SCRIPTURE: SONG OF SONGS 7
DESCRIPTION OF THE BEAUTY OF THE BELOVED BY THE LOVER: (vs. 1-9)
- You have a beautiful sandaled feet.
- Your graceful legs are like jewels, the work of a craftsman’s hands.
- Your navel is a rounded goblet that never lacks blended wine.
- Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by lilies.
- Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.
- Your neck is like an ivory tower.
- Your eyes are the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath Rabbim.
- Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon looking toward Damascus.
- Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel.
- Your hair is like royal tapestry; the king is held captive by its tresses.
- You are beautiful and pleasing with your delights.
- Your stature is like that of the palm.
- Your breasts like clusters of fruit and clusters of the vine.
- Your breath is like the fragrance of apples.
- Your mouth is like the best wine.
RESPONSE OF THE BELOVED: (vs. 9-13)
- May the wine go straight to my lover, flowing gently over lips and teeth.
- I belong to my lover, and his desire is for me.
- Come, my lover, let us go to the countryside, let us spend the night in the villages.
- Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vines have budded.
- I will give you my love if their blossoms have opened and if the pomegranates are in bloom.
- I have stored up for you the mandrakes with its fragrance at our door.
THOUGHTS:
In this chapter, the Lover tells his wife how attractive she is to him. And the wife also show appreciation with her love and services. This reminds us that husbands and wives need to express their love to each other often and find their joy with each other. True love gives the marriage partners the freedom to initiate acts of love and express their true feelings. This also reminds us of God’s love and sacrifice for us. How can we reciprocate His love?