terça-feira, 29 de julho de 2008

CANTARES E SEUS SERMÕES (Em Ingles)

SONG OF SONGS AND ITS SERMONS

Pastor Marcos Antonio


Acknowledgement

Homiletics is the art of preaching. Writing a book on sermons from the book of Song of Songs is another art. The art of giving a biblical typology to the poetic and metaphoric message of Song of Songs brought up the special meaning of the Church concerning to her relation with Christ.

Solomon’s poetry, in the book of Song of Songs, is very explicit however, it’s very pure in its goal.

Jewish scholars believe that every love tale, poetically written, shows, allegorically, the love of God for His people Israel. Others understand it is about marriage, because of the celebration of love between Solomon and his beloved.

In the Christians’ sight, the message of Song of Songs is seen as a coded prophecy, which can be understood only by those who have eyes to see and understanding to decode the mysteries of God. In this special case, typologically speaking, Solomon portraits his fervent love for a poor peasant from a place called Shulam.

There are those who, exaggeratedly, mystify the elements that compose this story, where the natural fuses into the supernatural and, then, ends up as a goal of worship.

Nevertheless, regardless the literal or figurative meaning that the text of Song of Songs presents, it can be interpreted without harming the law of biblical hermeneutics. It has a special typology that offers to the preachers the richness to apply its special symbolism to Christian life.

Pastor Marcos Antonio knew to apply, to the figurative language of the text of Song of Songs, an excellent spiritual meaning, without harming homiletics too.

The sermons created on the typology of this book are very rich in their applications. It is for certain that those who will use these notes will have to be careful so the imagination won’t steal from them the commitment with the truth inserted in the text.

Pastor Marcos, is a very creative preacher however, faithful to the right interpretation of God’s Word. In this book, his clarity and clairvoyance transcended all speculation. With boldness, he was able to respect the text, without denying us the wealth of the typology in question.

May this book be just a seed of many other good homiletics literary works.

Pastor Elienai Cabral

Preciosities of the name of Jesus

Your name is like perfume poured out

Ss 1:3

1. It is the best life saver

· Ac 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.

· To believe in this Name is to be saved – Ac 16:31

2. It is the most effective medicine

· Ex 15:26 ...for I am the LORD who heals.

· To taste this medicine, is to be healed – Ac 9:34

3. It is the safe shelter

· Pr 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower. The righteous run to it and are safe.

· To run to this shelter, is to be safe – Ps 91:1

4. It is the strongest weapon

· Ps 20:7 some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD.

· To use this weapon, is to be victorious – 1 Co15:57

5. It is the most precious perfume

· Sg 1:3 Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out...

· To spread this perfume, is to have a true Christian testimony - 2 Co 2:14,15

Two Reasons Why We Follow Jesus

Take me away with you – let us hurry. Let the king bring me into his chambers. WE rejoice and delight in you’ we will praise your love more than wine. How right they are to adore you!

Ss 1:4

1. Because Jesus is our joy - We rejoice and delight in you...

· To follow Christ, is to enjoy true joy – Ph 4:4

2. Because Jesus’ love is marvelous - ...we will praise your love more than one...

· We can never forget this love – Jn 13:1

Three Priorities of the Church

Take me away with you – let us hurry. Let the king bring me into his chambers. WE rejoice and delight in you’ we will praise your love more than wine. How right they are to adore you!

Ss 1:4

1. To follow the Lord - Take me away with you-let us hurry...

· To follow Christ is the best project of life – 1 Pet 2:21

2. To rejoice in the Lord – We rejoice and delight in you...

· To rejoice in the Lord is the best fortune – Neh 8:10

3. To live the Lord’s love - ...we will praise your love more than wine. How right they are to adore you.

· To live Christ’s love, means to belong to Him – Ss 6:3

The Two Aspects of the Church

Dark am I, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of kedar, like the tent curtains of Solomon.

Ss 1:5

1. Dark - ...like the tents of kedar...

· The tents of Kedar were exposed to the scorching sun.

· Dark– this aspect of the church reveals its path in a world of struggles and afflictions –

Jn 16:33

2. Lovely - ... like the tent curtains of Solomon...

· While the tents of Kedar witnessed the bitterness of the desert, the exuberant and colorful curtains of Solomon’s palace expressed royalty and beauty.

