SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 6/23/2013
8:40 AM
My Worship Time Focus: Extolling
her beauty
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Song of
Solomon 4:1-7
Message of the
verses: “1 ¶ “How beautiful you are,
my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil;
Your hair is like a flock of goats That have descended from Mount Gilead. 2 “Your
teeth are like a flock of newly shorn ewes Which have come up from their
washing, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young. 3
“Your lips are like a scarlet thread, And your mouth is lovely. Your temples
are like a slice of a pomegranate Behind your veil. 4 "Your neck is like the tower of David,
Built with rows of stones On which are hung a thousand shields, All the round
shields of the mighty men. 5 “Your two breasts are like two fawns, Twins of a
gazelle Which feed among the lilies. 6 “Until the cool of the day When the
shadows flee away, I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh And to the hill of
frankincense. 7 “You are altogether beautiful, my darling, And there is no
blemish in you.”
If a young man would say these exact things to a young
girl whom he was in love with in our culture today she would probably think
that he was not all there. However
expressions of love differ from one culture to another culture and from one
nation to another nation. Solomon was
saying exactly what was in his heart, and that was that he was head over heels
in love with this young lady. We see in
verse three there is a mention of a veil and so I want to quote a verse from
Genesis 24:65 to show how the veil was mentioned there and how it was still
looked upon in the time of Solomon, and probably to some extent looked upon
today: “She said to the servant,
"Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?" And the servant
said, "He is my master." Then she took her veil and covered herself.” Here is an endnote from Dr. Wiersbe to further
help explain the significance of the veil:
“In modern weddings, the lifting of the bride’s veil is symbolic of the
sexual consummation of the marriage that will later take place. ‘I am his and
he is mine.’”
The following quote helps us to understand exactly what
some of these “strange” terms that Solomon uses to show his love for the Shulamite: “Doves’ eyes would reflect peace and
depth. The bride’s teeth were clean,
even beautiful. When you remember that
ancient peoples didn’t quite understand dental hygiene, this ws an admirable
trait. Healthy teeth would also affect
her breath (7:8). She had a queenly neck
and a posture with it that exuded control, power, and stability. She was a tower of strength! The ‘mountains of myrrh’ refer to her
breasts, which he would enjoy all night until the dawn would break, and she
would also enjoy his expressions of love.”
Dr. Wiersbe uses the KJB of the Bible for his commentaries and I use the
NASB so that explains why some of the words are a bit different.
Spiritual meaning
for my life today: My love for the
Lord and for my wife should continue to grow in depth the longer that I
live. It is much easier to express these
kinds of things when one first meets the woman that you are to marry, but
worthwhile to continue to have your love grow as the years pass, for they pass
by very rapidly.
My Steps of Faith for Today:
Seek to have my love grow for both my Lord and my wife.
Memory verses for the week: Psalm 46:1-3
1 God is our refuge and strength; a very present help in
trouble. Therefore we will not fear,
though the mountains slip into the sea; 3 though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah.
Answer to yesterday’s Bible
question: “Thessalonica” (Acts 17:1)
Today’s Bible
Question: “What Gentile girl decided to
serve God because of her love for her mother-in-law?”
Answer in tomorrow’s SD.
6/23/2013 9:08 AM
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