Tanak Foundations-Concepts in Song of Songs-Chapter 3

Song 3.1-11 is Israel/kahal talking to the nations, and her coming arrival at the wedding.

v 1…On my bed night after night (repeatedly, as in the wilderness and the Assyrian, Babylonian and Roman exile) I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him but did not find him (depicts Israel in anguish and tormented after losing their previous close relationship with Yehovah).

v 2…I must arise now and go about the city (Israel/kahal looks for Yehovah and Messiah); in the streets and in the squares (publicly, where Torah was taught-Matt 6.5); I must seek him whom my soul loves (in the Torah and Scriptures).

v 3…The watchmen (prophets, Levites, and teachers) who make the rounds of the city (to prevent false teaching, disorder) found me (as they did their duty), “Have you seen him whom my soul loves (she does not name “him” nor does she wait for an answer)?”

v 4…Scarcely had I left them (the prophets, Levites, and teachers) when I found him and would not let him go (he met her and would not allow him to leave her, like Mary in John 20.16-17), until I had brought him to my mother’s house (the Temple, home of the Shekinah, which is feminine in Hebrew and is seen as a “mother” who has sustained Israel/kahal), and into the room of her who conceived me (before Yehovah, in his presence, the Kodesh Ha Kodeshim, Holy of Holies or the land of Israel).

v 5…I adjure you (literally “I have adjured you”), O daughters of Jerusalem (the non-Jewish nations), by the gazelles or by the hinds of the fields (creatures pleasant to each other), that you will not arouse (provoke) or awaken (disturb) love until it (the appointed time) pleases (when the appointed time for the redemption and the messianic kingdom comes).

v 6…What is this (literally “who is she”) coming up from the wilderness (Israel/kahal continues to charge the nations to not disturb God’s love for Israel as they come from the desert with the Torah and the Mishkan. This is also prophetic for the time of the birth-pains-Hab 3.3-5; Deut 33.2; Isa 63) like columns of smoke (the pillar of cloud and the fire denoting the Shekinah or presence of Yehovah), perfumed (burning) with myrrh and frankincense (cloud of incense on the Mizbea’ch Shell Zahav or the Altar of Incense) with all the scented powders of the merchant (perfumer).

v 7…Behold (see), it is the couch (“aperion” or resting place, bed) of Solomon (it carried the bride to the King of Peace); sixty mighty men (“shishim givorim” as a bodyguard) around it (the priests are the bodyguard of the Shekinah. There are sixty Hebrew letters in the priestly blessing as they place the name of Yehovah on the people-Prov 18.10), of the mighty men of Israel (“Givorim”-2 Sam 15.18; 1 Chr 11.10-47).

v 8…All of them are wielders of the sword (the Torah, Word of God-Ezek 44.23; Heb 4.12; Rev 19.11-16), expert in war (spiritual-Num 4.3; Rev 19.11-16), each man has his sword at his side (Torah in their heart, ready to fight the battles of life with the Torah).

v 9…King Solomon (“to whom peace belongs” and a picture of Yehovah/Messiah) has made for himself a sedan chair (again “aperion” which is a type of the Mishkan/Temple or resting place) from the timber of Lebanon (Temple materials).

v 10…He made its posts of silver (hooks, pillars were made of silver, symbolizing the redemption-Exo 27.10), its back (support) of gold (the foundation is of God, Yehovah, the Torah) and its seat of purple (argamon) fabric (the paroket/curtain separating the Holy of Holies had this material-Exo 26.31), its interior lovingly fitted out (the inside, sides and top were of the finest materials) by the daughters of Jerusalem (other nations supplied the materials for the Mishkan/Temple).

v 11…Go forth, O daughters of Zion (believers, Israel, the kahal), and gaze on King Solomon (Yehovah/ Messiah/groom) with the crown (part of the coronation) with which his mother (the Shekinah through Israel, his nation-Rev 21.1; Gen 37.9) has crowned him on the day of his wedding (Rosh Ha Shanah, Tishri 1, year 6001 from creation eschatologically) and on the day of his gladness of heart (Rev 4-5 depicts the coronation of Messiah).

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