· lovely – this second aspect of the church expresses its glory and beauty – Eph5:27

Lessons from the Mares Harnessed to Pharaoh’s Chariots

I liken you, my darling, to a mare harnessed to one of the chariots of Pharaoh.

Ss 1:9

1. Lesson of beauty – they were the most beautiful ones.

· The church is beautiful – Eph 5:27

2. Lesson of vigor – they were the strongest

· The church is vigorous and strong – Lk 10:19

3. Lesson of Agility – they were the fastest

· The church is agile and swift – Ac 17:6, Rom 12:11

BEAMS OF CEDARS AND RAFTERS OF FIRS

The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are firs.

Ss 1:17

We believe we can learn great spiritual truths from this text, about the construction of the church with two types of wood: the cedar and the fir (cypress.)

1. The CEDARThe beams of our house are cedars

· The cedar is tall – Isa 2:13, Am 2:9

The church is seated in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus– Eph 2:6

· The cedar is strong – Is 9:10

The church is strong in the Lord – Eph 6:10, 2 Co 12:9, 10

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar in Lebanon – Ps 92:12

· The cedar is useful – 2 Sam 5:11, 1­ Kg 6:9-20

It is the Lord who makes us useful for this work – Mat 4:19

2. The FIR (CYPRESS) - ...our rafters are firs.

· The cypress is flexible – a wood easy to work with.

The church’s flexibility before God allows her to be molded by Him – Ac 9:6

· The cypress is used in the construction of boats. Due to its light weight and resistance, God ordained Noah to use it to build the ark – Gen 6:14

How many storms the church has faced in the seas of life, but the resistance, given by God, makes her withstand and overcome such storms – Joh 16:33,

Rom 5:3

· The cypress was the best wood for the fabrication of musical instruments.

It talks about the inspired praised that only the church sings – Ps 150:1-6

THE ROSE OF SHARON

I am a rose of Sharon......

Ss 2:1

1. The root of the rose

· It tells us about the fundamental doctrines of our faith, which is given by the Lord to his church – Ac 2:42, Eph 2:20

· Foundation is doctrine – Mat 7:24-27

2. The stem of the rose

· It tells us about the faith that was once given to saints – Jude 3

· The stem is what keeps the rose up. In the same way, our faith is what keeps us up in the midst of trials and problems – Heb 11:1

3. The leaves of the rose

· The leaves adorn the rose.

· It tells us about the good words professed by the saved believer– 1 Sa 3:20, Pr16:24, Col 4:6

4. The thorns of the rose

· The thorns reveal the rose’s power of protection.

· It tells us that our protection is in Christ – Col 2:3, Joh 10:28

5. The fragrance of the rose

· Experts in the matter define the aroma of the rose of Sharon, as precious.

· The Church spreads Christ’s fragrance everywhere – 2 Co 2:14

LILY AMONG THORNS

Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the maidens.

Ss 2:2

The lilies’ four spiritual lessons:

· A lily represents beauty

The church is beautiful because the glory of God is within her– 2 Co 3:18

· The lily represents majesty

Jesus said that the lily is so majestic that, not even King Solomon, dressed like them in all his splendor - Mat 6:28, 29

Christ is the King thus; the Church is His queen – Rev 1:6

· The lily’s fragrance speaks

It tells us about the effective testimony that the church should give – 2 Co 2:14-16

· The lily represents provision

At the Mount of Olives, Jesus used the lily to exemplify God’s care for us – Mat 6:28

It Reveals us that God takes care of His children even more – 1 Pe 5:7, Php 4:19

· The church is compared to a lily among thorns:

· She has enemies, but she also has a banquet to attend – Ps 23:5

· There is a fiery furnace but there is also “the fourth Man” – Dan 3:24, 25

· There is beasts, but There are also angels – Mk 1:13

· There are thorns, but There is also the Grace – 2 Co 12:7-9

PARTICULARITIES OF OUR LOVER

Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest
is my lover among the young men.
I delight to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

Ss 2:3

1. His Presence is singular -

· Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest
is my lover among the young men.

· No one can be compared to our Lover Jesus – Ss 5:10, Rev. 1:13-20

2. His presence is a blessing – I delight to sit in his shade...

· To dwell in the shelter of the Most High is to rest in the shadow of the Almighty – Ps 91:1

3. His Presence provides - ... and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

· We have a God who takes care of us, and supplies all our needs – Php 4:19

THE THREE ROOMS IN THE PALACE

He has taken me to the banquet hall...

