Song of Solomon: The King's Romance (Pt 3)

Introduction

Open this evening to Song of Solomon Chapter 1:1-7

Last time “draw me”

What holds us back from calling on the Lord, draw me. ‘

Not just draw me, but draw me into that most intimate room in the house.

I meditated on this a lot this week, in case anyone was wondering, yes I do preach to myself.

What keeps me from saying to the king draw me?

What makes my heart dull and desire lacking?

As we mentioned last time, who is more worthy than Christ?

Who has more excellency then him?

What treasure could compare with his love?

So again what is it, love for sin.

This is the war we enter into,

Understand the the war with our own sin is the biggest fight you will face.

Young men pulling down the devils strong holds,

The old man, father that has lived the war with self for man years.

The old Sargent leaning over and telling to new guy, your going to stay alive.

We don't being to understand how until we start to think about this love that we spurn.

As I meditated on this week, the goal was to examine my heart and see if this desire for an intimate relationship with my Lord was there, and honestly it was not always there.

More then that, there were times when I did not want it to be there.

Terrifying.

Imagine, the banquet or the pig slop?

That is the insanity of sin

Its like John 1 says, the light came into the world and the world reject that light because of their evil deeds.

Lets continue in chapter 1 where in the middle of verse 4

Let’s Read

Song of Solomon 1:1–7 ESV

1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine; 3 your anointing oils are fragrant; your name is oil poured out; therefore virgins love you. 4 Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers. We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you. 5 I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. 6 Do not gaze at me because I am dark, because the sun has looked upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept! 7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you pasture your flock, where you make it lie down at noon; for why should I be like one who veils herself beside the flocks of your companions?

May God Bless the Reading of His Holy, Infallible, and Sufficient Word

Let’s Pray

Transition

We will pick up in the middle of verse 4.

Body

They See the Beauty of this Love

“We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you.” (So 1:4, ESV)

The actor in the poem shift to the audience.

What do they see,

Even getting to see the quality of this king and beauty of his bride is pleasurable.

A good Love story why do we watch?

What an encouragement it is when we witness faithful love to each other.

The Christian community in their uncompromising love for Christ for 200 have changes the world.

What do you think it was that make those Christian tell the Emperor, “Bring on your beasts,”[1] They had a love for something that was transcendent. It transcended anything the emperor.

And guess what, the crowds saw it

The empire became Christian because the people saw it and they said,

“your love more than wine,” more than our games, more than any pressures we can find in this world, our revelries and bacchanalia don’t have anything like that.

“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” (1 Co 13:7, ESV)

For the love of Christ these Christian bore all the prosecution.

This is way Paul says in 1 Cor Chapter 12 “And I will show you a still more excellent way.” (1 Co 12:31, ESV)

What kind of love they had for Christ, it makes myself examination this we all the more painful.

What does this look like in our day, what does it look like to love Christ really and intimately.

There is a worth while meditation.

I have said it before, and I am only echoing the great men of God that have come before,

This high excavated view and deep all consuming emotional, physical, mental and spiritual (heart soul mind and strength) love for Christ is where the power to realty live, not like the world live, but to really live int he light of eternity, because in him, through him and for him were all things made.

In case anyone is asking, where do I get this exalted view of Christ? Peter told us,

“And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts” (2 Pe 1:19, ESV)

This is why we say Draw me Lord into you Chambers, because there and only there is the ultimate fulfilment of this.

This is why the Christian says, to die is gain.

Can you imagine, what this kind of love looks like what a Christian is diagnosed with a terminal illness?

I have seen it, Sister Ann who is now with the Lord.

As much as I wanted to address the darkness in the world and speak about how the love their sin and hate this light.

But how can I when believers don’t know these truths.

Where is the radical devotion of the Church of God.

Where are the heroes of the faith,

“37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated— 38 of whom the world was not worthy—wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.” (Heb 11:37–38, ESV)

Amidst the lethargy that binds the church in America because God has released his judgement on a slothful people, and judgement starts at the house of God.

But even Amidst the lethargy there are those saints out on front of the abortion mills please in Jesus name for those Babies.

There are brothers and sisters living out their lives faithful in such a way that their love for Christ shows.

We have to ask our selves, are we a testament to the love of a King?

When they look at our live should they say, what you have is better then anything in the world.

Transition

I want to read verse 5-6 and make some observations and we will get to verse 7 next time.

I Am Very Dark

Song of Solomon 1:5–7 ESV

5 I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. 6 Do not gaze at me because I am dark, because the sun has looked upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept! 7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you pasture your flock, where you make it lie down at noon; for why should I be like one who veils herself beside the flocks of your companions?

“I am very Dark”

What do you do with that.

There have been several understanding of this just the same why there is several understanding of the Song it self.

Metaphorical for Isreal

A working Girl

The queen of Sheba

Pharaoh's Daughter

“My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept!”

Could be that she is a commoner, and that this is talking about an actual vineyard.

RC Thinks its a metaphor

“my own vineyard. “Vineyard” occurs nine times in the Song, where it is an image of sexuality in general, as was the case in the ancient Near East, and the woman’s sexuality in particular” [2]

What I see here is a reference to a lady that has seen others married, and even helped other bride get ready for their weddings but not herself.

These two parts go to reinforces that we are talking about a real man and real women here.

Conclusion

We close with the words from Number 6:24-26

Benediction

Numbers 6:24–26 ESV

24 The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; 26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

References

[1] Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language, Updated 2nd ed. (Dallas, TX: Word Pub., 1995), 36.

[2] R. C. Sproul, ed., The Reformation Study Bible: English Standard Version (2015 Edition) (Orlando, FL: Reformation Trust, 2015), 1097.

Bibliography

Shelley, Bruce L. Church History in Plain Language. Updated 2nd ed. Dallas, TX: Word Pub., 1995.

Sproul, R. C., ed. The Reformation Study Bible: English Standard Version (2015 Edition). Orlando, FL: Reformation Trust, 2015.