SONG OF SOLOMON LESSON 3
We will begin this lesson in Song of Solomon 3:1 "By night on my
bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him
not."
This speaks of the church wanting the Lord Jesus to come back,
but something seems to be delaying Him. Sometimes, Christians feel
this seperation, when they long to be out of this world and be with
Jesus in heaven. They long for that close relationship they will
enjoy with the Lord. Paul spoke a little of this, when he wanted to
die and be with the Lord. Philippians 1:21 "For to me to live [is]
Christ, and to die [is] gain." Philippians 1:22 "But if I live in the
flesh, this [is] the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot
not." Philippians 1:23 "For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a
desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:"
Philippians 1:24 "Nevertheless to abide in the flesh [is] more needful
for you." Philippians 1:25 "And having this confidence, I know that I
shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of
faith;" This world is not the home of the Christian. The desire of the
Christian is to be with Jesus. The Lord leaves us here for the purpose
of winning the lost to Him.
Song of Solomon 3:2 "I will rise now, and go about the city in
the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul
loveth: I sought him, but I found him not."
Jesus will not be found in the broad ways. The path that leads to
righteousness is a straight and narrow path. Christianity is not a one
time experience, it is a daily walk through life to Jesus. It is like
a marriage. You do not get married, have one experience with your
groom, and go back into the world. Marriage and Christianity are
eternal commitments.
Song of Solomon 3:3 "The watchmen that go about the city found
me: [to whom I said], Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?"
The watchmen are those who are to watch and warn. I believe this
is speaking of spiritual leaders, who are to warn the people of the
coming of the Lord. The Christian, in this instance, is asking the
watchmen to help them find the time of the coming of the Lord.
Song of Solomon 3:4 "[It was] but a little that I passed from
them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not
let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into
the chamber of her that conceived me."
This is odd, but it speaks of the individual finding Christ for
himself. The watchmen knew not when the Lord cometh. This speaks of
the individual Christian who finds Christ, and hangs on with
everything within him. He will not let go. The groom may have delayed
His coming, but He was always near. This speaks of the "omnipresence"
of God. He is near, and yet, He is in heaven at the right hand of the
Father. The fact of the mother's chambers, here, is speaking of this
being a holy union, which is not outside the teachings of the mother.
This is not a clandestine relationship, but one sanctioned by the
teachings of God.
Song of Solomon 3:5 "I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem,
by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor
awake [my] love, till he please."
This is the same statement as chapter 2 verse 7 in the last
lesson. We took note that the "daughters of Jerusalem" were speaking
of the physical house of Israel.
Song of Solomon 3:6 "Who [is] this that cometh out of the
wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and
frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?"
God led the children of Israel through the wilderness with a
pillar of smoke by day and a fire by night. The bridegroom is perfumed
with myrrh and frankincense. "Frankincense" accompanies the meat
sacrifice. Jesus was the perfect Lamb sacrifice. He was anointed for
the sacrifice by the woman with the box of ointment. Mark 14:3 "And
being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat,
there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard
very precious; and she brake the box, and poured [it] on his head."
Song of Solomon 3:7 "Behold his bed, which [is] Solomon's;
threescore valiant men [are] about it, of the valiant of Israel."
This symbolizes the Lord coming after His bride. This is very
similar to the 45th Psalm. Psalms 45:10 "Hearken, O daughter, and
consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy
father's house;" This is speaking of carrying her home to be with Him.
Threescore is 60. This 60 is speaking of the bodyguard which bring her
to the groom. The church is ministered to by the angels of God.
Hebrews 1:14 "Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to
minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?"
Song of Solomon 3:8 "They all hold swords, [being] expert in war:
every man [hath] his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the
night."
The bride of Christ {church} may go through dangerous places, but
the Lord protects Her. The "sword", sometimes, symbolically means the
Word of God. The Psalms 46:1 "God [is] our refuge and strength, a very
present help in trouble." Psalms 62:7 "In God [is] my salvation and my
glory: the rock of my strength, [and] my refuge, [is] in God."
Song of Solomon 3:9 "King Solomon made himself a chariot of the
wood of Lebanon."
"Wood", as we discussed earlier, speaks of worldliness. This
speaks of the chariot being of the world.
Song of Solomon 3:10 "He made the pillars thereof [of] silver,
the bottom thereof [of] gold, the covering of it [of] purple, the
midst thereof being paved [with] love, for the daughters of
Jerusalem."
"Silver" speaks of redemption. "Gold" speaks of God. "Purple"
speaks of royalty. To me, this is speaking of the bride coming from
the earth, or the worldly. She is redeemed {silver} by the blood of
Jesus. God {gold} is the foundation. The path is paved by the love of
God. Jesus is the way that was opened to Physical Israel first, and
then made open to the Gentiles who became spiritual Israel through
belief. Galatians 3:29 "And if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye
Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."
Song of Solomon 3:11 "Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and
behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in
the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his
heart."
"Zion" symbolizes the church. This is speaking of the bride of
Christ. The crown of the Lord is because He is King. Hebrews 2:9 "But
we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the
suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the
grace of God should taste death for every man." Revelation 19:12 "His
eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns;
and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself."
Revelation 19:13 "And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood:
and his name is called The Word of God."
Song Of Solomon 3 Questions
1. What is verse 1 speaking of?
2. When do Christians feel this separation the most?
3. Who spoke of this very clearly?
4. Quote Philippians chapter 1 verses 21 through 25.
5. What is wrong with the search in verse 2?
6. What is Christianity?
7. Marriage and Christianity are ___________ commitments.
8. Who does the author believe the watchmen are speaking of?
9. What is the Christian asking the watchmen?
10. What is verse 4 speaking of?
11. What does "omnipresence" mean?
12. Who are "daughters of Jerusalem"?
13. Where did God manifest Himself to the children of Israel in a
pillar of smoke?
14. What special use did the "frankincense" have?
15. Quote Mark chapter 14 verse 3.
16. What does verse 7 symbolize?
17. Quote Psalms chapter 45 verse 10.
18. Threescore is ______.
19. Quote Hebrews chapter 1 verse 14.
20. Who protects the church?
21. What does the "sword" symbolize?
22. Quote Psalms chapter 46 verse 1.
23. King Solomon made himself a chariot of the ________ of Lebanon.
24. "Wood" speaks of _____________.
25. "Silver" speaks of ____________.
26. The church is redeemed by the ______ of Jesus.
27. What does "purple" mean?
28. Quote Galatians chapter 3 verse 29.
29. "Zion" symbolizes the _________.
30. Quote Revelation chapter 19 verse 12.
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