Ss 2:4

There were three main rooms in ancient palaces:

1. The throne room

· Where the king signed laws and decrees. Where big decisions came from. Where the voice of command came from.

· Our King’s orders regarding us come from throne room – Dt 9:23, Ps 91:11

2. The treasure room

· In this room, the king kept the treasures of the royal house.

· Our God is the owner of gold and silver – Hag 2:8

3. The banquet room

· The festivities and celebretions took place in this room. In this room there was music, joy, and a filled table. In the banquet room, the church is baptized in the Holy Spirit, it is renewed, and restored– Ps 23:5

THE BANQUET HALL

He has taken me to the banquet hall...

Ss 2:4

1. The banquet hall is for who has accepted the King’s invitation.

Mat 22:9,10 Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find. So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

2. The banquet hall is for who has repented and returned to the Father.

Lk 15:23,24 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate.

3. The banquet hall is for who, while dead, was resurrected by the Lord.

Jn 12:1,2 Six days before the Passover, Jesus arrived at Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given in Jesus' honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him.

4. The banquet hall is for who the desires to have communion with the Lord.

Rev 3:20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.

LESSONS FROM THE BANNER

...his banner over me is love.

Ss 2:4

1. The banner tells us about a governor

· Our King is Lord –

Rev 19:16, 1 Ti 1:17

2. The banner tells us about a land

· Our homeland is in Heaven – Php 3:20, Rev 21:1-5

3. The banner tells us about overcoming

· Our hearts belong to Christ.

When the church says: His banner over me is love, it is declairing that the love of Christ has been overcoming its heart – 2 Co 5:14, Jn 14:23

4. The banner tells us about victories

An army signaled its defeat and surrender when it lowered its banner.

In Christ, we are more than conquerors, and our God is Jehova-Nissi, which means: The Lord is our banner – Ex 17:15

THE VOICE OF MY BELOVED (1)

The voice of my beloved (KJV)...

Ss 2:8

1. It is like the voice of many watersRev 1:15

· The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic– Ps 29:4

2. It is like the sound of the trumpet – Rev 4:1

· Because his voice alerts – Hb 3:15

3. It is like the gentle and delicate voice1 Kg 19:12

· Because his voice encourages and cheers us up – Gn 15:1

THE VOICE OF MY BELOVED (2)

The voice of my beloved (KJV)...

Ss 2:8

1. It is the voice of the Saviour

· For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. – Lk 19:10

2. It is the voice of the Good Shepherd

· My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand – Jn 10:27,28

3. It is the voice of the Friend

· You are my friends if you do what I command – Jn 15:14

4. It is the voice of the Master

· ... Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls – Mt 11:29

5. It is the voice of the Lord

· ... Follow me... – Lk 5:27

6. It is the voice of the Physician

· Do you want to get well?... – Jn 5:6

7. It is the voice of the Bridegroom

· ... Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world – Mt 25:34

SEVEN SIGNS THAT TELL US THAT THE BRIDEGROOM IS COMING

My lover spoke and said to me, "Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me.”

Ss 2:10-13

1. The winter is past

· The winter tells us about the intense coldness of many hearts before the coming of the Lord – Mt 24:12

2. The rains are over and gone

· The coming of the Lord will preceed the last revival rain upon the earth – Jl 2:28,29

3. Flowers appear on the earth

· The church that will arise, will experience its most profound spiritual renewal like never before in history –

4. The season of singing has come

· During the end times, the Spirit of God will raise the church to worship and praise God like never before – Jn 4:23

5. The cooing of doves is heard in our land

· This is the crucial time to hear what the Spirit says to the church –Rev 2:7

6. The fig tree forms its early fruit

· This sign alerts us since 1948 – Israel is the prophetic fig tree: The fig tree blossomed, the summer is near – Mt 24:32

7. The blossoming vines spread their fragrance

· This is the time for spiritual blossoming. We either bear fruits now or we will be cut off from the Vines –

Jn 15:1-7, 16

TURN MY LOVER

Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn, my lover...

Ss 2:17

1. Turn my lover, before the shadows of the Great Tribulation

· Rev 3:10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth

2. Turn my lover, because i long for you

· Rev 22:20 ... Come, Lord Jesus!

