Stir Not Up Nor Awake My Love - Song of Songs 8:4

In the book of Song of Songs, Solomon shared how the bride declared about the groom, “his left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me”, and in chapter eight and verse four of Song of Songs, Solomon shared how the bride said to the daughters of Jerusalem, “stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please” where we read,

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

that you stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

The verse reads, “I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem ...” Solomon began with the words, “I charge you” or “I, the bride, adjure and swear to you, daughters of Jerusalem”, “O daughters of Jerusalem” which means “O you female children and progeny belonging to Jerusalem whose name means teaching of peace and is the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split”. Solomon shared how the bride plead with the female children within the city of “Jerusalem” to do the following. 

The verse goes on to say, “... that you stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.” Solomon continued with the words, “that you stir not up” or “that you, daughters of Jerusalem, in no way or manner rouse, incite or raise up”, “nor awake my love” which means “no and not in any way lift or wake up my, the brides well-beloved groom”, “until he please” or “even and up until he, the groom, takes pleasure, delight and favor for being awakened”. Solomon shared how the bride  plead for the “daughters of Jerusalem” not to arouse or wake up her groom until he delighted in doing so

When we consider the words in this verse, we learn through Solomon how the bride continued to share intimate care between her and her groom. She instructed the “daughters of Jerusalem” for the third time to promise by the roebucks and wild deer that they would in no way arouse or wake up her groom while he slept until he desired to be awakened. (See Song of Songs 2:7; 3:5) The bride becomes an example of the relationship between Jesus Christ and His bride, the church, as there is a close relationship between them. God sent His Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind, and when we receive Him as our “Lord and Savior”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life, make us part of His church, His bride, and we shall care for Him throughout all eternity.

Next time Solomon shares how a relative asks, “who is this that comes up from the wilderness?” so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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