I am Come to My Garden - Song of Songs 5:1

In the book of Song of Songs, Solomon shared how the bride said, “Awake, O north wind; and come, you south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits”, and in chapter five and verse one of Song of Songs, Solomon shared how the groom said, “I am come to my garden, my sister, my spouse” where we read,

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; 

I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: 

eat, O friends; drink, yes, drink abundantly, O beloved.

The verse begins, “I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;” Solomon began with the words, “I am come into my garden” or “I, the groom, have entered, attained and been enumerated within my, the groom's, planted field or plot”, “my sister” which means “my, the groom's, intimate companion”, “my spouse” or “my, the groom's well-loved bride”: “I have gathered” or “I, the groom, have plucked and collected” “my myrrh” which means “my, the groom's, myrrh which is an Arabian gum from the bark of a tree which was used in sacred oil and perfume” “with my spice” or “beside and alongside my, the groom's, balsam and sweet and fragrant odor”. Solomon shared how the groom told his well-loved bride that he entered his planted field and collected his “myrrh” along with his balsam of sweet smelling aroma.

The verse continues, “I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk:” Solomon added the words, “I have eaten my honeycomb” or “I, the groom, have consumed and devoured my, the groom's, honey in the comb” “with my honey” which means “alongside my, the groom's, sticky and syrup-like honey”; “I have drunk my wine”or “I, the groom, have imbibed my, the groom's, effervescent and fermented fruit of the vine” “with my milk” which means “alongside my, the groom's, richness of the kine”. Solomon shared how the groom told the bride he consumed his honey from the comb and imbibed his effervescent fruit of the vine alongside the richness of the kine.

Finally the verse says, “... eat, O friends; drink, yes, drink abundantly, O beloved.” Solomon continued with the words, “eat, O friends” or “consume and devour, O fellows, companions and neighbors”, “drink” which means “imbibe and take in” “yes, drink abundantly” or “even so and indeed, imbibe to satiation, influence and merriment”, “O beloved” which means “O well-loved ones”. Solomon ended this verse by sharing how the groom instructed his well-loved companions to imbibe to satiation. 

When we meditate the words in this verse, we learn through Solomon how the groom told the bride how he partook of the “myrrh and spice” within his planted field, and he consumed honey within the comb and imbibed the richness of the kine along with effervescent fruit of the vine. He also invited his well-loved companions to imbibe to their satisfaction. The groom was celebrating the “fruit and produce” of his planted field, and even so does God desire to partake of the “fruit”we produce in our lives as we share His “fruit” with others. He sent His Son Jesus into the world to be crucified on the cross for the sins of all mankind, and when we believe and trust in Him as our personal “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and produce within us “fruit” according to His pleasure, purpose and plan for our lives that may be enjoyed by us and others who surround us. (See Luke 13:6-9; John 15:1-16) 

Next time Solomon share how the bride says, “I sleep, but my heart wakes” so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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