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S ONG OF S ONGS 98 – M IKE B ICKLE

SESSION 11: The Prophetic Heart of The Heavenly

Bridegroom (4:1-8)

SONG 4:1-8

1. Behold, you are fair, My love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove's eyes behind your veil.

Your hair is like a flock of goats, going down from Mount Gilead.

2. Your teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep, which have come up from the washing, every

one of which bears twins, and none is barren among them.

3. Your lips are like a strand of scarlet, and your mouth is lovely. Your temples behind your

veil are like a piece of pomegranate.

4. Your neck is like the tower of David, built for an armory, on which hang a thousand

bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

5. Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, which feed among the lilies.

6. Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away, I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh

and to the hill of frankincense.

7. You are all fair, My love, and there is no spot in you.

8. Come with Me from Lebanon, My spouse, with Me from Lebanon. Look from the top of

Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of

the leopards.

OVERVIEW OF SONG 4:1-8

The Lord challenged her in 2:10 to arise. She was afraid of 100% obedience. She

disobeyed in 2:17. She arises and obeys in 3:2. She wanted Jesus under the shade

tree, on the bed, at the table and eating grapes (SONG 1-2). As she arises (3:2),

she discovers a new revelation of Jesus (3:4). She communicates that revelation

in 3:6-11. These are the first words that the Lord speaks to her after the

discipline. The Lord breaks the silence.

Jesus prophetically affirms 8 "budding virtues" in the young Bride’s life. These

affirmations are apart of God's strategy to equip the immature church against

Satan's accusations. Jesus calls forth these budding virtues that relate to her desire

to fearlessly obey Him.

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This is an aspect of the Holy Spirit is ministry that some believers do not easily

receive, because they are beaten down by religious doctrines. In 4:1-5 Jesus is

cherishing this weak maiden who becomes the bride.

Many parents do not interpret the budding virtues in their children as

dedication that will eventually lead to maturity. They do not see the

budding seeds of dedication, they only see what they call laziness and lack

of discipline. But the Lord calls forth our budding seeds of dedication and

discipline.

The expenditure of excessive emotional energy fighting the fires of

condemnation and worthlessness prevents us from effectively walking

with the Lord . The emotional baggage of failure and condemnation take a

lot of energy. It takes a lot of energy to live a rejected life. Also, it keeps

us from reaching out to people because we are so preoccupied with our

own emotional need and pain.

These are 8 character traits that Jesus wants to come forth in His Bride. The

symbolism used here is developed through out the scripture.

Dove's eyes - Eyes of faith and revelation

Hair like goats - dedication to God and spiritual covering and submission

Teeth like shorn sheep - chewing the food of long and loving meditation

on the meat of the Word.

Lips like scarlet -

verbal communication that is influenced by

redemption.

Kisses of the mouth - intimacy with God.

Veiled temples - cheeks or emotions impacted by grace of God.

Neck like David’s tower - the free will.

Breasts like fawns - power to edify and nurture others

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II.

THE OVERVIEW OF THE SONG 4:1-5:1 - (5 PARTS)

In SONG 4:16, she sees her redemption as more than that which blesses her. She sees

that she is God’s plan and gift to His dear Son Jesus. She begins to be captured by the

idea of being His inheritance, instead of only seeing that He is her inheritance. She

wants to love Him like He loves her, knowing that in that way she becomes the Father's

gift to the Son.

Jesus affirms the Bride (4:1-5)

She responds with a commitment to total obedience (4:6-8)

He affirms her again (4:9-15)

She prays for Jesus to perfect her faith (4:16)

Jesus answers the prayer (5:1)

III.

THE CHERISHING HEART OF JESUS

…that He might present her…a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle…that she

should be holy and without blemish. So husbands ought to love their own

wives…nourishes and cherishes…just as the Lord does the church.” (Eph. 5:27-29)

Paul taught that "the church will be glorious and radiant" ( Eph. 5:27). The

word ‘radiant’ is used in the NIV. The church will be filled with glory and

radiant with God’s life. The joy of love makes the church radiant. Feeling loved

and loving Jesus back is the radiance of the Bride.

