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Saturday, 24 May 2014

Song of Songs 6-8 - I am my beloveds and he is mine

The lover delights in his beloved. We then get the lover voicing this, and a return to the flock of goats and sheep analogy.
The beloved is unique in the eyes of the lover. Yes, there are many women, but his beloved is unique. In the same way we are all unique in the eyes of Christ. 
I have said it before, and I will say it again. We find this book very difficult to take, very difficult to associate with Christ's love for us. But it is true! We have no idea just how much God does delight in us. The blood of Christ has washed away all the sin that defiled us. 
In Chapter 7 the lovers delight moves upwards from the feet, rather than downwards from the head. He delights in every aspect of his beloved. 
The beloved belongs to her lover and he belongs to her. In the same way we belong to Christ, and He belongs to us. 
The lover wants the beloved to call on him, he wants to hear her voice. In the same way Christ wants to hear us calling on Him.

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