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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Song of Solomon 3:5
I charge you, O ye
daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that
ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
For further study - Song of Solomon 3:1-5
Each time we come to the Song of Solomon I must remind you that to understand Scripture we must approach any portion of the Word using a "literal interpretation" of the text. Often, Bible teachers approach this book, the third book written by King Solomon, using the "allegorical method" of interpretation.
The "literal interpretation" of Song is the instruction from God for a
successful courtship and marriage. It is the best marriage manual ever
written. That mentioned, let me suggest that you allow yourself to put
your thoughts in sync with the Jewish mind. The Jewish understanding of
this great book is derived from an "allegorical method" of
interpretation.
The Jews see the "bridegroom" as the "Messiah" and "themselves as the bride-to-be", the woman of this narrative. As you read all five verses of our extended portion of Song, you can see the desire the Jewish people have for the coming of their Messiah.
The narrative is that of the "bride-to-be" expressing her love for her "groom-to-be" and her eagerness for the marriage ceremony to take place.
I mentioned before that the religious Jews see Song of Songs as the
"holy of holies" of their Bible. Thus the content of this book becomes
the thinking of those who read it so often. There is a need, a desire
for the Messiah to come among the religious Jewish people, which make up
between 25 and 30 percent of all Jews.
About 25 percent of the remaining Jews are not religious but mostly
"secular humanists". The remaining 45-50 percent of Jews are "God-
conscious" and do have an anticipation of the coming of the Messiah.
This eagerness to see the Messiah is made manifest in the Jews' returning to the land of their forefathers. It also is made clear when the efforts to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem are on the minds of so many Jewish people.
What is ironic is that 2,000 years ago the Messiah came to the Jewish
people and they rejected Him. However, that does not negate the
"promises" of God to the Jewish people and His "program" for them.
As Christians, we can watch the increasing desire among the Jews for their Messiah to come and better understand how close His Second Coming may well be. That understanding will help us to realize how close the next event on God’s calendar of activities, the Rapture, is in our day. In fact, the Rapture could take place today.
PRAYER THOUGHT: Help me, Lord, to have a real love for the appearance of You, my Messiah, made manifest in the life I live until You do come.