SOS Notes Session 18.pdf

S ONG OF S ONGS ’98 M IKE B ICKLE

SESSION 18: The Bride's Mature Partnership With

Jesus (7:9b–8:4)

SONG 7:9-8:4

9. And the roof of your mouth like the best wine. The wine goes down smoothly for my

Beloved, moving gently the lips of sleepers.

10. I am my Beloved's, and His desire is toward me.

11. Come, my Beloved, let us go forth to the field; let us lodge in the villages.

12. Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine has budded, whether the grape

blossoms are open, and the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give You my love.

13. The mandrakes give off a fragrance, and at our gates are pleasant fruits, all manner, new

and old, which I have laid up for You, my Beloved.

1. Oh, that You were like my brother, who nursed at my mother's breasts! If I should find You

outside, I would kiss You; I would not be despised.

2. I would lead You and bring You into the house of my mother, she who used to instruct me.

I would cause You to drink of spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate.

3. His left hand is under my head, and His right hand embraces me.

4. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not stir up nor awaken love until it pleases.

OVERVIEW OF SONG 7:9B-8:4

Out of her experience in SONG 7:1-9, she committed herself to disciple the

nations. In other words, she embraces the great commission. She desires deep

partnership with Jesus as He disciples the nations (Mt. 28:19). Her soul was made

like a chariot that swiftly moved forward in the will of God. She drank the cup of

God's will without any hindrance. The Father gave Jesus the promise of

possessing the nations. The people of the nations are His inheritance. Jesus

wants His Bride to participate with Him in winning them to be His Bride. This

involves far more than just a job we ought to do for Him. One aspect of His

inheritance is to have a people that would labor with Him for His complete

inheritance.

In SONG 7:8-9a, Jesus commissioned her to 3 different ministries of the Holy

Spirit - to nurture, to release the Spirit and to impart intimacy. She now accepts

each one.

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The Lord gives her 3 commissions. Then the Shulamite suddenly says, “The wine

goes down smoothly for my beloved, I am my beloved’s and His desire is toward

me.” She feels so affirmed and enthusiastic by the 3- fold prophetic

commissioning, the wine, the fire and the wind. These 3 prophetic commissions

speaks the three main components in Acts 2:1-3 i.e. the wine, the wind and the

fire.

The “breasts like clusters of the vine” can be likened to the wine of the

Holy Spirit to nurture.

The “fragrance of your breath” can be likened to the wind of the Holy

Spirit to refresh.

The roof of your mouth” can be likened to the fire of the Holy Spirit that

imparts intimacy with God. The mouth throughout the SONG speaks

about spiritual intimacy. The kisses of the mouth are intimacy, the wine

that God enjoys most.

This session describes 4 aspects of our bridal partnership with Jesus.

Bridal partnership expressed in mature obedience to Jesus (7:9b–10)

Bridal partnership expressed in Her int ercession for more power (7:11-13)

Bridal partnership expressed in Her boldness in public ministry (8:1-2)

Bridal partnership expressed in their full union and communion with the

Lord. (8:3-4)

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Verse By Verse Study of SONG 7:9b–8:4

II.

BRIDAL PARTNERSHIP EXPRESSED IN MATURE OBEDIENCE TO JESUS

And the roof of your mouth like the best wine. The wine goes down smoothly for my

Beloved, moving gently the lips of sleepers (7:9).

The flow of thought changes significantly in the middle of SONG 7:9, from the

Bride speaking to the Bridegroom speaking. Therefore, in my opinion, the bible

translators should have divided SONG 7:9 into 2 separate verses instead of

combining 2 speakers in one verse. The Lord speaks in the first line of v. 9. Then

the Bride speaks in the final 2 lines of v. 9.

The language of the Bride is clear in each reference throughout the SONG.

She addresses Jesus as "my Beloved."

Jesus never refers to the Bride with this title. Rather, He refers to her as

“My love”, "My beautiful one," or "My fair one." This language is

consistent throughout the book, helping us to discern who is speaking.

