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By: Robert G. Goll
!! Song 2:1-2 (Praising the Girl)
“I am the rose of Sharon, The lily of the valleys.”
“Like a lily among the thorns, So is my darling among the maidens.”
(Song of Solomon 2:1-2, NASB95).
!!! *Introduction~/Commentary:*
As we begin looking at Song 2, the lovers continue right where they left off, praising one another.
This time the girl begins by talking about herself and they groom agrees with her and adds to her praise.
!!! *Translation:*
This is one of my wife's oft quoted verses so I don't like to dispute the translation.
My wife's sentiments also happen to agree with almost every translation other than “The Message” which is a paraphrase rather than a true translation.
However, there is some discussion over the translation which is worth mentioning.
It is argued by some scholars that “lily” would be better translated as “lotus”.
There are reasons for this translation, however as noted in the Word Biblical Commentary, “one should bear in mind that the lotus is in fact a variety of lily and that the Israelites may not have carefully distinguished the two.”1
Both flowers are beautiful and don't seem to have a big impact on the meaning of the verse.
!!! *Commentary~/Explanation:*
Song 2:1 has been interpreted in very diverse ways.
One interpretation is that that by saying she is the “rose of Sharon” she is saying that she is just one of many girls.
In this case, “lily of the valley” is also taken to be a common flower.
The second interpretation is that the girl is that the girl is “claiming herself to be the center of love and life.2”
This is usually based on the interpretation of “lotus” instead of “lily” since “Egyptian and Phoenician art regularly portrays the lotus as the flower of the gods and the symbol of life.3”
It seems that the second interpretation may be better since it doesn't seem likely that the girl would demean herself in the midst of their praising one another.
On the other hand “It appears that there is truth in both interpretations.
On the one hand, she is saying, “I am one among many girls.”
But she does not mean by this that “I am nobody special.”
She is a flower, a thing of beauty and life.
She emphasizes this when she declares that she is the “lotus of the valleys” and invokes traditional notions of the power of the lotus.
She does not claim that she is unique in all the world, but she does claim that her role as woman is beautiful and powerful.4”
Solomon then continues to praise her, saying that though there are many girls, this girl is the best of them all.
He expresses his singular love for her.
This is an important declaration from a who had as many wives as Solomon.
!!! *Illustration*
As I read Song 2:1 I can picture my wife simultaneously saying that she is just a normal girl, but also praising herself that she is the most wonderful girl for me and delighting in the fact that to me she is special, she is loved, she is cherished.
!!! *Christ Focus:*
As this girl may be expressing the joy that though she is a normal girl, she is special to the king, we can have a much greater joy in knowing that though Christ has created all the universe we are individually special to him.
While Christ has created us to invest ourselves in a love relationship with only one spouse, he is the source of love and can love each of us personally and completely.
!!! *Application:*
Men – Praise your wife.
Let her know that she is special to you.
Is your wife able to say “I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valleys”?
Can she rejoice that even though she is not perfect, she is still loved and desired by her husband?
Lately I have found myself thinking, “I keep saying the same things to my wife.
I tell her I love her.
I tell her she is beautiful.
I tell her.... (And all of these things are true.)
However, does she tire of hearing them again and again.
I then realized that my wife keeps saying the same things to me and I never tire of hearing them of having confirmation that she loves and respects me.
Men, keep reminding your wife how valuable she is to you.
It is nice to be creative at times and not to simply have a routine that you don't mean, but our wives also enjoy having the daily reminders that we love and cherish her.
!! Song 2:3-4 (Praising the man)
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
“He has brought me to his banquet hall, And his banner over me is love.
(Song of Solomon 2:3-4, NASB95).
!!! *Introduction~/Commentary:*
The girl now takes the focus off of herself and back to praising her husband.
This enters into the first time in the Song where we will watch them make love.
!!! *Translation:*
There are two translation issues in these verses.
The first in in Song 2:3 and involves what type of tree she is comparing to her lover.
The most common translation is that he is like an apple tree.
However, there is some discussion over whether or not that part of the world knew of the apple tree at that point in history and argue that it could equally correctly be translates as an apricot tree.
Both translations have their merits do not seem to affect the meaning of the text.
The second translation issue, in 2:4, is over the phrase commonly translated “banquet hall” or “banquet house”.
The word “banquet” come from the Hebrew word “*יַיִן* “ (yah-yin) which occurs 138 times and is commonly translated as “wine” 136 of those times and “grape” once.
This is the only time it is translated “banquet.”
It may be better to translated it “wine hall”, though “banquet hall” may express the meaning of this phrase.
Again, this does not seem to make a major change to the meaning of the passage.
!!! *Commentary~/Explanation:*
These have been exciting verses for me to study, I can picture a true love, the way God planned it, and the delight that love can bring.
We see how this girl feels when she is with her man and we see how he treats her.
She first compares him to “an apple tree among the trees of the forest” and then goes on to explain.
She was able to sit down in his shade.
He protects her, he cares for her.
In Song 1:3 we saw that he took care of his body and had a good reputation.
These made all the girls desire him, now in Song 2:3 we are able to see that he specifically cares for her.
She is safe and able to rest and relax with him.
She also expresses that his fruit was sweet.
This is in contrast to the other trees of the forest which did not have sweet fruit.
This man was sweet to be with.
It is also important to note that the apple had pleasurable and sexual connotations throughout the ancient world which emphasizes that he brings her the sweetness of pleasure and sexual delight.
As we move into Song 2:4 we literally read that the man has brought her into his “house of wine.”
This has been interpreted many ways, most frequently “banquet hall” and they may all be fine translations.
Throughout the Song “wine” is compared to “love”, a few examples being Song 5:1, Song 7:3, Song 7:10, Song 1:2, etc.
This “house of wine” or “banquet hall” may be the wedding feast or the private feast of the two lovers on each other, but whatever the case the groom, the lover, has brought the girl to this place through love and she delights to be there, to be with her man.
She is with him at his “house of wine” and his banner over her is love.
The banner was a sign of ownership.
A castle would fly the banner of the king.
If the castle was attacked and taken a new banner would be put up to show ownership and control.
When the girl says “his banner over me is love” she is saying “I am his.
He is my king, my ruler”, but she continues to say that this banner was not forced upon her.
She willingly gives herself to him and his banner over, his sign that she is his and the reason she gives herself freely to him is his love.
!!! *Christ Focus:*
In Mark 10:15 we are told “Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.” and in Matthew 15:30 we read that “large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them.
So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
(Matthew 15:30-31, NASB95).
When the kingdom of God came into our presence it did not come to destroy us (though Jesus death and resurrection destroyed death), but to save us and to love us.
Jesus came with healing and said that we cannot enter the kingdom by force, but like little children.
Jesus' banner, the banner of the Kingdom of God, is not one of force but of love.
His banner over us is love!
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