Song of Solomon - Chapter 2 - Deep Explanation

Song of Solomon - Chapter 2 - Deep Explanation 

Song of Solomon 2:1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

Explanation:

The Bridegroom speaks of himself.

I am 

Exodus 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: (HIYA) and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

• It refers to God who revealed himself to Moses.
• Jesus used the same word many times in the New Testament, showing that he was the God (Haya) who was before Abraham. 
• Therefore, Jesus speaks to us as God.

rose of Sharon,

1 Chronicles 5:16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.

Sharon is located in:

Sharon is located between Tel-Aviv and Haifa.

Rose of Sharon:

• The rose of Sharon plant does not have prickly thorns like our roses. 
• Some varieties of roses of Sharon have a slow, thorn-like growth. 
• But it doesn't sting. 
• If you touch it, it will roll.
• But it cannot be called a pin either. 
• Botanical name of this flower: Chabatstseleth
• In English it can also be called desert rose. 
• Small flowers that give beauty to that land.
• Smaller than the rose we know. 
• Its fragrance continues to waft. 
• They use it to make perfumes. 
• Jesus says that I am like the rose of Sharon that gives off a constant fragrance.

Lily:

of the valleys:

• In Israel, when the lily of the valley blossomed, they believed that rain was coming.
• Israel is a land of mountains and valleys. 
• This is the flower that grows in those valleys. 
• On this side is a mountain, on the other side is a mountain, valley below. 
• Jesus came down from heaven for us. 
• The earth is like a valley to the Lord. 
• God came down to those low places to turn the valleys into blooming places.

Isaiah 35:1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

Isaiah 35:2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.

• The valley is symbolically not a good place.
• Mesopotamia is where the Tower of Babel was built. 
• In Accordian, mesa - valley; potamia - two rivers. 
• A valley between two rivers. 
• That is what we see as the Mesopotamia civilization. 
• The name Babylon comes from the word Babel.
• Babel means gate of God. 
• Civilization arose in the valleys. 
• The first civilization was Mesopotamia, 
• The next civilization was Mohanjataro Harappa

Psalms 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Our Lord Jesus came down to the valley, to the dark earth, and made this place beautiful like a lily.

Song of Solomon 2:2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

Explanation:

• Groom speaks of the Congregation. 
• Our God who likened Himself to a lily flower, also compares us (the bride), to a lily flower.

among thorns, (among the daughters)

Thorns are  unsaved people living in the world.

Lily  (My Love)

Bride - Church - Saved

Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Sheep - Saved; Wolves - unsaved. 

John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

1 John 5:19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 

• If we become lily, we should feel pain and worry when we see those who are thorny.
• Efforts should be made to make those people lily too.

Martin Luther says;

If you are a lily of Jesus, you don’t become the thorn again, by having impatience, guilt and pride. 

Song of Solomon 2:3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Explanation :

Bride - Church speaks.

              Apple tree - Tappuwach in Hebrew

Apple fruit - It is called the Apple of Israel. 

Apple tree (my love)

• It is a dense tree. 
• High shade tree. 
• So the bride says, I rest in the shadow of my God.

among the trees of the wood (sons of God)

• Although we are all children (sons) of God by creation, Christ is the principal Son of God.

and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

• Fruits of the Spirit and other blessings.

Psalms 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Isaiah 4:5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.

Isaiah 4:6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

• His Shadow is my rest.

Song of Solomon 2:4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

Explanation:

Bride - Church speaks.

He brought me to the banqueting house,

• Ha’ya’yim in Hebrew ; it means the wine house. 
• Wine was the drink of gladness to the Israelites, a happiness, a joy. 
• What is special about this place is, that it is not a place where normal people can go. 
• A place where only kings and important people could go.
• Who will the kings give a feast? 
• In the Old Testament, let it be the feast given by King Belshazzar in Daniel chapter 5. 
• Let it be the feast given by King Herod in the New Testament.
• They only give feasts to other kings or important people. 
• If the Lord Jesus is taking me to the banqueting house, how important am I to him? 
• I didn't say I'm throwing a banquet house, you guys come. 
• He himself took me with him. 

and his banner over me was love.

• When the banquet takes the important people to that place, 
• the most important special guest of those dignitaries will come and take a flag and carry it in front. 
• It is a high honor. 
• That flag is love. 
• I am not worthy to go to the feasts of kings, I am not worthy to go to the feast of the king of kings. 
• But I went to such a place. 
• And that too he itself comes and takes me to the banquet. 
• He hoists the VIP flag over me and takes me away. 
• His love covers my unworthiness. 
• That is His grace 

Grace

• Charis in Greek.
• Unmerited favor of God 
• We are receiving His love that we do not deserve.

Flag

• Di'ga'lo in Hebrew - flag 
• It is a flag that honorably wraps and brings important people.

Song of Solomon 2:5 Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

Explanation:

Bride (Church) speaks. 

