Love of Jesus in the Song of Songs 2

Whole Theme

  • Solomon Describing about Shulamite
  • Shulamite didn’t mind
  • Solomon leaves without His presence
  • Problem : Shulamite searching for Solomon
  • The Daughters of Jerusalem ( non believers / people who have backsliden  ) asks the reason why Solomon is so special to Shulamite
  • Shulamite tells about the greatness of Solomon to the Daughters of Jerusalem
  • Result : The Daughters of Jerusalem also now wants to seek Solomon
  • Result : Now She knows where Solomon is

Love

  • Highest form of Love in Song of Songs
  • Holiest of Holy book, Because love between Jesus and the Church
  • 1 book out of 1005 books written by Solomon
  • First time mentioned when Abraham took Isaac at the mount
  • Second time mentioned when the servant was in search of a Bride for Isaac

Paul being more personal

Galatians 2:20
New King James Version (NKJV)

20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Shulamite being more personal

  • The Shulamite , Let him kiss me.

“I have heard many people about His love, but let me know His love personally. So let Him Kiss me”

Bride being more personal

  • Bride groom more personal . And speak directly. “O you fair amount women”
  • But Bride, talk about the Bride groom to others

Solomon and Shulamite

Song of Solomon 1 : 1-4a
New King James Version (NKJV)

Solomon’s Love for a Shulamite Girl
1 The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

The Banquet
The Shulamite

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
For your love is better than wine.
3 Because of the fragrance of your good ointments,
Your name is ointment poured forth;
Therefore the virgins love you.
4 Draw me away!

Song of Solomon 1:7-8
New King James Version (NKJV)

(To Her Beloved)

7 Tell me, O you whom I love,
Where you feed your flock,
Where you make it rest at noon.
For why should I be as one who veils herself
By the flocks of your companions?

The Beloved

8 If you do not know, O fairest among women,
Follow in the footsteps of the flock,
And feed your little goats
Beside the shepherds’ tents.

  • Greatest blessing on people, when they knows Gods love for him

This book of Song of Songs helps us , we love Him because He first loved us.

  • Revelation 1 : Majesty of Jesus, King of all Kings also 10 descriptions

10 Descriptions

Song of Solomon 5:9-16
New King James Version (NKJV)

The Daughters of Jerusalem

What is your beloved
More than another beloved,
O fairest among women?
What is your beloved
More than another beloved,
That you so charge us?

The Shulamite

10 My beloved is white and ruddy,
Chief among ten thousand.
11 His head is like the finest gold;
His locks are wavy,
And black as a raven.
12 His eyes are like doves
By the rivers of waters,
Washed with milk,
And fitly set.
13 His cheeks are like a bed of spices,
Banks of scented herbs.
His lips are lilies,
Dripping liquid myrrh.

14 His hands are rods of gold
Set with beryl.
His body is carved ivory
Inlaid with sapphires.
15 His legs are pillars of marble
Set on bases of fine gold.
His countenance is like Lebanon,
Excellent as the cedars.
16 His mouth is most sweet,
Yes, he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved,
And this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem!

10 My beloved is white and ruddy,
Chief among ten thousand

  • White means dazzling in greek
  • Chief in greek
  • Jesus is the Hero of Heroes, chief among 10,000
  • David ” you are worth 10 thousand of us “
  • 10,000 * 10,000 is innumerable  singing worthy is the Lamp in Revelation
  • ruddy , = red
  • Bible says David has rossy cheeks
  • Purity and passion ( white and ruddy )

Story of Gideon

Week, Small and Significant

  • God chose the humble. Least tribe : manase. Least of his fathers family.
  • He was nervous
  • As per Gods instruction, Gideon and some people with him went and saw their enemies. Enemies were like the sand on the sea shore that no one could number
  • Gideon heard a Guard of Medianites talking to another guard about a dream the guard saw. The Guard saw a barley bread came down from the hill and smashed all the tents
  • Jesus is the Bread of Life, which will destroy all enemies.
  • Gideon prepared 32,000 people. But God said no. Finally only 300 people where chosen using a test where only these 300 people drank water taking on their hand and like a dog in a well call harote ( harote in hebrew called trembling )
    • Thing to learn from this is, it could be any blessing, but keep that in control in your hands. Don’t let the blessing control you
    • “All things are lawful for me, but i will not be brought under the power of any” – Apostle Paul
  • To confirm his calling, Gideon asked God to wet the Flees and make other remains around it to be dry, it happened as it is
  • Again, Gideon asked God to make dry the Flees and make other remains wet. It happened as it was asked. This confirms Gideon’s calling.
  • Fless is the wool of the Lamp. The Lamp of God.
  • Jesus is that Flees. When Jesus came down from heaven He was full of grace. Heavens dew was upon Him. Everywhere He goes power goes out of Him, if they were wrong they were set right, if they were blind they saw, if they in leprosy they got cleansed, majestic exds  of Lebanon
  • Jesus gave up Himself to be made dry on the cross that we could get heavens dew ( Grace ) .