3. Turn my lover, for it is better to be with you

Php 1:23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;

4. Turn my lover, for my city is not here

· Php 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.

WHO IS THIS COMING UP FROM THE DESERT...

Who is this coming up from the desert...

Ss 3:6

1. This is the church redeemed by the Blood – Ac 20:28, 1 Pe 1:18,19

2. This is the glorious church, without stain or wrinkle – Eph 5:26,27

3. Thi is the overcoming church – 1 Co 15:58, Rm 8:35-39

4. This is the Bride of the Lamb – Rev 19:7,8

THE KING’S CARRIAGE,

THE KING’S WARRIORS

AND THE KING’S CROWN

Look! It is Solomon's carriage, escorted by sixty warriors, the noblest of Israel, all of them wearing the sword, all experienced in battle, each with his sword at his side, prepared for the terrors of the night. King Solomon made for himself the carriage; he made it of wood from Lebanon. Its posts he made of silver, its base of gold. Its seat was upholstered with purple, its interior lovingly inlaid by the daughters of Jerusalem. Come out, you daughters of Zion, and look at King Solomon wearing the crown, the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, the day his heart rejoiced.

Ss 3:7-11

1. The king’s carriage – Look! It is Solomon's carriage...

· Just like King Solomon drove his beloved, our King Jesus takes us in his Salvation carriage – Hab 3:8

2. The king’s warriors - ... escorted by sixty warriors...

· The journey of the royal carriage through the desert was escorted by sixty brave warriors of King Solomon. The queen was protected from all dangers and free from the terrors of the night. That same way, King Jesus protects his Church by sending his angels – Ps 34:7, 91:11, Heb 1:14

3. The king’s crown - ... Come out, you daughters of Zion, and look at King Solomon wearing the crown, the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, the day his heart rejoiced.

· Today we do not see our Christ crowned with thorns, instead, we see him crowned with glory and honor.

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor... – Heb 2:9

While Solomon was crowned by his mother. Our King Jesus was crowned by his Father:

... you crowned him with glory and honor and put everything under his feet – Heb 2:7

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name… – Php 2:9

HOLY CHURCH

All beautiful you are, my darling; there is no flaw in you..

Ss 4:7

There is no flaw in you:

1. Because of the Blood – 1 Jn 1:7,

Rev 1:5, 22:14

2. Because of the Word – Jn 15:3, 17:17, Eph 5:25-27

3. Because of the Holy Spirit – Tit 3:5

THE PRIVILEGE OF FOLLOWING CHRIST

Come with me...

Ss 4:8

1. Come and walk with me – Col 1:10

· Obedience

2. Come and talk to me – Lk 24:17

· Prayer

3. Come and work with me – 1 Co 3:9

· Service

4. Come and suffer with me – Lk 14:26-27

· Forsake

5. Come and rejoice with me – Mt 24:21

· Reward

6. Come and live with me forever– Jn 14:1-3

· Communion

MILK AND HONEY

Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue....

Ss 4:11

1. To Israel –Milk and honey – Ex 3:8

2. To Jesus – Curds and honey - Isa 7:14-15

3. To the sinners – Wine and milk – Isa 55:1,2

4. To the new in faith – Milk – 1 Pe 2:1,2

5. To the mature in faith – Solid food – Heb 5:12-14

6. To the church – Milk and honey – S.s 4:11

CHURCH, THE LORD’S GARDEN

You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride…

Ss 4:12

1. The garden’s fence – Ss 4:12

· It tells us that we are God’s property – Tit 2:14

2. The garden’s trees - Ss 4:13,14

· It tells us that we are called to bear fruits – Jn 15:16

3. The garden’s fountain - Ss 4:15

· It tells us that we are watered by the river of living water Fala – Ps 46:5, Isa 58:11

4. The wind that blows in the garden - Ss 4:16

· It tells us about the action of the Spirit in the church – Ac 2:2

5. The lover in the garden- Ss 5:1

· It tells us about the intimate relationship that we should have with our beloved Jesus– Rev 3:20

A RENEWED CHURCH

Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates with choice fruits, with henna and nard, nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree, with myrrh and aloes and all the finest spices.

Ss 4:13-14

1. Your renewal is like an orchard of pomegranates

· The pomegranate is a fruit that nourishes.

