progression of the love The natural progression of the love relationship with the Lord is service relationship with the Lord is service of any kindof any kind

Notice:Notice:– She’s happy that she servesShe’s happy that she serves– ““I”I”

7:1 7:1 How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince’s How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince’s daughter!daughter! The curves of your thighs The curves of your thighs areare like jewels, the like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman. 2 Your navel work of the hands of a skillful workman. 2 Your navel isis a a rounded goblet; it lacks no blended beverage. rounded goblet; it lacks no blended beverage. Your waist Your waist isis a heap of wheat a heap of wheat set about with lilies. 3 Your two breasts set about with lilies. 3 Your two breasts areare like two fawns, twins of a gazelle. 4 Your neck like two fawns, twins of a gazelle. 4 Your neck isis like an like an ivory tower, your eyes ivory tower, your eyes likelike the pools in Heshbon by the gate the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bath Rabbim. of Bath Rabbim. Your nose Your nose isis like the tower of Lebanon like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascuswhich looks toward Damascus. 5 Your head . 5 Your head crownscrowns you you like like MountMount Carmel, and the hair of your head Carmel, and the hair of your head isis like purple; a like purple; a king king isis held captive by held captive by youryour tresses. 6 How fair and how tresses. 6 How fair and how pleasant you are, O love, with your delights! 7 pleasant you are, O love, with your delights! 7 This stature This stature of yours is like a palm treeof yours is like a palm tree, and your breasts , and your breasts likelike its its clusters. 8 I said, “I will go up to the palm tree, I will take clusters. 8 I said, “I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of its branches.” Let now your breasts be like clusters hold of its branches.” Let now your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples, 9 And of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples, 9 And the roof of your mouth like the best wine.the roof of your mouth like the best wine.Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, my Elect One Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, my Elect One in in whomwhom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; he will bring forth justice to the gentiles. he will bring forth justice to the gentiles.

Isaiah 42:1 Isaiah 42:1

7:1 How beautiful are your feet in 7:1 How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince’s daughter!sandals, O prince’s daughter!

Eph 6:15 and having shod your feet with Eph 6:15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peacethe preparation of the gospel of peace

7:2 Your waist is a heap of wheat7:2 Your waist is a heap of wheat Eph 6:14 Stand therefore, having girded Eph 6:14 Stand therefore, having girded

your waist with truthyour waist with truth 7:4 Your nose is like the tower of 7:4 Your nose is like the tower of

LebanonLebanon– TowerTower friend or foe friend or foe– Nose Nose good / nourishing or rotten / good / nourishing or rotten /

harmfulharmful– Servant Servant truth or lies truth or lies

7:7 This stature of yours is like 7:7 This stature of yours is like a palm treea palm tree

Straight and uprightStraight and upright Not proud when the storm winds comeNot proud when the storm winds come Has deep roots / provides food Has deep roots / provides food

nourishment in hard, dry placesnourishment in hard, dry places The more it’s hit, the more it gives the The more it’s hit, the more it gives the

fruit (of the Spirit)fruit (of the Spirit) Happily ready to give up her branches Happily ready to give up her branches

to lay them under the feet of Jesusto lay them under the feet of Jesus

7:10 I 7:10 I amam my beloved’s, and his desire my beloved’s, and his desire isis toward toward me. 11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth to the me. 11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth to the field; let us lodge in the villages. 12 Let us get up field; let us lodge in the villages. 12 Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine has early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine has budded, budded, whetherwhether the grape blossoms are open, the grape blossoms are open, andand the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love.give you my love.

Progression:Progression:– My beloved is mine and I am HisMy beloved is mine and I am His– I am my beloved's and He is mineI am my beloved's and He is mine– I am my beloved's and His desire is toward meI am my beloved's and His desire is toward me

Finally she now says "Let us" not "I" Finally she now says "Let us" not "I" "He must increase and I must decrease" John "He must increase and I must decrease" John

3:30 3:30 She's eager to work in His garden "rise up She's eager to work in His garden "rise up

early" early"

Glory be to God Forever, Glory be to God Forever, Amen.Amen.