How Gideon Defeated his enemy

  • 300 men went to the battle
  • A light inside the lamp, and a ramps Horn. No Weapon
  • 300 men blew the trumpet
    • By preaching Gods word, By preaching the death of Jesus the Lamp, our earthen vessel is broken, you are humbled and then the light can shine and it brought victory to all the people of God.

Moses, Elijah and Jesus not on the same ground

  • Moses Failed, Elijah Failed, Jesus never fails
  • God told “Here Him”, Not Them, in the mount of transfiguration.
  • The women near the well, started with saying : Jew –> Sir –> Prophet –> Messiah

Faith

Its not about you have little faith, you have great faith.

  • Faith is the response to the revelation of Jesus
  • The more of Jesus you see the more faith you have
  • The moment you see faith, it takes wings and fly away
  • When you put eye on Jesus faith is there to stay

Impeccability of Christ

Wrong belief

  • There are those who teach that Jesus could have sin, He was tempted on all points as we are, so He could sin if He wanted to
  • But the only difference between Jesus and us is that we said yes to Temptation, but Jesus said no.
  • They agree that Jesus never sinned, but He was tempted.

Wrong Belief example: He was tempted to punch people in the face

Correct Belief

  • Impeccability of Christ means Jesus cannot sin.
  • Even when He was on earth, He cannot sin.
  • He never has the inward urge to be tempted as we are
  • we have a fallen body that we got from Adam, but He didn’t
  • Where Adam was innocent even before he fall, but the Lord was holy ( The Last Adam )
  • He was always Deity that brought on Humanity
  • Our Heart was so small to handle the big subject we are learning.

Hebrews 4:15
New King James Version (NKJV)

15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

  • tempted : temptation to sin or tested in life or trials in life
  • W E Wines expository meaning : Not referring to “He never said yes to temptation”
    • That means He is tested in all points, but not in the area of sin.
      • sin exempted
    • Never temptation to sin
    • He cannot be tempted to sin
Tested on all points
  • Jesus was rejected
  • Jesus suffered grief
  • Jesus was tired
  • Jesus was thirsty
  • Jesus was hungry
  • Jesus experienced the whole emotions of being rejected
  • Kiss of betrayal on His cheeks
  • He came to His own (Jews) , His own received Him not.
  • He felt the pains of rejection

But not pertaining to sin

White

  • That is the white ( e.g.: Impeccability of Christ )

Ruddy

  • From the word Adom
  • Hebrew for Blood is Dum/Dummim(Plural). Blood red.
  • Adam = = Red man
  • E dom = = Red

White and Ruddy : Fully God and Fully man

The Finest Gold

11 His head is like the finest gold;
His locks are wavy,
And black as a raven.

  • Jesus never grew old. He can never grow old. The time has no effect of Him. He is young always. As He is so you are you in this world
  • Gold speaks of supremacy or Deity

Fine Gold Vs the Finest Gold

Story of Daniel

  • King Nebuchadnezzar was searching for someone to tell him what he saw in this dream and its interpretation
  • Daniel and teen age friends gathered together and prayer. First corporate prayer. And then Daniel knew the dream and its interpretation.

Verses

Daniel 2:25-48
New King James Version (NKJV)

25 Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king, and said thus to him, “I have found a man of the captives of Judah, who will make known to the king the interpretation.”

26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?”

27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king. 28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these: 29 As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be. 30 But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.

31 “You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome. 32 This image’s head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. 34 You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

36 “This is the dream. Now we will tell the interpretation of it before the king. 37 You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory; 38 and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all—you are this head of gold. 39 But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. 40 And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others. 41 Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. 43 As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. 44 And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 45 Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”

Daniel and His Friends Promoted

46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him. 47 The king answered Daniel, and said, “Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret.” 48 Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.

  • Jesus head is like the Finest Gold
  • He is the Great High Priest.
  • Never in the history of Israel, the High Priest called Great High Priest
  • Similarly He was also called Great Sheppard

Interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar dream

  • Head : Gold : Babylonian Empire 646 BC ( Iraq )
  • Chest : Silver : Medo-Persian Empire ( Iran )
  • Bronze : Greek Empire ( Later in Chapter 7 talks about Alexander the great )
  • Legs : Iron : Roman Empire ( God send His Son ) , cut in to west and east, Two legs
  • Partly Iron , Partly Clay : Iron —-> absolute rule, like a dictator. Clay is –> Democracy : Revive Roman Empire : Present day
  • Gentile Rule, non Jewish rule
  • You saw a rock cut without human hands, smashing the legs, whole thing breaking in to pieces
  • Who is that rock ? Lord Jesus
  • Rock will become a great mountain, that is our Rock Jesus and His kingdom when He comes to Rule

Man : Deteriorating

  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Bronze
  • Iron
  • Partly Iron and Partly Clay

Jesus : No Deteriorating

  • Heads : Gold
  • Hands : Rods of Gold
  • Legs : pillars of Fine Gold

Gold means supreme power.

