Song of Solomon 2 - Admiration and Affirmation

 

Song of Solomon 2 – Admiration and Affirmation

 

Solomon and his wife began a habit of speaking admiration and affirmation as should every married couple. The Shulamite saw herself as a wild autumn flower out of season and out of place. A country girl among the royal elite. The lily of the valley is a delicate white blossom, associated with weddings. For Solomon to call her a lily among thorns expressed that the Shulamite’s beauty made all other women undesirable by comparison.

In speaking of Solomon as a tree unique among the others in the forest, the Shulamite had set Solomon apart for herself from all others. This is the nature of holy matrimony. Husband and wife reserve themselves for each other and together are considered set apart unto God.

Solomon understood how to delight his true love’s heart. The banner represents Solomon’s claim of the Shulamite as his beloved, his protective love and spiritual blessing. Under his banner, she felt safe to be physically and emotionally vulnerable.

Solomon teaches that there is a right time for intimacy within the context of marriage. The Shulamite charged the daughters of Jerusalem to restrain themselves, warning them not to cross the line before the right time, before finding their own mates.

Rock pigeons were known to build nests in towering rock clefts far away from humanity. She told Solomon she longed to be alone with him in an isolated place where the world could not intrude.

The oneness of marriage is a sacred trust and the willingness to share one’s deepest self with one another is at the core. (Gen 2:24; I Cor. 7:3, 4).

You never know when the Lord will come to you for a time of communion. No obstacle stands between Him and you except the ones you put up yourself. When you spend time in loving communion with Christ, it is like a springtime after the winter and the dawning of a new day. No better husband than the one we have in Christ.

 

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