Adoration

John 20:11–18 (ESV) 11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” 14 Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). 17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ” 18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her.

Song of Solomon 2:8–9 (ESV) - 8 The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. 9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, looking through the lattice.

Introduction

Have seen the deepening of the relationship between Solomon and the Shulamite this continues as she expresses her unbridled adoration for him. Her Beloved comes to her.

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1. His Voice v8

Song of Solomon 2:8 (ESV) — 8 The voice of my beloved!Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.

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2. His Urgency v8

Song of Solomon 2:8 (ESV) — 8 The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.

Alacrity - brisk and cheerful readiness:

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3. His Gracefulness v9

Song of Solomon 2:9 (ESV) — 9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, looking through the lattice.

Graceful - having or showing grace or elegance:

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4. His Determination v9

Song of Solomon 2:9 (ESV) — 9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, looking through the lattice.

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Urging us to use our eyes and ears, the woman imagines him coming to visit her. It works on three levels. Metaphorically, he is a leaping gazelle. More literally, he bounds across the hills, probably on horseback, and then knocks at her door, eager to be admitted. Beyond that is an even more intimate picture of him coming very close to her physically. The keynotes are energy, enthusiasm, eagerness and excitement.Is that how you come to your beloved? From first to last in a relationship such fervour and passion should be present. Heavenly Love: The Song of Songs Simply Explained G. Brady

We turn now to what we see of Christ’s love for us

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“Now to see with the eye of faith the glory of the Redeemer in his appearance, to see power divine preparing the way before him, to enter into the gracious and wonderful design of his salvation, to acknowledge, admire and adore him as the Lord, humbly to claim him as our God, affords a pleasure very different from that which the finest music, however well adapted to the words, can possibly give." John Newton

Newton, J., & Rouse, M. (2006). 365 Days with Newton (p. 176). Day One Publications.

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5. His Voice v8

Song of Solomon 2:8 (ESV) — 8 The voice of my beloved!Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.

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Psalm 29:3–9 (ESV) — 3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire 8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

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John 10:3–4 (ESV) — 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

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Revelation 1:15–17 (ESV) — 15 his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. 16 In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength. 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last,

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John 20:16 (ESV) — 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher).

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6. His Urgency v8

Song of Solomon 2:8 (ESV) — 8 The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.

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Matthew 20:28 (ESV) — 28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

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Matthew 28:18–20 (ESV) — 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

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Romans 5:6 (ESV) — 6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

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7. His Gracefulness v9

Song of Solomon 2:9 (ESV) — 9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, looking through the lattice.

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John 1:14 (ESV) — 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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2 Corinthians 8:9 (ESV) — 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

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2 Corinthians 12:9 (ESV) — 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

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Ephesians 2:8 (ESV) — 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

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Hebrews 4:16 (ESV) — 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

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8. His Determination v9

Song of Solomon 2:9 (ESV) — 9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, looking through the lattice.

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Psalm 139:1–6 (ESV) — 1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me! 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. 3 You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. 5 You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.

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John 4:34 (ESV) — 34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.

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Psalm 40:8 (ESV) — 8 I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.”

Hebrews 10:7 (ESV) — 7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’ ”

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Luke 9:51 (ESV) — 51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.

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Luke 22:42 (ESV) — 42 saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

Conclusion

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O that my soul could love and praise Him more, His beauties trace, His majesty adore; Live near His heart, upon His bosom lean; Obey His voice, and all His will esteem. William Gadsby