• According to the Bible, wine means “give wine to those who are in pain and those who are worried and comfort them.
• comfort me with wine, says the congregation.
• Why comfort? 
• I am confused. 
• But it's the good kind of confusion. 

Hebrew word - Sick

• How'laat in Hebrew.
• Meaning is “with the astonishment, my tongue is  parched”.

Another place where the same word comes

1) Genesis 45:26 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted (How’laat), for he believed them not.

• To Jacob, who thought that his son Joseph had died 
• It was a pleasant surprise to hear that he was still alive and not dead. 
• A mixed feeling. A mess. 
• That word is How'laat in Hebrew.

2) 1 Kings 10:5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit (How’laat) in her.

• Neither my family nor my friends respect me. 
• But it is a pleasant surprise that you are taking me to the banquet house. 

Song of Solomon 2:6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

Explanation:

• The bride speaks. 
• Bed means “rest and relaxation”.
• Lord Jesus' left hand is my pillow. 
• How blessed we are.

Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

• Verse 6 is the prophetic verse of this New Testament verse. 
• The right hand is power, blessing, strength, protection, guidance. 
• When he embraces me we get all the blessings.

Song of Solomon 2:7 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.

Explanation:

O ye daughters of Jerusalem

Jews

I charge you,

Commissioning-Command

by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, 

• Why the roes and hinds? 
• Because they are peaceful animals. 
• Not deadly beasts. 
• Hind is a type of deer.

hind

till he please.

• Please don't wake up my sleeping bride. 
• That means don't disturb, groom says. 
• He rules over peaceful animals that are harmless.
• So what does it show? 
• The groom silently pleads. 
• The Lord did not plead with the devil not to wake him. He will not beg. 
• It is pleading with the Jews.

that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, 

• “Waking up” means that person comes and wakes someone up.
• “Arousal” means someone wakes up on their own with the loud noise around. 
• The Lord says to his eldest child - the Jews, 
• that his youngest child - the church sleeps, and does not wake him. 
• This was prophesied by the Lord 3000 years ago.
• The Jews who Dispersed in 70 AD, returned in 1948.

Philippians 3:2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.

Dogs—false teachers; 

To the circumcised—those who impose Jewish things on us.

Do circumcisers mean Muslims?

• The Greek word for circumcision is 'peridomeh'.
• Circumcision usually refers to Jews. 
• The uncircumcised refers to non-Jews. 
• The Greek word for it is 'aperidemos'. 
• The Greek word in Philippians 3:2 is 'katatome'. 
• This word is not found anywhere else in the scriptures. 
• It means 'improper circumcision'. 
• Gentiles are justified in being circumcised when they become Jews. 
• Is it proper for Gentiles to be circumcised when they become Christians? 
• No! It is also anti-Christian to include saved Gentiles in Judaism and Jewish culture. 
• Contrary to Judaism. 
• Islam came in AD 610. 
• Philippians was written about 550 years before that. 
• Therefore, there is no way that Paul is referring to Muslims. 
• The word he uses is anger. 
• He scolds them in terrible anger.

Jewish customs: 

• Tallit - Wrapping a prayer shawl 
• Shofar - Blowing it
• Menorah - Lamp 
• Kosher - clean food, unclean food 
• shabbath - day of rest 
• yeshuva - use of God's name in Hebrew

Parashah:

• At the beginning of the year, the rabbinical headquarters in Jerusalem would determine that these verses were to be recited by Jews throughout the world on each Sabbath. 
• They will also give the 52 parashah required for the 52 shabbats required for each month. 

We don't need all these. So, don't get confused with these.

Verses 8-17: 

• End-Time Prophecies. 
• Eschatology - End Times Teachings 
• Pre-Millennial Pre-Tribulational Rapture Theorist (our Belief) 
• Our belief is that the church will be raptured before the millennial reign, before the tribulation period. 

Song of Solomon 2:8 The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

Explanation:

• The bride speaks. 
• This represents the rapture of the congregation.
• Here it is mentioned that when He comes to take the congregation, He will leap over the mountains and leap over the hills. 
• Solomon had prophesied about the secret coming of the Jesus.

The voice of my beloved! 

Trumpet sound 

1 Corinthians 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 

1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 

Song of Solomon 2:9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

Explanation:

• Bride speaks.

Roe deer in Israel 

Young hart 

My beloved is like a roe or a young hart

• These animals in Israel can jump very gracefully.
• It is called Antelope in English. 
• More than a hind, young hart jumps and leaps more gracefully.

behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows,

• Although Jesus who is coming from heaven towards the earth, he did not come into the earth.
• He came to mid-heaven, 
• Looking towards this earth. 
• He sees his earthly bride and bridegroom companions (Old Testament saints).

he standeth behind our wall,

Standing in the clouds beyond the earth,

he looketh forth at the windows,

Window - looking through

shewing himself through the lattice.

Lattice, Fence:

That is, Bride herself refers to seeing bride from above the clouds.