Seek for nothing, be humble

  • Everything you pin in man’s hand deteriorate
  • Everything you put in Jesus hand it never deteriorates
  • Prophet Samuel to Saul : “When God chose you, where you not little in your own sight”
  • e.g.: When starting 10% Tithe could be little, so its easy to give , but when Salary increases 10% Tithe might look big and people might hesitate to give.
  • There might be small tests ( Tests are not diseases )
  • Stay low, that’s where the water goes

We may seek Him

  • Shulamite tells about the greatness of Solomon
    • She was testifying about Him
    • That stirred the hears of The Daughters of Jerusalem
    • It struck a passion in them for Him
    • She wasn’t even talking to Jesus
    • She ignited her own fire
    • She struck fire on their hearts who were listening
  • Result : The Daughters of Jerusalem also now wants to seek Solomon
  • Result : Now She knows where Solomon is
    • Just by talking about Him, She knows where He is

Song of Solomon 6:1-3
New King James Version (NKJV)

The Daughters of Jerusalem

6 Where has your beloved gone,
O fairest among women?
Where has your beloved turned aside,
That we may seek him with you?

The Shulamite

2 My beloved has gone to his garden,
To the beds of spices,
To feed his flock in the gardens,
And to gather lilies.
3 I am my beloved’s,
And my beloved is mine.
He feeds his flock among the lilies.

  • feed his flock : Jesus always feeding His flock
  • My beloved has gone to his garden : She found where Her beloved is
  • Before: My Beloved is mine –> Very Possessive
  • After : Song of Songs 6 : 3a I am my beloved’s, And my beloved is mine.
  • Lilies are white, pure.

Our Experience with Jesus Vs Other Peoples argument

No matter how argumentative your friends are, the one with the experience will never be at the mercy of the one with the argument

  • No one can argue with your experience.
  • To know where Jesus is, To get back His presence, To ignite fire on others : Talk about Him

Son of Man

First time Son of Man

Matthew 8:20
New King James Version (NKJV)

20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”

Picture of Jesus labouring all the time, Cleaning, Cleansing, Healing, Opening eyes, Blessing, Multiplying, Re-assuring, Restoring, Lifting, Encouraging, Giving, Blessing. Multitude followed Him wherever  He went. He loves them.

  • Once upon a time man put crown of thorns on His head
  • man hit ( continuously : imperfect tense )  his head with reed ( things we use to make flute ) when Jesus was wearing thorns , blood was over his face ( ruddy )
  • beloved is white and ruddy.
  • He could have been white alone, but He loved us so much that He came down and hence ruddy, to save us
  • Jesus was accused saying “He saved others but He cannot save Himself “,
    • Yes. Because to save others He cannot save Himself
    • He has to pay
    • Head, which bore the crown of thorns and blood everywhere.
    • So it became ruddy

Last time Son of Man

Revelation 14:14
New King James Version (NKJV)

Reaping the Earth’s Harvest

14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.

Revelation 19:12
New King James Version (NKJV)

12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.

  • Crowns
    • Crown of Ministerial Glory
    • Crown of Moral Glory
    • Crown of Official Glory
  • Where Jesus rules, no sickness can rule, no demon can rule. We are waiting for that
  • Before He was wearing thorns in His head and now His head with Crowns

 

Love of Jesus in the Song of Songs

In Song of Songs

  • Farmer boy is in love with her.
  • She is in love with the former boy
  • The King is in love with a country girl
  • When Solomon want to wood that girl, he came in disguise of a country boy
  • That is the picture of King of all Kings ( Jesus Christ ) , when He came to us, He came in a lowly way
  • Jesus is rich but He came in to a poor family ( which can be proved when Mary gave 2 doves , which normally only Poor people will give )
  • Marry came from Natan, David’s son
  • Joseph came from Solomon son
  • Because of the curse on a king, Johoyakin a king of Judah, they became poor
  • Ox = Very Rich
  • Lamp = Middle income
  • Pair of Doves = Poor
  • Jesus didn’t remain poor
  • Wherever Jesus is , Gold will come, Myrh and Frankisense . Jesus sponsored His flight to Alexandra after that.

Song of Songs is like

Watching a play

  • Daughters of Jerusalem narrating
  • Beloved narating
  • Shepherd king narrating

Feminine Speciality

  • Picture of Church
  • You are the one receiving the love/protection
  • You are made to be loved
  • you are not made to be rule the man
  • Equal position but not same function

 

  • First thing she says, let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth ( to the pure all things are pure )
  • Love does not wants the knowledge from a far, Love wants intimacy.
  • We are here not just to know about Jesus, but to draw near to Him
  • We want Him to kiss us
  • The word worship in Hebrew http://biblehub.com/greek/4352.htm proskuneo is also called to kiss
  • We normally don’t give kisses freely and we are very careful about our kisses
  • To kiss you should come near

