Like a Roe or Young Hart - Song of Songs 2:9

In the book of Song of Songs, Solomon shared how the bride exclaimed, “the voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills”, and in chapter two and verse nine of Song of Songs, Solomon shared how the bride said, “my beloved is like a roe or a young hart” where we read,

My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he stands behind our wall,

he looks forth at the windows, showing himself through the lattice.

The verse begins, “My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he stands behind our wall, ...” Solomon began with the words, “my beloved” or “my, the bride's, well-loved one, the groom” “is like a roe” which means “exists similar and in likeness to a roebuck or gazelle” “or a young hart” which means “or similar and in likeness to a youthful stag, fawn or deer”: “behold, he stands behind our wall” or “lo, look and consider, he, the groom, remains, endures and stops in the hinder part of our, the bride's dividing partition”. Solomon shared how the bride proclaimed her groom to exist similar to a roebuck or youthful fawn or deer, and she called upon those around her to consider that her groom was standing in the hinder part of their dividing partition. 

The verse continues, “... he looks forth at the windows, showing himself through the lattice.” Solomon added the words, “he looks forth at the windows” or “he, the groom, gazes and stares sharply through the piercings of the wall”, “showing himself” which means “gazing, glancing, making his eyes sparkle and revealing his own self, the groom” “through the lattice” or “by way of and via the netted or woven wooden slats”. Solomon shared how the bride said her groom was gazing sharply through the windows and revealing himself via the woven “lattice”.

When we meditate upon Solomon's words in this verse, we learn how the bride considered her groom to be similar to a roebuck or youthful deer, and then she called upon her companions to notice that the groom was at the hinder part of the “wall” that surrounded her dwelling place and he was staring intently through the openings in the “wall” through the “lattice” work that covered it. The groom loved her, and wanted to see her again. He was passionate enough to go where she was, look intently upon her and desire that she be with Him. He loved her fervently, and God loves us in the same manner. “God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life” (See John 3:16). God sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins, and when we put our faith and trust in Him, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and reveal to us over and over again how much He desires to watch us through the “window” of Heaven every day of our lives. 

Next time Solomon shares how the groom says, “rise up, my love”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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