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SONG OF SOLOMON 4<br />
<strong>Solomon</strong><br />
1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes<br />
within thy locks [curls <strong>of</strong> hair]: thy hair is as a flock <strong>of</strong> goats, that appear from<br />
mount Gilead.<br />
4:1 thou art fair. Four times in this chapter <strong>Solomon</strong> declares the Shulamite maiden is fair though<br />
she views herself as being “black as the tents <strong>of</strong> Kedar”. Spiritually, how kind is Christ to look<br />
at the church as altogether lovely and something to be desired.<br />
“Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,<br />
That saved a wretch like me.”<br />
4:1 dove’s eyes. Physically the dove has excellent sight. It can see clearly. Spiritually that is<br />
significant for the dove was ceremonially a clean bird. It was a bird that could be <strong>of</strong>fered on an<br />
altar as it typified the Holy Spirit who came like a dove upon Christ and who comes into every<br />
heart to guide clearly the believer along the path that should be traveled in the journey <strong>of</strong> grace.<br />
4:1 thy hair. The Syrian goat enjoys long silken hair. <strong>Solomon</strong> looked at the loveliness <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Shulamite maiden and said, “Your hair is long and silken and I am reminded <strong>of</strong> it when I look<br />
upon the beauty <strong>of</strong> the scene <strong>of</strong> a flock <strong>of</strong> goats on the mountain side.” In the Bible, hair<br />
represents the glory <strong>of</strong> a woman which is why she is not to cut and cast away too quickly her<br />
beauty and glory.<br />
The story is told in the New Testament <strong>of</strong> a woman who once knelt before Jesus in tears and<br />
wiped His feet with that which represented her glory and beauty (John 11:2).<br />
4:1 Gilead (ghil'-e-ad; rugged), refers to a mountain region east <strong>of</strong> the Jordan River 3,000 feet<br />
above sea level.<br />
2 Thy teeth are like a flock <strong>of</strong> sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the<br />
washing; where<strong>of</strong> every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.<br />
4:2 thy teeth. A nice set <strong>of</strong> pearly white teeth are lovely. They answer to the twins in their<br />
cleanliness and sparkling beauty. Spiritual teeth are also vital for the Christian must “eat” <strong>of</strong><br />
Christ and be able to “digest” the Word <strong>of</strong> God. Jeremiah 15:16 Thy words were found, and I<br />
did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing <strong>of</strong> mine heart: for I am called by<br />
thy name, O LORD God <strong>of</strong> hosts.<br />
3 Thy lips are like a thread <strong>of</strong> scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are<br />
like a piece <strong>of</strong> a pomegranate within thy locks.<br />
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