Song of Solomon 2:10 My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

Explanation:

• As the bridegroom speaks, the bride speaks

My beloved 

Groom (Jesus)

and said unto me,

Talk to me (the congregation).

my love, my fair one, 

Jesus looks at the congregation and says.

and come away.

Jesus calls us up to receive.

Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

• The Lord has symbolically taken John up to heaven in a spiritual way and given this special revelation. 
• To show that the church will be taken above in the clouds.
• When the congregation is taken up, the bridegroom welcomes the bride.

Song of Solomon 2:11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

Explanation:

• As the bridegroom speaks, the bride speaks. 

the winter is past,

• Dear Congregation, your earthly life is over. 
• The period of grace is over. 
• The period of church is over. 
• Winter shows the showering of rain.

the rain is over and gone;

• It rains not in heaven but on earth. 
• Rain also means blessing, 
• Also indicates danger. 
• Therefore, there is no more good or bad, all is gone.

Song of Solomon 2:12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

Explanation:

• As the bridegroom speaks, the bride speaks. 

The flowers

• Jews

The flowers appear on the earth;

• The Church is taken away, but the earth is not empty.
• There are still flowers. 
• That means there are still Jews.

the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is 

• All the birds and the turtles make noise in Israel.

heard in our land;

• Heard in Israel.

Song of Solomon 2:13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

Explanation:

• As the bridegroom speaks, the bride speaks.

The fig tree putteth forth her green figs,

• Habakkuk chapter 3 is clear about the fig tree.
• After the rapture of the church, the fig tree will sprout in Israel.

and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. 

• After the rapture of the church, all this happens in Israel.

my love, my fair one, 

Jesus calls the church this way. 

• In Daniel 9 we see about those 70 weeks, that is 70*7=490 years. 
• Out of which 483 years have passed. 
• The remaining 7 years will continue after the rapture.
• That was the last seven years for the Israelites.
• Israel will live like the Old Testament period i.e with the church, the sacrifices, and the priests 
• They will live in conditions similar to the Old Testament with two witnesses leading them. (Revelation 11). 
• That is what this verse prophesies. 
• Groom says that even if all this happens, you (Church) should get up. 
• After the rapture of the church, the Israelites will be established on this earth, will be confirmed.

Song of Solomon 2:14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

Explanation:

• As the bridegroom speaks, the bride speaks.

O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, 

• How long will you stay on this earth and suffer. 
• I am here, come here, Groom says show your face.

let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

• These words are spoken by the bridegroom to the bride during his rapture. 
• He is adoring the bride. 

Song of Solomon 2:15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

Explanation:

• The Bride speaks. 
• This verse shows what will happen to the Israelites after the congregation is taken away.

for our vines

Israelites 

have tender grapes.

• The Israelites did not have complete freedom.
• After the rapture, the Antichrist will come. 
• He will make a covenant with Israel. 
• He will give permission to build a church on Mount Moriah.
• A church will be built on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem 
• But neither Al Amar Mosque nor Al Axa Mosque will be demolished. (Revelation 11:1) 
• Gentiles are allowed to tread on it for 1260 days.
• When the church is built in Jerusalem, and sacrifices are offered there, and the Jews regain full freedom as before, they will be seen as a young nation.

the foxes, the little foxes,

• That is what is being said here. 
• The foxes come to spoil it. 
• The first 3 1/2 years of those 7 years will be good for the Jews. 
• For the next 3 1/2 years the Antichrist will seek to destroy Israel. (Reve 12)

3 Antichrists will come -666 

6 - Political Antichrist- The main Antichrist 

6 - Religious Antichrist - False Prophets 

6 - Economic Antichrist - The Beast 

6 represents man

• The Israelites would not take it. 
• So the Antichrist will try to chase them to take it. 
• Those antichrists are foxes and the little foxes. 
• This verse says “catch them”.
• At the second coming of Jesus, the beast was captured. 
• A Millennial Kingdom begins.

Song of Solomon 2:16 My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

Explanation:

• The bride speaks.
• When this happens on earth, the raptured church speaks from heaven.
• There “I am with my beloved”.
• That feeling of getting ready for marriage. 
• The Church has been taken over. 
• Going to get married to a lamb in 7 years. 
• This verse shows how the bride's mood will be during those 7 years.

Song of Solomon 2:17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

Explanation:

• The bride speaks.
• The bridegroom is not in heaven at any time. 
• He is also coming to earth often. 

Until the day break, and the shadows flee away,

You (Jesus) are on Earth

turn, my beloved,

Back to heaven 

• During those 7 years, he has a duty on earth as well. 
• He has 2 important jobs on earth after the rapture of the church. 
• All those judgments he prophesied to the world must be executed. 
• At the same time, he must give the protection he gives to the Israelites. 
• Similarly, he should see the preparation of his bride in heaven. 
• So the Bride says, I know all your duties.