· A renewed church feeds the world with the Word of God –Mt 14:16

2. Your renewal is like cyprest

· The cyprest is a type of wood that is light and flexible, easy to work with.

· A renewed church is humble, and allows itself to be worked with, by the Carpenter of Nazareth –Ac 9:6

3. Your renewal is like nard

· The nard produces expensive perfume. Such perfume was extracted by its root.

· A renewed church has the fragrance of Christ – 2 Co 2:14-16

4. Your renewal is like saffron

· The saffron, with its violet and red flowers, from which a dye used to be extracted for different purposes in the old days. Wherever a renewed church is, it adorns the place with its colors of joy. Joseph had a coat of many colors – Gn 37:3, that spiritually tells us that the church has to have a life full of colors, meaning, one that is full of joy and creative. – Ne 8:10, Pr 15:13

5. Your renewal is like calamus

· The calamus is also known as a fragrant cane with a very sweet taste.

· A renewed church is not sour. Instead, its heart is sweet and always ready to love – 1 Jn 4:11, 19-21

6. Your renewal is like cinnamon

· The cinnamon was used to warm up the travelers during cold nights.

· A renewed church is not cold, instead, it is fervent in the Spirit – Rm 12:11, Ac 2:1-4, Mt 3:11

7. Your renewal is like incense trees

· They were the trees that provided incense.

· A renewed church, is a church of prayer. Rev 5:8, reveals to us that prayer is incense. Like David said: May my prayer be counted as (A)incense before You... – Ps 141:2

8. Your renewal is like mirrh

· The mirrh had been used as an effective medicine since the old times, as an anasthetic, as well as to heal scars.

· A renewed church brings healing and relief to the hurt –Lk 10:33,34

9. Your renewal is like aloes

· The aloes has a great power to preserve. The bodies in Israel, were embalmed with mirrh and aloes, according to Jewish rituals –Jn 19:39

· A renewed church has the grace to preserve and restore. We know that this world has not deteriorated in its entirety because of the church – Mt 5:13

WELL OF LIVING WATER

You are a garden fountain, a well of flowing water streaming down from Lebanon.

Ss 4:15

1. Our well cannot dry up

· When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. – Ps 32:3-4

2. Our well cannot be broken

· My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water. – Jer 2:13

3. Our well cannot be unequipped

· Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.– Pr 4:23

4. Our well cannot be stuffed

So all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up, filling them with earth. Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Move away from us; you have become too powerful for us." So Isaac moved away from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there. 18 Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them. Isaac's servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water there. - Gn 26:15-19

5. Our well should have living water

· Whoever believes in me, as[a] the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him. – Jn 7:38

…but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life. – Jn 4:14

FOUR WAYS TO SPREAD THE SWEET FRAGRANCE OF CHRIST

Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow on my garden, that its fragrance may spread abroad...

Ss 4:16

1. Through the authentic christian testimony

· Ss 3:6 Who is this coming up from the desert like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and incense made from all the spices of the merchant.

· The perfume, in the Bible, tells us about testimony. Let our testimony be authentic, so that the Name of the Lord may be glorified. – Mt 5:14, Php 2:15

2. Through the real bronkenness

· Mk 14:3 While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of a man known as Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head. If there is something that

· God does not despise is a bronken spirit – Ps 51:17

3. Through the victory granted by Christ

· 2 Co 2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him..

· Paul expresses in this passage what was known to him: Whenever Rome conquered an enemy, the people burned incense when the army returned to Rome with its trophees of conquest. The smell would spread out proclaiming the great victory. In the same way, Christ’s victory over the enemy, makes us spread this precious perfume everywhere, today. – 1 Co 2:14-16

HOW IS YOUR BELOVED BETTER THAN OTHERS...

How is your beloved better than others,...

Ss 5:9

1. My lover is the most outstanding

· Ss 5:10 My lover is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand..

· No one is more outstanding than our beloved Saviour, Jesus. – Php 2:9-11

2. My lover is the most beautiful

· His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.Rev 1:16

· That is why we go to the house of the Lord to gaze upon his Beauty, He is the most beautiful. – Ps 27:4

3. My lover is the most annointed

· Heb 1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.

· No angel, no king, no prophet or priest in Israel, was more annointed than Jesus. – Jn 3:34, Lk 4:18,19

4. My lover is the bravest

· Lk 11:21-22 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up the spoils.

