In the book of Song of Songs, Solomon shared how the groom said, “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”, and in chapter five and verse two of Song of Songs, Solomon shared how the bride said, “I sleep, but my heart wakes” where we read,
I sleep, but my heart wakes: it is the voice of my beloved that knocks, saying, Open to me, my sister,
my love,my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
The verse begins, “I sleep, but my heart wakes: it is the voice of my beloved that knocks, saying, Open to me, my sister, ...” Solomon began with the words, “I sleep” or “I, am asleep”, “but my heart wakes” which means “however, nonetheless, notwithstanding and moreover my, the bride's, soul, mind, will, desires, living being, conscience and seat of emotions and passions rouses, is incited, awakened and stirred up”: “it is the voice” or “it exists as the sound and noise” “of my beloved that knocks” which means “belonging to my well-loved groom who beats and presses severely”, “saying”or “uttering, declaring and proclaiming”, “open to me” which means “ungird and let loose toward me, the groom”, “my sister” or “my, the groom's, intimate connection and bride”. Solomon shared how the bride spoke of her being asleep when the well-loved companion and groom beat upon her door and told her to let loose her door unto him.
The verse goes on to say, “my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.” Solomon continued with the words, “my love” or “my, the groom's, beloved bride”, “my dove” which means “my, the groom's, dove or pigeon bird”, “my undefiled” or “my, the groom's, perfect, complete, wholesome, sound and morally innocent one”: “for my head” which means “because, since and on account that my, the groom's, physical head” “is filled with dew” or “exists with abundant, satisfied and abundant night mist”, “and my locks” which means “and my, the groom's, locks of hair” “with the drops of the night” or “with the fragment and dripping waters belonging to the nighttime”. Solomon shared how the groom continued to beckon the bride as he called her his well-loved, tender as a dove bird and complete and wholesome one, to open her door to him because his hair was consumed with the night mist and the locks of his hair filled with the drippings of the nighttime.
When we think through the words in this verse, we learn through Solomon how the bride responded to the groom coming to his “garden” and consuming the produce within it. She made an excuse about being asleep, and even though the groom was knocking at her door and calling out to her, she did not go with him. We shall see more of her reasons not to leave with him in our next few verses, but for now, let us think about Jesus' knocking on the door of our hearts to allow Him to come in. (See Revelation 3:20) Jesus came into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind, and when we surrender our lives to Him, we open the door of our souls, minds and wills to Him as our “Savior and Lord”, and He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and put within us a desire to open every area of our hearts and lives to Him.
Next time Solomon shares how the bride says, “I have put off my coat” so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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