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Love should
be memorable. Yesterday, when we were
looking at the passage we talked about obsession. In the middle of love, it is our focus. When we are apart from our love, we should
long to be together again.
That is what
is going on in this chapter. In the
first half, the bride wakes and is apart from her groom. She longs to be with him. She is in love. Her thoughts go to him and what it feels like
to be with him. She sets out to seek
him.
Notice that
when she does set out, she does it reasonably.
She tries to wait but is unable to do so. She then goes out to the watchmen. She asks if they have seen her love. They haven’t, but she doesn’t go far until
she finds him. She longs for her
obsession, but in her obsession she still acts rationally. Love should be no excuse for irrationality.
In the
second half of the passage, we hear the bride speak about her groom as he comes
to her. It is the wedding day, and
Solomon, the groom, comes adorned as such.
There is pomp and circumstance.
As was said in the beginning, love should be memorable.
Notice how
love is protected. Solomon comes with
men dressed for war. Nothing will get
into the way of this love. The wedding
will go as planned. Solomon will be with
his bride and it will be memorable.
Look how
Solomon comes. He comes in a litter made
from the cedar of Lebanon. It contains
silver and gold. The cloth within is
purple, a sure sign of royalty. Again,
we see that love is celebrated and memorable.
The wedding, the obsession of love, will be remembered by all. In its memory, it is also inspirational.
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