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S ONG OF S ONGS ‘98 – M IKE B ICKLE
Session 20 The Bride’s Final Intercession And Revelation
(8:8–14)
SONG 8: 8-14
8. We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the day
when she is spoken for?
9. If she is a wall, we will build upon her a bat tlement of silver; and if she is a door, we will
enclose her with boards of cedar.
10. I am a wall, and my breasts like towers; then I became in His eyes as one who found
peace.
11. Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon; He leased the vineyard to keepers; everyone was
to bring for its fruit a thousand silver coins.
12. My own vineyard is before me. You, O Solomon, may have a thousand, and those who
tend its fruit two hundred.
13. You who dwell in the gardens, the companions listen for your voice-- let Me hear it!
14. Make haste, my Beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
I.
OVERVIEW OF SONG 8:8-14
A.
The SONG is the story of how the Bride became set on fire within. In this
passage the Bride feels the electricity of God. She is describing how she feels so
alive because she knows in a deep way who she is. We can only be alive like this
on the inside as we walk in the rare place of radical obedience. This reality makes
our heart glow in this dark world. God has provided this as the only place where
the human heart can fully resonate within.
B.
The Bride’s final intercession for the church (SONG 8:8–9) and for the Lord's
return (SONG 8:14).
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C.
The Bride's revelation of her own spiritual maturity before God (8:12). This
understanding flows from her revelations of how God sees her (SONG 8:10). The
Bride's revelation of her maturity is the foundation of her spiritual identity and
implies that she has confidence and assurance in her heart.
1.
Such spiritual confidence causes us to be radiant, as we know that we are
fully obeying God in maturity and victory.
2.
Such unusual confidence before God and man does exist in the grace of
God. When God grants this gift, it results in His people enjoying radiant
confidence as they fully walk in the place that God has ordained for them
D.
The Bride's revelation of her inevitable accountability before God (SONG 8:11).
This is a main doctrine in the Word of God that is associated closely to the
revelation of the Second Coming of Christ. The Bride's urgency for the Lord to
return is expressed in intercession (8:14). Often in Scripture, the doctrine of our
accountability in eternity appears in relationship to this urgency for the coming of
the Lord
E.
Jesus' final commission to the Bride (8:13)
F.
The Bride's final intercession for His coming (8:14). The Lord gives her a final
commission and then she offers to the Lord a final intercession in that wonderful,
romantic, poetic language of this love song. There are 2 different occasions for
intercession in this passage (8:8-9,14).
Verse By Verse Study of SONG 8:8–14
I.
THE BRIDE’S FINAL INTERCESSION FOR THE CHURCH (8:8–9)
We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the
day when she is spoken for? If she is a wall, we will build upon her a battlement of
silver; and if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
A.
While overflowing from the seal of bridal love from the last session (8:5-7), she
now moves into intercession. The Bride is keenly aware of the spiritual condition
of other members of the Body of Christ who are still babes in Christ. They are
ones who have not yet grown into mature spiritual love. Bridal love causes her to
overflow, so as to move right into intercession.
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B.
She intercedes for the spiritually immature to be visited by Jesus.
“We have a LITTLE SISTER and she has no breasts.” (8:8a,b,c)
1.
“Sister” - the Bride remembers her as a “sister” instead of forgetting her in
order to move on to “deeper things”. She remembers the others that are a
part of her family. Her little sister is immature yet is a recognized relative
in the same family.
a. Jesus calls Himself our brother and teaches that all who obey are His
brothers and sisters in the new birth (Heb. 2:11; Mt. 12:50).
b. These new believers are under the family care and responsibility of
Jesus and His Bride.
2.
Little sister speaks of others, depicting spiritually immaturity. They have
not yet been strengthened with the mature understanding of God. The
Bride sees her for who she is and yet is not impatient with her. The Bride
knows that she is a little sister and is thus at peace with her shortcomings.
3.
