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Song 2:8-17 The voice of my beloved!
behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. My
beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our
wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the
lattice. My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair
one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and
gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds
is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; the fig tree
putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a
good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. O my dove, that
art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me
see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and
thy countenance is comely. … My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth
among the lilies. KJV
Draw Near to me and I will draw near to you. The
Bridegroom is so near that she can hear Him whisper, Come away with me.
In Song of Solomon chapter 2, we see the groom and bride reminiscing of
the time of courtship. In this chapter they are exchanging tender-loving
sentiments …pledging their undying love to each other. How ever uncomely
and unkempt those in the world may view the church He says, we are
accepted among the beloved.
Eph 1:6 To the praise of the glory of his
grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Most of us know that the groom represents Christ who
has betrothed Himself to us –the church. We have been bought with a price
–the precious blood of Jesus. In the new covenant, He is represented on
earth by the Holy Spirit, depicted here by the Dove. The Holy Spirit is
the part of the Godhead that conveys the love that the Father and Son. He
is our comforter, our companion. The dove is used because of its gracious
–harmless-peaceful nature. Yet here Solomon refers to his beloved as a
dove. So here in this piece, the dove has special significance
representing both the Bride and the Groom. Could it be said that they
have become one in heart and purpose.
Winter has indeed past and we see it evidenced by the rich greenery and
abundance of flowers. In the old covenant dwelling in the cleft of the
Rock is paralleled in the New by dwelling in Christ. In these passages,
the Bridegroom’s excitement is revealed in leaping and skipping upon the
hills – how His heart must flutter when He thinks of coming back for His
one true love. Here she expresses how she loves to hear His voice and to
look upon His face. He is as excited in anticipation of beholding her
countenance as she is His. He has made the bedchamber ready as
illustrated by the castle in the distance. The Bride is finally convinced
that He is her beloved and she is His –the Spirit and the bride say,
“Come”. (Rev 22:17)
Rev 22:17 The
[Holy] Spirit and the bride (the church, the true Christians) say,
Come! And let him who is listening say, Come! And let everyone come who
is thirsty [who is painfully conscious of his need of those things by
which the soul is refreshed, supported, and strengthened]; and whoever
[earnestly] desires to do it, let him come, take, appropriate, and
drink the water of Life without cost. [Isa 55:1.] AMP
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