Joseph Story

  • Joseph Told to his brothers, even after they betrayed him, “Come near to me”
  • Then he says “you will dwell in goshan ” :
  • Goshan in Hebrew its called drawing near
  • And their ( in the place of nearness ), i will provide for you
  • i will feed you
  • I will protect you and your loved ones and your little ones
  • We are all near to God
  • But we have to be near to Jesus ( all are not near to Jesus )
  • There was 70 disciples around Jesus when He walked on earth.
  • Later on 12 remained
    Many of the 70 left
  • Out of twelve there were 3 who were closer ( Peter, James , John )
  • Out of three one is even closer ( John )

Song of Solomon 1:7-8
New King James Version (NKJV)

(To Her Beloved)

Tell me, O you whom I love,
Where you feed your flock,
Where you make it rest at noon.
For why should I be as one who veils herself
By the flocks of your companions?

The Beloved

If you do not know, O fairest among women,
Follow in the footsteps of the flock,
And feed your little goats
Beside the shepherds’ tents.

Good Shepherds

  1. Feed
  2. Rest

O fairest among women

  • God does not love you after you have come and arrive at a place of holiness
  • He loves you from the start of your Journey
  • But He sees you as most beautiful among women
  • Fairest in Hebrew : http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3303.htm yapheh , which means beautiful

Follow in the footsteps of the flock

  • This is the answer for question “You know where your Lord is?”
  • Answer : Go to church
  • Find out other flock where they are well fed and you will find the Lord
  • Please where the Lord feeding the Goats, besides where the shepherd tent
  • When we come together then its shepherd’s tent

Tent

  • Tent is temporal
  • Buildings are temporal
  • Thats why we use our money to serve Him
  • We don’t use God to serve money
  • God wants to prosper people. Yes.
  • But we should be careful on over emphasis on Prosperity. It turns people off. Jesus is more important than money
  • With Jesus you are provided for and much more.

Song of Solomon 4:1-5
New King James Version (NKJV)

The Bridegroom Praises the Bride

The Beloved

Behold, you are fair, my love!
Behold, you are fair!
You have dove’s eyes behind your veil.
Your hair is like a flock of goats,
Going down from Mount Gilead.
Your teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep
Which have come up from the washing,
Every one of which bears twins,
And none is barren among them.
Your lips are like a strand of scarlet,
And your mouth is lovely.
Your temples behind your veil
Are like a piece of pomegranate.
Your neck is like the tower of David,
Built for an armory,
On which hang a thousand bucklers,
All shields of mighty men.
Your two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle,
Which feed among the lilies.

7 Depiction / Characteristics of the Bride

  1. dove’s eyes
  2. Hair
  3. Teeth
  4. Lips
  5. Mouth
  6. Temples

Head

  • Its more about the Head part
  • Reflection of the Christ who is the head of the Church
  • The beauty we have is the reflection of His beauty
  • When Jesus first looks at us, He sees where we are looking ( looks at our eyes )
    • Only when we see Jesus, then only He can see our eyes
    • It’s hard to look in to our eyes, when we are looking sideways or other side
  • First thing He look is your eyes
    • He doesn’t see you hands or feet
    • He doesn’t look at what we do with our hands
    • He doesn’t look at where we walk
    • He doesn’t look at whether they are good or bad
    • It’s not what we do
    • It’s not our walk
  • Work is important and walk important but it will be done even without us knowing it ( sub consciously ) when we see unto Jesus
  • We we look unto Jesus, it will affect what we do

Ending up doing good

  • When the woman came with the Alabaster and anointed the feet of Jesus
  • She had only eyes for Him
  • It will affect your walk also
  • She wasn’t conscious of the work she was doing when she had her eyes on Jesus
  • Her work were subconscious
  • She has done good work
  • A good work is born out of love.

Mark 14:6
New King James Version (NKJV)

6 But Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me.

Looking beyond

  • “behind your veil”
  • veil is something that hides
  • middle eastern , time of solomon
  • Jesus is able to look beyond
  • He is concerned about your eyes
  • I can see the Holy Spirit dove in your eyes

Dove

  • Dove can find its home
  • Dove has so long distance eyes
  • Dove is so faithful
  • Picture of Gentleness and peaceful
  • The Lord saing “I see Gentleness in your eyes”

Peter Story

  • Jesus turned and looked at Peter
  • Peter engaged with His eyes to Jesus eyes and so he wept.
  • The Lord doesn’t condemn us, The Lord loves us and thats what broke Peter’s heart
  • That made Peter jump in to the water and went towards Jesus

I see you beautiful now

  • More Goats –> More Prosperity
  • Plenty of Flocks, Goats and Cattle represent Prosperity, which was seen in Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
    • That’s how the wealth was measured at that time, as they don’t have money.

Hebrews 12:2
New King James Version (NKJV)

looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

  • looking unto: Greek word is Look OFF : look away from something to Jesus
  • Do not be distracted by anything else
  • Look off all problems unto Jesus

Non-Head

  1. Neck
  2. Breasts

Song of Solomon 6:4
New King James Version (NKJV)

Praise of the Shulamite’s Beauty

The Beloved

O my love, you are as beautiful as Tirzah,
Lovely as Jerusalem,
Awesome as an army with banners!