The little sister speaks of those whose heart is still “little” in
understanding. She is “little” in her faith. The little sisters are still babes
in Christ that are only nurtured on the milk of the Word, and are still
unable to receive meat.
a. She is still spiritually unstable and easily moved by pressure. She has
little faith and easily loses her courage when she is in a trial. She is
easily filled with fear, and quickly gives up in the midst of trials.
b. She lacks passion for Jesus and confidence before God in the midst of
her weakness. She is little in her faith. She is easily condemned with
accusation in her failures.
4.
This verse refers to the young maidens or the daughters of Jerusalem,
throughout the SONG. In SONG 6:1 the daughters asked to seek the Lord
with her.
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C.
The little sister is not yet developed in love, and thus not ready for marriage.
“We have a little sister and SHE HAS NO BREASTS.” (8:8a,b,c)
1.
The little sisters are undeveloped in spiritual love. Therefore, the Bride
intercedes for them. She is keenly aware of the conditions of the other
members of the Body of Christ.
2.
They are spiritually as little girls who have not yet felt the impact of the
stirrings of love. The kiss of God or the embrace of God is something
they long for but have very little personal experience with.
a. They have not yet experienced the kisses of God’s Word that bring
them to spiritua l intimacy and maturity. The Divine kiss is
experienced when the Word spiritually romances our heart.
b. She has not yet experienced the long loving embraces of the Word of
God that are necessary to enlarge her heart. The Divine embrace is
experienced when the Word tenderizes our heart. Oh how glorious are
the “loving embrace of God to our hearts.”
3.
The little sister is not yet equipped as a spiritual mother to spiritually
nurture and edify others with the milk of the Word. Her inability to
reproduce and nurture speaks of her spiritual immaturity.
a. Immature believers can only receive the milk of the Word (1Cor. 3:1-
2). They have no ability to release the milk of the Word to other
people.
b. They lack mature burden for the condition of others. They lack the
concern to help others. They are overwhelmed with their own
problems. They are immature in character, discernment, wisdom and
perseverance (Heb. 5:13-14).
4.
The Bride was recently pictured as having a womb likened to a heap of
wheat (SONG 7:2). This implied that she was pregnant with the harvest.
Revival brings forth many new little sisters, who are spiritually
undeveloped and unable to nurture others.
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D.
The Bride accepts co-responsibility with Jesus to bring forth others to spiritual
maturity.
“WE have a little sister and she has no breasts.” (8:8a,b,c)
1.
The Bride is referring to herself and Jesus as having a co-responsibility to
bring forth others to maturity. She feels the same towards the immature
sisters as He does. He was ravished over them (4:9). He longed to see
their face and hear their voice (2:14).
2.
She joins Jesus in mature spiritual partnership. The Bride is speaking to
the Lord in this passage; “we are in this together”. She sees the need of
the young ones as their mission together.
E.
This shows the Bride's prayer concern for her little sisters.
“WHAT SHALL WE DO FOR OUR SISTER in the day that she is spoken
for?” (8:8d,e,f)
1.
The question on her heart is, “what shall we do for our sister?” How can
we help to bring her forth to greater blessing and maturity?” She is
sensitive to her responsibility for young believers (6:11; 7:11). This
shows her strong sense of responsibility to feed the new believers as if
they were her own. This is the heart of a spiritual father (1 Thess. 2:11).
2.
As the sealed Bride is before the Lord, a primary thing on her mind is her
little sister that is able to reproduce or to nurture others. She is small in
her understanding and in her heart. She can’t yet handle the deeper things
of God. The Bride has a tremendous sense of responsibility for her little
sister. She doesn’t want to move on without her. She is not just content to
go on in the Lord herself without helping others to follow.
3.
I had an encounter with the Lord that changed my ministry. This
happened in the summer of 1983. I was very focused on my own spiritual
development in personal holiness, seeking to grow deep in prayer and
revelation of deep things in God. I didn’t want to be bothered by the
concerns of leading others. It was a real burden to me. One day, as I was
in prayer, I was complaining to the Lord that I didn’t want to be
responsible for so many people (the church was about 500 people).
Suddenly, the Lord spoke to me in powerfully from Josh. 1:2.
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