Lips Dropping as the Honeycomb - Song of Songs 4:11

In the book of Song of Songs, Solomon shared how the groom said to the bride, “How fair is your love, my sister, my spouse! How much better is your love than wine! and the smell of your ointments than all spices!”, and in chapter four and verse eleven of Song of Songs, Solomon shared how the groom said to the bride, “your lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb ” where we read,

Your lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under your tongue; 

and the smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

The verse begins, “Your lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under your tongue;” Solomon began with the words, “your lips” or “your, the bride's, physical lips used for speaking”, “O my spouse” which means “O my, the groom's, bride”, “drop as the honeycomb” or “similar and in likeness to the dripping of sweet honey from the comb”: “honey and milk” which means “the sticky syrup of honey and the richness of a kine” “are under your tongue” or “exist beneath your, the bride's, wedge in the mouth used for drinking, eating and speaking”. Solomon shared how the groom continued to speak favorably to the bride as he spoke of her “lips” existing like dripping honey from the “honeycomb” and how sweet “honey and milk” were beneath the “tongue” in her mouth. 

The verse continues, “and the smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.” Solomon added the words, “and the smell” or “and the scent, fragrance, aroma and odor” “of your garments” which means “belonging to your, the bride's, outer clothing or raiment” “is like the smell” or “exists similar and in likeness to the scent, fragrance, aroma and odor” “of Lebanon” which means “belonging to Lebanon whose name means whiteness and was a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel”. Solomon shared how the groom said the scent of the outer clothing of the bride existed similar to the wooded mountain range of “Lebanon”.

When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we learn how Solomon continued to shared the groom's words of affirmation about the bride. He spoke of her “lips” dripping with the sweetness of the “honey” from the “honeycomb” and how both “honey and milk” existed beneath her “tongue”. Because the groom loved everything about the bride, He spoke of her clothing which carried the scent of “Lebanon” within the material, and he was attracted to it. God loves us as well, and even through He knows every flaw, mistake, error and wrong we have ever committed, He sent His Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of us all. When we believe and trust in Him as our personal “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and provide all eternity to enjoy His exceeding love for us. 

Next time Solomon shares how the groom says, “a garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse” so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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