Tirzah
  • Beautiful valley in Israel
  • Place where oak tree is there which is 1000’s of years old , believed to be from the time of Abraham ( Elon Moreh : Oak of Moreh )
  • Daughter of Daughter of Zelophehad

Making love with words

Ephesians 5:23-27
New King James Version (NKJV)

23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

  • People think that one day the church will be a glorious church
  • But the Greek tenses says it clear that the church is already glorious , not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish
  • without wrinkly means Young
  • Tense ( Greek ) : Present active participle : He might present her to Himself
  • ANY SUCH THING : Diseases ( Put your faith out there )
  • she should be holy and without blemish : Its not an action, its a declaration
  • Tense ( Greek ) : Present : without blemish
  • Already without blemish, Already Holy

Hair

Your hair is like a flock of goats,
Going down from Mount Gilead.

  • Flock of goats –> represents prosperity in the time of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
  • Flock –> Dense hair
  • Mount Gilead beautiful place in Jordan, when sheep goes down, it look so black –> Hair which is black
    • In Gilead they produce balm which is used for making you beauty
    • Jesus Christ is the balm of Gilead
    • Shepherd boys brining Flocks of Goats, looking completely black
  • Hair speaks of maturity
    • He sees you mature before you are mature ( do this with others )
  • Do not provoke you children to anger

Jeremiah 8:22
New King James Version (NKJV)

22 Is there no balm in Gilead,
Is there no physician there?
Why then is there no recovery
For the health of the daughter of my people?

Teeth

Your teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep
Which have come up from the washing,
Every one of which bears twins,
And none is barren among them.

  • shorn sheep ( sheep with hair cut ) and snow are so white. They wear Eye Glasses while cutting hair of sheep and also for snow ( snow reflecting the sun light is so powerful )
  • shorn sheep : saved of all encumbrance
  • Washing with the word
  • Teeth with twins ( one up and one down, equally aligned )
  • None barren
  • You are able to masticate food
  • You are able to chew on it
  • You are able to medicate on the word
  • God says “I love the way you mediate on my word”
  • Every time you meditate , the washing is going on
  • “come up from the washing” – Whitening your spiritual teeth

Reasoning

Isaiah 1:18
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18 “Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.

Leviticus Law

  • You cannot eat anything that cannot chew the cud

Leviticus 11:3
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3 Among the animals, whatever divides the hoof, having cloven hooves and chewing the cud—that you may eat.

Deuteronomy 14:8
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8 Also the swine is unclean for you, because it has cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud; you shall not eat their flesh or touch their dead carcasses.

Lips & Mouth

Your lips are like a strand of scarlet,
And your mouth is lovely.
Your temples behind your veil
Are like a piece of pomegranate.

  • strand of scarlet : Rehab house, she hung a red ribbon/robe in her window, to show the Jews that she is helped them. ( Red represents the Blood )
    • Entire Bible have a scarlet tread
    • First God clothed Adam and Eve with leather cloths, which has blood for cleaning them from sins
      • God was the one who first shed innocent blood to cover the guilty
    • Abel gave blood offering for the forgiveness of sins
  • Our lips and mouth has hope, life, Good news, Redemption,
  • When we speak , ministering redemption, ministering grace, what Jesus can do for them, What Jesus has done.

Grieving the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4:29-30
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29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

  • Grace : Things which they don’t deserve
  • Do our words minister grace? that is called scarlet stand

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Speak words that build others up which they don’t deserve

Mark 3:4-5
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4 Then He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent. 5 And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.

  • Pharisees words uphold the sabbath, but there is no grace. That made Jesus to grieve

Temple

  • Mind/Head
  • Pomegranate is a fruit which has many seeds, surrounded with Red Liquid
    • One of the healthy Juice
    • Fruit of blessing in bible
    • liquid is red
  • Seeds represents Creative thoughts, life giving thoughts that could grow like a tree.
  • God sees our thoughts, but as pure because its purified by the red liquid, represents the Blood of Christ
  • Bad thoughts are washed with the red colour liquid in the Pomegranate, which represents the Blood of Christ
  • Lips and Pomegranate(Head/Mind) are together , why both are red?
  • “When I see your thoughts, i see your thoughts washed in My Blood”
  • God didn’t liken Mind to Pomegranate because it exists
  • But God created Pomegranate because God meant for it to be used in the Song of Songs
  • Song of Songs is not lining up with Gods creation
  • Gods creation is lining up for Gods Redemption

Neck

Your neck is like the tower of David,
Built for an armory,
On which hang a thousand bucklers,
All shields of mighty men.