The Holy Spirit will reveal the cherishing ministry of Jesus' heart in the

generation in which Jesus is revealed as the heavenly Bridegroom. The primary

method God use’s to change His weak sin-filled Bride is to nourish and cherish

her. The NIV translates nourishes and cherishes as "feeds and cares for." The

word 'cares' is not a strong enough word.

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Paul reveals how Jesus plans to bring His church to radiant glory. His divided,

immoral, bitterness, angry church will be filled with glory. He will bring her to

radiance; Jesus cherishes he r in order to take the stain of sin out of her soul. This

method of changing His Bride is the only tested and proven way that works in

history. Nourishing and cherishing is God's method to change people under our

spiritual authority. The only proven and tested way a man can change his wife or

his children is by nourishing and cherishing them. All of the Lord’s discipline

occurs as He nourishes and cherishes us.

There is much revelation in the Song of Solomon about how He cherishes His

Bride. This cherishing dimension of the heart of God is so prominent in Song of

Solomon. God has chosen this book to highlight such themes in this hour!

Many men struggle with the idea of being cherished, embraced, and romanced by

God. This will not be a long-term problem because the One doing the embracing

is much stronger than the inhibitions of the ones being embraced. Men will be

overcome by the power of His embrace. Feeling loved by God, and feeling

passionate love back to God, will transform us.

How does Jesus cherish us?

He cherishes us by releasing His affection to us. The church will be filled

with radiance as the Holy Spirit releases Jesus' affection.

He cherishes us by inviting us to full partnership with Himself. There are

many implications to being invited as His weak bride to full partnership.

He cherishes us by affirming our budding virtues. When we stumble in

weakness, He defines us by our budding. The enemy has so worn down

the church with accusation and condemnation. The Lord cherishes us by

affirming our willing spirit. He esteems her longing for victory. He

doesn't define her by her external struggles. We typically define our own

lives by our spiritual struggles.

a. He defines her by the longings He Himself put in her. It is not as if He

doesn’t see our sin. But He doesn’t see only our negative struggle.

b. She has a desire to be dedicated, so He calls her, "My dedicated one"

(4:3-hair). She has a desire to have her tongue bridled, so He says to

her, "your lips are like honey, they drip like milk and honey"(4:11)

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c. The Lord rebuked the 12 apostles for hardened hearts on several

occasions. He chose them, and even anointed them in their spiritual

immature condition. This gives us hope that God anoints His servants

even as He is still working on issue in their life

Gideon a mighty man of valor

a. When Israel was being attacked by the Midianites, Gideon hid in the

winepress (Judges 6). Gideon was filled with fear as the Midianite

army sought to destroy Israel. The angel called him, "O mighty man

of valor." The Lord saw in Gideon’s spirit strength that he was not yet

operating in.

b. The angel knew he was not operating in faith. The Lord named him

according to what he would become in the purpose of God. The

Father saw Gideon with the seeds of courage. God named him a man

of courage, when, in the present tense he was frightened, running and

hiding. Gideon became one of the great leaders of Israel.

The Lord sees the end from the beginning. He sees the seeds of character

in your life. He speaks to us with such clarity because He sees the end so

clear. God sees eternity. The eternal God has total insight and total

authority. He sees the budding virtue and has the authority to bring it to

completion.

He speaks to Peter in this same way. Peter is filled with fear before a

young servant girl as he denied the Lord. Just before that, the Lord called

Peter the rock, the unmovable one (Matt.16:18). Someone could say, “He

is not the rock, he is one who compromises. “The Lord saw his fear and

compromises, even his arrogance and instability were evident in the eyes

of Him who sees all things. Peter was unstable in many ways; yet, Jesus

calls him the rock, the unmovable one, somebody others could count on!

We all long to be cherished. Why do we long to be cherished? God designed us

with a longing to be enjoyed and desired. Each person is designed to long to be

cherished. He built us with the need to feel enjoyed and desired by God and then

by other people. Both of those needs are reflected in the two great

commandments. God answers our deepest emotional need in the most profound

way in His Son, Jesus.

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