The Song of Solomon 7
THIS chapter brings us to the farthest point reached by the Song in the history of the Jewish people viewed as the beloved one of the King (Christ), for chapter 8 is supplemental.
In sinless perfection, beautiful and glorious as the handiwork of God in new creation, the bride is seen in verses 1 to 5. Because the description begins at the feet and ends at the head, it is by some thought that the language is that of the daughters of Jerusalem, rather than of the King. It is the perfect work of the divine Penman, the Holy Spirit, Author of all of the Bible.
The wonders of the grace of our Saviour God are beyond our minds to take in. Think of the poor, degraded, despised Jew, hated and cast out by his unbelieving brethren, brought into a place and condition of glory beyond anything this world has ever seen, and this in association with their King, the once rejected Messiah. It is the Israel of God, ransomed, redeemed with the precious blood of Christ, that is portrayed in the verses before us in figurative language which tell of beauty, wealth and honor in abundance. And this beauty fills, captivates, the heart of the King (verse 5).
In verse 10 the bride’s statement should be compared with verse 3 of chapter 6, and with verse 16 of chapter 2, for there is progress in each repetition. The Bridegroom-King at last fully occupies her heart, and self is lost to view:
“I am my Beloved’s, and His desire is toward me.”
It is the work of the Holy Spirit to occupy the saints, not with themselves, or their feelings, but with Christ their Head.
Verses 11 to 13 are also the words of the bride; she calls upon her Husband to go with her through the land. It is early perhaps for such a visit, yet the reunited twelve tribes of Israel will already have found the land to be far more fertile than ever it proved under the hands of their forefathers.
The beginning of the joy of the millennial earth is set out in the last verses of the chapter. The earthly people of God will find it a happy theme while they wait in the years of tribulation for the Lord Jesus as their Messiah to appear for their deliverance, and to establish His rule of peace and prosperity in this now groaning scene, but the joy will be fully consummated during His reign, and for all eternity. The Word of God will be in the hearts and minds of heavenly and earthly saints forever.
ML 03/05/1933