  • Tower of David, is not the one which we have right now
  • Place of Rest
  • Which works according to the will of God

David’s 3D army

  1. Distress
  2. Discontented
  3. Debt
  • They all became the mighty man
  • They rest their armoury in the neck
  • Neck is used in the bible for your will
  • stiff neck — Will that has not been subdued , because it has not subdued, it is not a pliable will ( when God says, go this way, and they go the other way : Stiff neck )
    • stiff neck : some one rebellion
    • The Lord said about Israel “You are a stiff necked people”. verse below
  • When God sees the bride, He says “your neck is like Everyone can rest in your will”, In other words your Will is submitted to me
  • Such a restful thing flowing with you
  • God says, “when I am with you all mighty man can rest, other ministers , other ministries can rest
  • In your presence they are lifted
  • In your presence they are refreshed
  • The mighty man find their rest , because you have made the decision that you will follow the Lord, follow His way
  • Neck has to do with the Will

Exodus 32:9
New King James Version (NKJV)

9 And the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people!

Song of Songs chapter 5

  • It doesn’t say that the women is perfect, but He sees us perfect
  • This can be seen in Song of Songs Chapter 5
  • Lord want time with her but she refused to have
  • She got out from bed and He was gone
  • Our Lord never leave us nor forsake us
  • I think, Some time he leaves the sense of His presence to stir us in to passion, to stir our emotion for Him

Song of Songs Chapter 6

  • Song of Songs Chapter 4 Shows the love of Jesus to the bride groom
  • Song of Songs Chapter 5 she rebelled
  • Song of Songs Chapter 6 Jesus is still in love with the bride groom

Song of Solomon 6:4-7
New King James Version (NKJV)

Praise of the Shulamite’s Beauty

The Beloved

4 O my love, you are as beautiful as Tirzah,
Lovely as Jerusalem,
Awesome as an army with banners!
5 Turn your eyes away from me,
For they have overcome me.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
Going down from Gilead.
6 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep
Which have come up from the washing;
Every one bears twins,
And none is barren among them.
7 Like a piece of pomegranate
Are your temples behind your veil.

What overcome the Lord?

By looking at Him

He has not changed His view even after she rebelled

Breasts

Your two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle,
Which feed among the lilies.

  • Two Fawns / Twins of gazelle ( looks like a pair of deer )
  • It speaks of beauty
  • It speaks of grace

Breasts in spiritual substance

1 Thessalonians 5:8
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8 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

Brestplate

  1. Faith
  2. Hope

Bride Groom’s little sister

Song of Solomon 8:8
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The Shulamite’s Brothers

8 We have a little sister,
And she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
In the day when she is spoken for?

  • No breasts means less matured/grown
  • No Faith and No Love
  • No Faith, the Lord doesn’t see love.
    • Increase in Faith by hearing the word of Christ,
    • Increase in Love by seeing Him, enjoying Him. we love Him because He first loved us
  • No Favour

Works Labour Patience

without Faith, Love and hope

Revelation 2:2
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2 “I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars;

with Faith, Love and Hope

1 Thessalonians 1:3
New King James Version (NKJV)

3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,

  • Ministry concept
  • works without faith, labor without love and patience without hope is bad
  • People coming out from church filled with faith and love is the real church

Where Lord Feeds?

  • “Feed among the lilies”
  • Lilies =  believers
  • Lord loves to be where the believers are
  • Thats where He feeds us
  • Thats where your Faith and love will grow
  • Where we gather, the Lord feeds
  • Its not singular : its plural
    • Talking about Church

Song of Solomon 6:2-3
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The Shulamite

2 My beloved has gone to his garden,
To the beds of spices,
To feed his flock in the gardens,
And to gather lilies.
3 I am my beloved’s,
And my beloved is mine.
He feeds his flock among the lilies.

No Blemish

Song of Solomon 4:7
New King James Version (NKJV)

7 You are all fair, my love,
And there is no spot in you.

  • spot in Hebrew : mum : http://biblehub.com/hebrew/4140b.htm
  • Blemish is something to do with the birth
  • lamp can be of no blemish
  • But when it grows, it can’t be of no spot
    • No such thing as no spot for a lamp
  • Jesus is the only Lamp who is without blemish and without spot
    • without blemish in His birth and without spot in His life.
  • God says “when I see you, i see your new birth. your new birth has no blemish, no spot”

The Lord calls us without Blemish and without Spot

Without Blemish only

  • No such lamp for Israel without spot, so God asked only a lamp without blemish

Exodus 12:5
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5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.

