Fair and Pleasant - Song of Songs 1:16

In the book of Song of Songs, Solomon shared how the bride said to the groom, “behold, you are fair, my love; behold, you art fair; you have doves' eyes”, and in chapter one and verse sixteen of Song of Songs Solomon shared how he or the groom said, “you are fair, my beloved, yes, pleasant” where we read,

Behold, you are fair, my beloved, yes, pleasant: also our bed is green.

The verse begins, “Behold, you are fair, my beloved, yes, pleasant:” Solomon began with the words, “behold, you are fair” or “look, lo and consider, you, the groom, exist as beautiful, comely and pleasant”, “my beloved” which means “my, the bride's, greatly and well-loved one”, “yes, pleasant” or “even so and indeed, delightful, sweet, agreeable and beautiful”. Solomon shared how the bride responded to the groom's delightful words by declaring that he was beautiful, comely and even so delightful. 

The verse continues, “also our bed is green.” Solomon added the words, “also our bed” or “even so and indeed our, the bride and the groom's, couch, divan or lounging sofa” “is green” which means “exists as luxurious, fresh and flourishing like the green grass”. Solomon shared how the bride proclaimed her and the groom's lying down place to be luxurious and flourishing as though it was outside in nature. 

When we consider the words in this verse, we learn through Solomon how the bride responded in like kind to the groom's words about her. She called him “beautiful” and delightful, and she acknowledged the place where they lay down. Perhaps it was a reference to being out in the “green” outdoors as they enjoyed one another's company. This is a demonstration of the way God loves us. We are separated from a personal relationship with Him because we have sin in our lives, and the consequence for sin is death. (See Romans 3:23; 6:23) Because He loves us so dearly, He sent His Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for in our place to pay the price for our sins, and when we believe and trust in Him as our “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and put within us a passion and love for Him like He has for us. 

Next time Solomon says, “the beams of our house are cedar”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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