She drinks the best wine of the Spirit.

"THE WINE goes down smoothly for my Beloved," (7:9b)

The Bride suddenly interrupts the Lord to state her deep feelings of total

commitment to receive anything that comes from Him. She avoids

everything that resists the Spirit. This is her response to the Lord’s

extravagant affirmation in SONG 6 – 7.

This wine speaks of the influences and promptings of the Holy Spirit

(Eph. 5:18). Jesus had just said that the roof of her mouth was like the

best wine. This wine is the best wine of the Holy Spirit. The wine that

flavors her palate comes from Him.

a. The best wine is the wine served in context to the wedding of the

Lamb.

You have kept the good wine until now!" (John 2:10)-NKJ

You have saved the best till now." (John 2:10)-NIV

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b. The wine of God is also referred to as His judgments.

And another angel followed, saying, "Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that

great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the

wrath of her fornication." Rev 14:8

"he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is

poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. Rev 14:10

Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of

the fierceness of His wrath. Rev 16:19

"with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the

inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her

fornication." Rev 17:2

"For all the nat ions have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her

fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her

Rev 18:3

She commits herself to instant and full obedience to the Holy Spirit.

"The wine GOES DOWN SMOOTHLY for my Beloved," (7:9b)

The wine of the Spirit goes down smoothly. In other words, she easily

receives this wine of love and assimilates it without any resistance.

There is no hindrance in her to the wine of the Holy Spirit's promptings,

leadings, and influences. She does not choke on this wine, but rather, it is

pleasant and delightful to her. She is referring to her own spiritual

experience. She fully receives God's wine without resistance.

The mature Bride does not want the Lord to have to wrestle with her to

obey Him in any area of life. This speaks of instant and full obedience in

each area of her life. She does not choke on the mandates of the Lord.

In SONG 2:8-10, the Lord called her to the mountains. She choked on

that wine or that mandate of the Holy Spirit. She choked on that word

from the Holy Spirit. At that time, she said no to Him. But here she is not

choking on God's Word. It goes down very smoothly, no resistance what

so ever. This is just a poetic way of talking about full unity with the Holy

Spirit with no resistance.

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The meat of the Word and the best Wine of the Word is used in the same

way (Heb. 5:12-14).

In the poetic language of love when she says the wine goes down

smoothly she is referring to her full agreement with the Holy Spirit. She is

saying to the Holy Spirit “I fully receive everything that you give me with

no resistance.”

Jesus told the disciples “Can you drink the cup that I'm about to drink?”

He was drinking the cup of the Spirit’s wine. In other words, it refers to

the Father’s will that is announced and anointed by the Holy Spirit. Jesus

drank it without any hindrance. He fully received it the wine.

The wine of His judgments does not offend her.

She relates obediently to the Holy Spirit out of love for Jesus.

"The wine goes down smoothly FOR MY BELOVED," (7:9b)

She knows the Holy Spirit only leads us in a way that glorifies Him (Jn.

16:14). In her experience the cup of God's will goes down smoothly

because it is for her Beloved.

She is obedient to the Holy Spirit because of her lo ve for Jesus. She has

determined to live a lifestyle that does not quench the Holy Spirit because

of love not legalism or condemnation.

This passage is a wonderful confession of faith in times when the Lord

challenges us in a way that seems difficult. We speak within our heart to

the Lord; “the wine goes down smoothly because You are my Beloved.

Because I love You, I will say ‘Yes!’ to the Holy Spirit in this difficult

area.” This passage provides us with a wonderful devotional statement of

obedience. This is just another way of saying, “Yes I will obey you.” It is

a spiritually romantic and poetic way to declare our commitment to obey.

The reason she accepts the Holy Spirit’s leadership so wholeheartedly is

because of her love for Jesus. She knows the Holy Spirit comes to help

her give her heart more fully to Jesus.

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