Teeth Like Shorn Sheep - Song of Songs 4:2

In the book of Song of Songs, Solomon shared how the groom said to the bride, “Behold, you are fair, my love; behold, you are fair; you have doves' eyes within your locks: your hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead”, and in chapter four and verse two of Song of Songs, Solomon shared how the groom said, “your teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn” where we read,

Your teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; 

whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.

The verse begins, “Your teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing;” Solomon began with the words, “your teeth” or “your, the bride's, lex talionis or ivory teeth in the mouth” “are like a flock of sheep” which means “exist similar and in likeness to a herd, arrangement or loitering group of small cattle known as sheep” “that are even shorn” or “which are evenly clipped or cut”, “which came up” which means “that arose, ascended and climbed” “from the washing” or “separate and apart from the bathing place”. Solomon shared how the groom said the bride's teeth were evenly distributed within her mouth and they were brushed and whitened similar to a group of “sheep”that had freshly come from being washed. 

The verse goes on to say, “whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.” Solomon continued with the words, “whereof every one bear twins” or “in the which, each, the whole, all and everyone of the teeth are doubled and duplicated”, “and none is barren” which means “and not one of the bride's teeth are bereaved or missing” “among them”or “in the midst and middle of them, the bride's teeth”. Solomon shared how the groom continued to speak about the bride's teeth as he noted how they were duplicated and not one of them was missing. 

When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we learn how Solomon shared how the groom continued to use poetic phrases to describe the beauty of his bride. She had beautiful teeth that were aligned, whitened and none were absent. He loved his bride, and the outer beauty she displayed was ravished by him. God loves us, and to Him we are beautiful. He desires to have a personal relationship with us through His Son Jesus who was crucified on the cross for our sins, and when we yield our lives to Him as our “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and reveal to us over and over again how deeply in love with us He is as He provides an opportunity for us to relay our love for Him in return. (See 1 John 4:9-10) 

Next time Solomon shares how the groom speaks about the bride's, “lips, speech and temples” so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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