Everything in the Bible points to Christ and the Gospel, even what is written in the Old Testament.
We can see this in Luke 24:44 -
….“These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.”
This is part 3 of the series on Christ in Song of Solomon. Be sure to check out my first 2 posts on the subject.
We have discussed the fact that Song of Solomon, although a human love story, is a representation of the divine love between Christ and the church.
Let’s look at Song of Solomon 7:1-6 -
How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince’s daughter! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a skillful workman.
Your navel is a rounded goblet; It lacks no [a]blended beverage. Your waist is a heap of wheat Set about with lilies. Your two breasts are like two fawns, Twins of a gazelle. Your neck is like an ivory tower, Your eyes like the pools in Heshbon By the gate of Bath Rabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon Which looks toward Damascus. Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, And the hair of your head is like purple; A king is held captive by your tresses.
How fair and how pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!
Any bridegroom truly in love with his bride feels the same way.
He adores her.
He yearns for her.
He is enraptured with her beauty.
Does this describe the attitude of Christ towards the church? Absolutely!
He adores her.
He is enraptured with her and He longs for her
Christ, the Bridegroom, sees the Church, the bride as she is in Him by faith, already covered in His righteousness through faith.
He sees what she will be when He finishes saving her. Once the marriage feast occurs, Christ presents to Himself the Church, His bride, in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle, holy and blameless
He gave His life for her and paid the awful penalty for her sins, so that she might be His holy bride
Now let’s look at the Bride’s reaction in Song of Solomon 7:10-13 -
I am my beloved’s, And his desire is toward me.
Come, my beloved, Let us go forth to the field; Let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see if the vine has budded, Whether the grape blossoms are open, And the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love. The mandrakes give off a fragrance, And at our gates are pleasant fruits, All manner, new and old, Which I have laid up for you, my beloved.
The bridegroom has sought his bride and now she is ready to give him her love. She knows that his desire is for her alone. She wants to be with him.
In the same way, the church loves Christ even though she hasn’t seen Him yet. She is waiting for the day when He will come back for her. The church is charged with fixing her hope completely on that day.
Christ loves the church, gave His life for her, and sees her as she will be in the end a Holy bride. The church should be passionate about Christ and anticipating their eventual union in heaven.
