SONG OF SOLOMON LESSON 6


     We will begin this lesson in Song of Solomon 6:1 "Whither is thy
beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved
turned aside? that we may seek him with thee."

     This is speaking of the Bridegroom being gone away for awhile.
This symbolizes the Lord Jesus, who is even now seated in heaven at
the right hand of the Father. He is building a home for His bride. The
world does not understand that He is gone away, and is coming back for
His bride. John 14:3 "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye
may be also."  They are constantly asking, "If He is coming back, why
has He not already come"? The bride is even now saying, "Come quickly
Lord Jesus".

     Song of Solomon 6:2 "My beloved is gone down into his garden, to
the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies."

     The Garden of Eden was patterned after the garden in heaven,
where the tree of life is. Jesus is, even now, there waiting, until
the Father tells Him it is time to come and get His bride.

     Song of Solomon 6:3 "I [am] my beloved's, and my beloved [is]
mine: he feedeth among the lilies."

     The bride is not in despair. She knows Her bridegroom is coming
back. All Christians who are the bride have taken on the name of their
groom. Christian starts with Christ. Hebrews 8:10 "For this [is] the
covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,
saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in
their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a
people:"  Revelation 21:3 "And I heard a great voice out of heaven
saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell
with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with
them, [and be] their God."

     Song of Solomon 6:4  "Thou [art] beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah,
comely as Jerusalem, terrible as [an army] with banners."

     The bride of Christ is spoken of as all believers in Christ. It
is, also, spoken of as New Jerusalem. The Scripture above, is the
beginning of the groom speaking wonderful things to His bride.
Ephesians 5:27 "That he might present it to himself a glorious church,
not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be
holy and without blemish." The church is the city of God.

     Song of Solomon 6:5 "Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have
overcome me: thy hair [is] as a flock of goats that appear from
Gilead."

     In an earlier Scripture, we saw that the goats had long black
hair. The church of the Lord Jesus Christ is victorious, when Jesus is
present. Jesus is the victor. No earthly power will be able to
withstand the church. The reason being the power of the Lord Jesus
Christ in the church.

     Song of Solomon 6:6 "Thy teeth [are] as a flock of sheep which go
up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and [there is]
not one barren among them."

     We have touched on this before. The teeth are white. This just
means they are very fruitful.

     Song of Solomon 6:7 "As a piece of a pomegranate [are] thy
temples within thy locks."

     This, perhaps, is speaking of our mind stayed upon God. God is
not interested so much in a church with outward beauty, as He is in
its inward beauty. He does not want us to have a form of religion. He
wants us to love Him with all our heart, body, soul, and mind.

     Song of Solomon 6:8 "There are threescore queens, and fourscore
concubines, and virgins without number."

     Threescore is speaking of 60. Fourscore is speaking of 80.
Solomon never slept with many of the women he claimed as his wives. We
have discussed that some of the marriages were for political reasons
to keep peace in the land. The queens, concubines, and virgins
represent the different types of women. The virgins represent the
church of the Lord Jesus Christ.

     Song of Solomon 6:9 "My dove, my undefiled is [but] one; she [is]
the [only] one of her mother, she [is] the choice [one] of her that
bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; [yea], the queens
and the concubines, and they praised her."

     Now, we see the "virgins" separated out. They are those who have
never worshipped false gods. They are pure. The "concubines", here,
speak of the unconverted world. They are aware of Christianity, even
though they never became the bride of Christ {Church}. The "queens"
represent the natural Israelite that was in power, but was never
converted to Christianity. Galatians 4:26 "But Jerusalem which is
above is free, which is the mother of us all."

     Song of Solomon 6:10  "Who [is] she [that] looketh forth as the
morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, [and] terrible as [an
army] with banners?"

     The queens and the concubines can not believe the virgin is so
precious to the Bridegroom. Revelation 19:14 "And the armies [which
were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen,
white and clean."  Matthew 13:43 "Then shall the righteous shine forth
as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.  Who hath ears to hear, let
him hear."

     Song of Solomon 6:11 "I went down into the garden of nuts to see
the fruits of the valley, [and] to see whether the vine flourished,
[and] the pomegranates budded."

     The main message to be taken from this, is in the word "I". It
shows that she, of her own free, will followed her groom. She was not
a bondslave. She had freedom of movement. Christians come to Christ of
their own free will. God does not force us to accept Him. He wants our
love.

     Song of Solomon 6:12 "Or ever I was aware, my soul made me [like]
the chariots of Ammi-nadib."

     "Ammi-nadib" means people of liberality. This just means that she
had freedom or liberty to go and do as she wished. She went wherever
she chose to go. This is very important, because of the freedom we
have to receive the Lord, or to reject Him. God does not want us to be
like puppets on strings. He wants our love. He wants us to choose to
be with Him.

     Song of Solomon 6:13 "Return, return, O Shulamite; return,
return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite?
As it were the company of two armies."

     I believe the "Shulamite", here, is speaking of the bride of
Christ.  Those in attendance are calling her back. She is the church.
The two armies could be speaking of physical Israel and spiritual
Israel. Luke 15:10 "Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the
presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth."


























                     Song Of Solomon 6 Questions


1.  Who is gone away for awhile?
2.  Who does this symbolize?
3.  Quote John chapter 14 verse 3.
4.  What is the bride saying now?
5.  My beloved is gone down into his __________.
6.  What was the garden of Eden patterned after?
7.  Why is the bride not in despair?
8.  Quote Hebrews chapter 8 verse 10.
9.  The tabernacle of God is with ________.
10. Besides the Christians, what is called the bride of Christ?
11. Quote Ephesians chapter 5 verse 27.
12. What have we learned about goat hair?
13. Why can the world not defeat the church?
14. What is verse 7 speaking of?
15. How does He want us to love Him?
16. How many is threescore?
17. How many is fourscore?
18. What were many of Solomon's marriages for?
19. What do "queens", "concubines", and "virgins" speak of?
20. In verse 9, who is separated out?
21. Who are they?
22. Quote Galatians chapter 4 verse 26.
23. Quote Revelation chapter 19 verse 14.
24. What does verse 11 show us?
25. What does "Ammi-nadib" mean?
26. Why is this important?
27. Who is the "Shulamite"?
28. Quote Luke chapter 15 verse 10.