Without Blemish and without Spot

Jesus the only lamp without blemish and without spot

  • We are redeemed by His blood

1 Peter 1:19
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19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

Come with me

Song of Solomon 4:8-11
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8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse,
With me from Lebanon.
Look from the top of Amana,
From the top of Senir and Hermon,
From the lions’ dens,
From the mountains of the leopards.
9 You have ravished my heart,
My sister, my spouse;
You have ravished my heart
With one look of your eyes,
With one link of your necklace.
10 How fair is your love,
My sister, my spouse!
How much better than wine is your love,
And the scent of your perfumes
Than all spices!
11 Your lips, O my spouse,
Drip as the honeycomb;
Honey and milk are under your tongue;
And the fragrance of your garments
Is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

  • Sister : Jesus is our elder brother and our spouse
  • Beautiful places : Lebanon, the top of Amana, top of Senir and Hermon,
  • But there are dangerous things like lions’ dens and mountains of the leopards
  • lions and leopards hunt sheep
  • Love is better than wine ( yayin in Hebrew : http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3196.htm :  first time when Noah drunk wine , it intoxicated him )
  • Honey and Milk : Land filled with milk and honey are under your tongue, in your words
    • When you speak you enjoy your promise land
  • Jesus is not saying , go away from that place , go other place, depart
    • Depart , go away means, : I am here and you are there : makes a separation between God and us
  • Jesus is not saying don’t go near
  • Jesus is saying, come with me. Thats the love of Chirst
  • Come unto me I will give you rest

Jesus saying to us, Come with me

First one in and last one out

Genesis 7:1
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The Great Flood

7 Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation.

  • Come into the ark means the Lord goes into the ark first
  • He didn’t say go
  • He is not outside

Genesis 8:16
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16 “Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons’ wives with you.

First One in, last One out, that is the Hero

  • First word a child learns is come ( Eg: Come to daddy )
  • Grace is all about come
  • Old Covenant : don’t come near me

What ravishes the heart of Jesus?

With one look of our eyes,
With one link of our necklace

  •  Ravish is so powerful
  • That much Jesus love us

Come

I Believe that the Book of revelation corresponds to the 22 letters of the hebrew alphabet

  • 2nd letter : Bet : Church is in Chapter 2
  • 5 : Grace : Redeems taking the scroll ( Worthy is the Lamp ) : chapter 5
  • 22 : Last letter tav : Jesus : Chapter 22

Revelation 22:16
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16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”

How Root and Offspring of David?

  • Being God and Man
  • Root : Jesus the Root and David being the branch ( Deity )
  • Offspring : David brought Jesus forth : Jesus manhood

Everyone who are thirst

Revelation 22:17
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17 And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

 

Heart of God in the Old Testament

Old Testament Books

  • Totally 39 Books
  • Middle 5 books, poetry and the Heart of worship ( Heart in the centre ) : Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs
    • Heart is worship, Poetry
    • Poetry books
    • Which says that the heart of God is love
  • First 17 books and Last 17 books left over
  • First 5 books are the law/Torah
  • Other 12 Books, Historical books
    • 12 : number of government
  • Out of last 17 books, first 5 books major Prophets, last 12 books minor prophets
    • minor prophets because the book is small, not because its less important

List of Old Testament Books

  1. Genesis
  2. Exodus
  3. Leviticus
  4. Numbers
  5. Deuteronomy
  6. Joshua
  7. Judges
  8. Ruth
  9. 1 Samuel
  10. 2 Samuel
  11. 1 Kings
  12. 2 Kings
  13. 1 Chronicles
  14. 2 Chronicles
  15. Ezra
  16. Nehemiah
  17. Esther
  18. Job
  19. Psalm
  20. Proverbs
  21. Ecclesiastes
  22. Song of Solomon
  23. Isaiah
  24. Jeremiah
  25. Lamentations
  26. Ezekiel
  27. Daniel
  28. Hosea
  29. Joel
  30. Amos
  31. Obadiah
  32. Jonah
  33. Micah
  34. Nahum
  35. Habakkuk
  36. Zephaniah
  37. Haggai
  38. Zechariah
  39. Malachi

New Testament and Old Testament

  • The Old is in the New Revealed
  • The New in the Old Concealed
  • In the New the Old is open
  • In the Old the New is Hidden

 

God SO loved the world

Sometime we have this idea that God is stern and Jesus is wonderful, but its wrong.

John 3:16
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16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

  • God so loved the world
  • He gave His only begotten Son

Romans 4:5
New King James Version (NKJV)

5 But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,

  • believes on God

Romans 4:24
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24 but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead,

  • believe in Him
  • He raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead
  • If we are to stand before Him, as He is God we are finished
  • But we stand before Him as a Saviour God

He is a Saviour God

  • If we are to stand before Him as He is God alone, we will be finished
  • But we stand before Him as Saviour God and He is our Father

God wants to hear your voice

Song of Solomon 2:14
New King James Version (NKJV)

14 “O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,
In the secret places of the cliff,
Let me see your face,
Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your face is lovely.”