· Our Lord is a conqueror in all battles. He is a rod of war.

WHEN THE LOVER IS HUNGRY

My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies (KJV).

Ss 6:2-3

1. When the church is hungry, it comes to the mouth of God to be fed:

· Gods mouth is the believer’s restaurant: ... Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. – Mt 4:4

2. When God’s hungry, he comes to our mouth to be fed:

· Ss 6:2-3 - tells us that the lover has gone down the into his garden to feed himself. Note the expression: HIS GARDEN. Indeed he never goes down into gardens that do not belong to him. The church is his garden Ss 4:12, and it is from her that he expects to gather the fruit for him to be fed.

This fruit is gathered on our lips - Therefore, we always offer from them to God. A sacrifice of praise, meaning, the fruit of our lips, that confess his name.

Explaining note:

By mentioning that God is hungry (in this case, to receive our praise), i am not saying that God has needs- which would be a serious mistake of the theological interpretation. God does not depend on anything and does not need anything. He is all sufficient. He is sovereign.

A.W. Tozer said: To admit that God needs anything, would be to admiting an incomplete divine being. Necessity is a word related to the creation, and cannot be used for the Creator.”

But using the poetic and prophetic language in Song of songs, i can emphisize with joy, the pleasure of our Beloved Lord, to come to meet us and rejoice in taking the fruit of our lips, that is a sacrifice of praise.

If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it. Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? Sacrifice thank offerings to God…

Ps 50:12-14

BEAUTIFUL, LOVELY, AND MAJESTIC

You are beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, majestic as troops with banners.

Ss 6:4

1. Beautiful as Tirzah

· Canaanite city that stood out because of its beauty, and was located north of Mount Ephraim. The word Tirzah means: nice and pleasant.

· Beautiful as Tirzah – It illustrates the beauty of the church – 2 Co 3:18

2. Lovely as Jerusalem

· In Psalm 50:2 – Jerusalem is called PERFECTION OF BEAUTY

· Lovely as Jerusalem – It illustrates how glorious the Brideof the Lamb is – Rev 19:8, Eph 5:25-27

3. Majestic as troops with banners

· The picture of troops holding banners, speaks of unity for the war.

· Majestic as troops with banners – It illustrates the brave church, that doesn not run from a battle, but overcomes by the Blood of the Lamb – Rev 12:11

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FAIR AS THE MOON

Who is this that appears like the dawn, fair as the moon...

Ss 6:10

Precious lessons that the moon teaches us in regards to the church:

1. The moon comes up after the sun goes down

· The Church appeared after Jesus raise up to Heaven – Ac 2

2. The moon does not have its own light. Its

light is a reflection of the sun

That is how the church that receives the

light of Jesus is. The Sun of Righteousness.

- Mal 4:2, Ps 84:11, Jn 15:5

3. The moon is the celestial body closest to the Earth

· The church is the closest help to the sinner and the needy. – Ac 16:28

4. The moon has its phases

· The church goes through good and bad phases. – Ecc 3:1-8

5.The moon has influence over the Earth

For example: the tides of the sea, etc...

· The church’s role is to influence the world. It is sad when the opposite happens. – Mt 5:13-16

HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE YOUR FEET

How beautiful your sandaled feet, O prince's daughter!!

Ss 7:1

1. Beautiful are your sandaled feet – Ss 7:1

· Because the church is sandaled with shoes fitted with the readiness of the Gospel of Peace. – Eph 6:15

2. Beautiful are your feet upon the mountains– Isa 52:7

· Because the church takes the good news of Salvation to the lost. – Rm 10:15

3. Beautiful are your feet upon the rock – Ps 40:1,2

· Because the church was saved from the lake of horrible sin, and today it sings a new hymn upon the Rock, which is Christ. – 1 Pe 2:5

4. Beautiful are your feet in war – Lk 10:19

· Because the church received from the Lord, power and

authority to trample every evil force.

You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent– Ps 91:13

MAKE HASTE MY BELOVED

Make haste, my beloved (kjv)...

Ss 8:14

1. Because the signs have taken place

· Lk 21:28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.

2. Because the world is under evil

· 1 Jn 5:19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

3. Because this is the last hour

· 1 Jn 2:18 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.

4. Because our city is not here

· Php 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.

5. Because it is better to be with you

· Php 1:21-23 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far.

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