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The words we see here of the two lovers recall early passionate requests from their courtship days which show that their love has not lost its intensity, but rather is now fervent and mature (compare with 2:14,17). We must go through His testings first before our love can reach this kind of maturity. |
Verse 13: The Beloved (Jesus) asks to hear the voices of those ‘who dwell in the gardens’ (i.e. all who, like the Shulumite, are working for Him out of love - the End-Time Company of Believers). Previously he had wanted to hear her voice in terms of her speaking forth her calling into the harvest ( 2:14). Now, He longs to hear a deeper cry. This is the cry Jesus looks for in His Bride - the cry for Him to come again in His glory!
Verse 14: This is the cry of the Bride that He longs to hear : ‘Make haste (hurry, lit. ‘flee suddenly’), my beloved and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.’
Previously she had made a similar plea in 2:17. However, this earlier cry, as we have seen, was to be seperated to Him ( Bether = ‘seperation’) to do His will. Now that she is in the centre of His will her cry becomes a deeper one! This cry is the same as is referred to in Rev 22:17,20-21 - look this up and comment.....
Before we sincerely
cry out for Jesus to come back we must be in the place where we truly know
we are living in such a way that will hasten His coming! If this cry is
merely based on the desire to escape all our problems then we are not ready
to make this cry. It is a desire that is born from the reality that we
are fully involved in His end-time purposes and seeing the fruit of that
in our lives. Before we get to this stage of 'perfecting love', where we
are successfully involved in discipleship in the fullness of His will for
us, our cry should be 'Lord, seperate me to Yourself more that I can do
all i'm here to do'.
| NB. ‘ Mountains of Spices’ literally means ‘ that which looms up (mountain) and is fragrant and pleasing ( balsam spices)’. This could refer spiritually to Christ’s Millenial Kingdom when He comes to rule and reign (and us with Him) on earth for 1000 years. This is what we cry for him to come and establish. He will come suddenly as a thief in the night - as strong, agile and full of grace as a gazelle or young stag. Are you ready for Him to come again ? Is this your fervent cry, for Him to come quickly ? |
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