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
New King James Version (NKJV)

16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Undeserved, unmerited favour of God

Forgiveness of sins

Ephesians 1:7
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7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

  • the forgiveness of sins, NOT according to our goodness
  • the forgiveness of sins, NOT according to our Obedience
  • the forgiveness of sins, NOT according to our Faithfulness
  • the forgiveness of sins, NOT according to our self control
  • the forgiveness of sins, NOT according to our non sinning character

John 1:17
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17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

  • came : singular in Greek language
  • Grace and Truth are not different, they are the same
  • Singular : Single Person : Jesus Christ : Grace and Truth

Dominion over sin

Only way that sin cannot be dominion over us

Romans 6:14
New King James Version (NKJV)

14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

  • sin is NOT a verb
  • sin is a noun

Law says, do good –> get good : do bad –> get bad

Story of Israelites coming out from Egypt

Before 10 Commandments was given

BASED ON GOD’S FAITHFULNESS 

  • Murmuring or complaining is a sin.
  • Israelites murmured before the 10 commandments were give
    • NO ONE DIED
    • Because of His Unmerited favour
    • Because God is faithful and because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
  • They came out because of God’s faithfulness
  • They murmured before Red sea, Waters of Mara, for the Lack of food.
    • No one died
  • Because of God’s faithfulness, Read sea opened, waters of Mara became sweet after putting the tree inside ( tree represents cross ), Lack of food was satisfied by manna from Heaven
  • Even after they murmured,
    • God was with them during the day time as cloud, night time as fire. And also they were provided with water after Moses hit the rock
  • ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENED BEFORE GIVING THE 10 COMMANDMENTS

After 10 Commandments was given

BASED ON PEOPLE’S FAITHFULNESS 

  • Israelites murmured after giving 10 Commandments
    • They were dead each time they murmured
  • Ten commandments was given in Exodus 20
  • On Exodus 19, Israelites were boasting on their Self Righteousness, as if all blessings were because of their own faithfulness,
    • So 10 Commandments was given
    • God immediately said to Moses, let the people of Israelites not come near Me

After Jesus Died on the Cross

  • Jesus has redeemed us from the 10 Commandments / Law
  • We started living “Before 10 commandments was given” life
  • Now BASED ON HIS FAITHFULNESS

Story of women found in Adultery

Theme

  • “Neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more ” – Jesus Christ
  • No condemnation was given first, that leads to sin no more.
  • Some churches have in reverse like : go and sin no more then we won’t condemn you

Story

  • When the women was caught in adultery, she was brought to Jesus to find fault with Jesus
  • Pharisees and Sadducee were telling the law of Moses to Jesus, as if such and such women should be stoned
  • Jesus knelt down and wrote on the ground with His own fingers
    • This instance happened inside the temple.
    • It was  a stony ground
    • Jesus was trying to explain the fact (depicting) that, He is the one who wrote the 10 commandments in Mount Sinai and gave it to Moses.
  • Jesus was keeping the law of Moses by saying if any of you were righteous, let him stone her first. One by one left
  • On the other side, Jesus could stone the women, but He didn’t.
  • Jesus demonstrated HIS Love and HIS faithfulness.

At that time, Jesus was the One who is going to receive the sin of the women on His body on the cross

Story of The Prodigal son

  • Jews tradition is to divide the inheritance only after fathers death, but the son was least bothered about that, considering that His father was dead ( Prodigal son has No love towards his father ), hence he asked for dividing his inheritance.
  • The son returned to the house, not because He understood the love of his Father, but because he is hungry
  • He is trying to prove His self righteousness by stating that he would like to be His servant rather than accepting His Father’s love and being His son
  • According the Jewish Law, the son has to be stoned for this sin. So for protecting him, his Father ran towards him
  • Even at the end, the son didn’t understand Father’s love, but the Father only ran towards him, hug him, kiss him, even after he would have smelled like a pig/swine. Shows the love of the Father in heaven.

Source of Good works

Romans 11:6
New King James Version (NKJV)

6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.

Ephesians 2:8-10

New King James Version (NKJV)

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Reverse Engineering Ephesians 2:8-10 

  • Example: Following the river backwards to find it’s source
  • Good works <– not of works <– not of yourselves <– For by grace you have been saved through faith

Word “saved” in Greek

  • http://biblehub.com/greek/4982.htm
  • Saved, healed, protected
  • Also used in “The healing of the women with an issue of blood”

Mark 5:34
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34 And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”

Importance of Undeserved and Unmerited favour of God

  • Paul said “Grace be with you all” whenever he starts and finishes a book/letter. Shows the importance.
  • The word “Grace” was used by Paul to the most immoral church Corinthians and more un-scriptural church Galatians, 26 time altogether.

There is no condemnation

Romans 8:1
New King James Version (NKJV)

8 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

Don’t beat yourself

  • DON’T SAY “I should not have done that”

If you beat yourself, it’s a matter of time you will beat others : with words, actions

  • if you are hard on yourself, you will hard with others
  • if you don’t forgive yourself, you won’t have mind to forgive others
  • if you beat yourself, you will beat others
  • if you hurt yourself, you will hurt others

If you stop beating yourself, you set yourself free, and You are free to forgive others

  • Stop beating yourself, Jesus took all you beatings at the cross
  • Stop hurting yourself, Jesus was hurt for all your sins
  • Stop blaming yourself, Jesus took all punishments for your mistakes

By doing this you are honouring Jesus and for what He has done for you.

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