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Song 3:6-5:1

Who is this coming up from the desert

like a column of smoke,

perfumed with myrrh and incense

made from all the spices of the merchant?

He is coming to get her and he is all duded up

7Look! It is Solomon's carriage,

escorted by sixty warriors,

the noblest of Israel,

8all of them wearing the sword,

all experienced in battle,

each with his sword at his side,

prepared for the terrors of the night.

He has sixty grooms men who are the best fighters in the land to protect her.

Do you think she feels safe under his care? I would.

9King Solomon made for himself the carriage;

he made it of wood from Lebanon.

10Its posts he made of silver,

its base of gold.

Its seat was upholstered with purple,

its interior lovingly inlaid

by the daughters of Jerusalem.

This is Solomons Lemo. Nothing but the best for his bride.

11Come out, you daughters of Zion,

and look at King Solomon wearing the crown,

the crown with which his mother crowned him

on the day of his wedding,

the day his heart rejoiced.

His heart rejoices because of the purity of the marriage. He has been a Godly disciplined man.

Sex before a marriage will harm a good relationship or prolong a bad one.

 

 

The consummation of the marriage

Solomon to his bride

The couple are at the honeymoon suite and about to make love.

4:1 How beautiful you are, my darling!

Oh, how beautiful!

Your eyes behind your veil are doves. (her vail is on)

Your hair is like a flock of goats

descending from Mount Gilead. (her hair is down so we can assume the vail is off)

From a distance, the goats moving down this mountain in a wave look like her hair.

2Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn,

coming up from the washing. (very white)

Each has its twin;

not one of them is alone. (she has all of her teeth)

He sees her teeth. You grin on your honeymoon.

3Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon;

your mouth is lovely.

Your temples behind your veil

are like the halves of a pomegranate. (pomegranate are red. Is she blushing?)

4Your neck is like the tower of David, (they defended the nation from this tower)

built with elegance;

on it hang a thousand shields,

all of them shields of warriors. (she carries herself well)

5Your two breasts are like two fawns,

like twin fawns of a gazelle

that browse among the lilies.

Gazelles are soft and tender and you want

6Until the day breaks

and the shadows flee,

I will go to the mountain of myrrh

and to the hill of incense.

He plans to spend all night tenderly touching her body.

7All beautiful you are, my darling;

there is no flaw in you.

Solomon has spent a great deal of time encouraging shulammite. Men must take time to speak and treat our wives tenderly if we want the sex part of our marriages to work. Women must be treated well to desire intimacy. Can I get an amen ladys.

8Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,

come with me from Lebanon.

Descend from the crest of Amana,

from the top of Senir, the summit of Hermon, (huge, intimidating mountain)

from the lions' dens

and the mountain haunts of the leopards.

He tells her that she is safe with him. He will protect her physically, emotionally and spiritually.

9You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;

you have stolen my heart

with one glance of your eyes,

with one jewel of your necklace.

10How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride!

How much more pleasing is your love than wine,

and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice!

11Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;

milk and honey are under your tongue.

How does he know what it taste like under her tongue?

The Hebrews must of came up with this not the French.

The fragrance of your garments is like that of Lebanon.

12You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride;

you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain. (an oasis)

A garden refers to her sexuality.

She is a virgin. He has not dishonored her sexually.

13Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates

with choice fruits,

with henna and nard,

14nard and saffron,

calamus and cinnamon,

with every kind of incense tree,

with myrrh and aloes

and all the finest spices.

15You are a garden fountain,

a well of flowing water

streaming down from Lebanon.

This refers to the amount of moisture that is present.

 

Shulammite to Solomon

16 Awake, north wind,

and come, south wind!

Blow on my garden,

that its fragrance may spread abroad.

Let my lover come into his garden

and taste its choice fruits.

Use your wildest imagination and you are probably right.

This is the most erotic verse in the bible and God blesses it.

 

Solomon to Shulammite

5:1 I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride;

I have gathered my myrrh with my spice.

I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey;

I have drunk my wine and my milk.

Solomon and Shulammite are now one. She is his and he is hers.

God to the Couple

Eat, O friends, and drink;

drink your fill, O lovers.

God created sex and delights to see marriages partake of it. Sex is not dirty or wrong. It is the natural offspring of gentle, tender, compassionate love for one another.

 

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