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S ONG OF S ONGS ‘98 – M IKE B ICKLE

SESSION 17: Vindication Of The Persecuted Bride (6:11-7:9)

SONG 6:11-7:9a

11. I went down to the garden of nuts to see the verdure of the valley, to see whether the vine

had budded and the pomegranates had bloomed.

12. Before I was even aware, my soul had made me as the chariots of my noble people.

13. Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon you! What would you

see in the Shulamite-- as it were, the dance of the two camps?

1. How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! The curves of your thighs are

like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.

2. Your navel is a rounded goblet; it lacks no blended beverage. Your waist is a heap of wheat

set about with lilies.

3. Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.

4. Your neck is like an ivory tower, your eyes like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bath

Rabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.

5. Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, and the hair of your head is like purple; a king

is held captive by your tresses.

6. How fair and how pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!

7. This stature of yours is like a palm tree, and your breasts like its clusters.

8. I said, "I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of its branches." Let now your breasts

be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples,

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.

OVERVIEW OF SONG 6:11- 7:9A

In 6:11, she commits herself to serve the whole church. She says, “I will go to the

garden. I will go where He is in the midst of the people of God and work together

with them.” Then in v. 12 she is overcome with passion for the whole church.

The theme of the Song of Solomon is Jesus equipping His Bride to walk in mature

partnership with Him. In 6:13, there is persecution against the Bride as she seeks

to fulfill the great commission. There is a sincere response from the church. In

SONG 7:1-5, God gives discernment to some of the saints and they vindicate her.

They answer the sarcastic question, “Who is she?” Then the Lord Himself

answers who she is. In the larger context, she just received a powerful affirmation

from the Lord. He said, “You are lovely, you are awesome, you are beautiful, you

radiate all of Heaven as well as the earth with the glory that has been given to

you.” She responds, “I want to serve only Jesus. Nothing can stop me now!”

Then Jesus in 7:6-9, vindicates her.

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The 4 different themes in this session.

The Bride is overcome with love, concern and desire for the whole church.

(6:11-12).

A sincere response from the church. (6:13a,b) As well as a sarcastic

response from the church (6:13c,d)

The Bride was vindicated by the daughters. The daughters express deep

appreciation for the mature Bride (7:1-5). She is praised in 10 areas.

The Bride is vindicated by Jesus Himself as He releases a full measure of

anointing to endorse her as His partner (7:6-9a).

Verse By Verse Study of Chapter 6:11-7:9a

HER MATURE COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE WHOLE CHURCH

(6:11)

I went down to the garden of nuts (walnut grove) to see the verdure of the valley, to see

whether the vine had budded and the pomegranates had bloomed. (6:11)

The garden of God in the SONG

His garden is described here as including the following three fruits: walnut

groves, budding vineyards and blooming pomegranates.

The garden is mentioned 9 times in the SONG. The first three references

are to her garden (4:12,15,16c) and the last six references are to His

garden (4:16e; 5:1; 6:2, 11; 7:12; 8:13). In the middle of the SONG (4:16)

a major transition takes place, Her garden becomes His garden!

a. Song 4:12,15,16c - The first three mentions of the garden in the SONG

are as "her garden."

b. Song 4:16e - This is the first mention of the garden as "His garden." It

is described as having pleasant fruits. She asks Him to come to her

garden to take possession of it, thus, making it His.

c. Song 5:1 - He actually comes to the garden for this first time. It is

described here as including five items: myrrh, spice, honeycomb, wine

(vineyards) and milk (animals).

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d. Song 6:2- His garden is described here as including three items - beds

of spices, flocks (provide milk) and lilies.

e. Song 6:11 - It is described here as including the following three fruits -

walnut groves, budding vineyards and pomegranates.

Song 7:12 - It is described here as including the following two fruits -

budding vineyards with blooming grapes and blooming pomegranates.

g. Song 8:13 - The Bride lives in His gardens. She intercedes from the

garden.

She goes down to the garden in determination to serve the purpose of God.

"I went down to the garden of nuts" (6:11a)

She was explaining how Jesus could be found in the midst of this same

garden that had beds of spices (6:2-3). She was telling the daughters that

He could be found feeding His people in the midst of the garden. Then

Jesus suddenly interrupted the conversation to affirm her in 6:4-10. Now,

she goes down to this garden to join Him as a bridal partner. She wants to

be where He is.

She goes to the garden that includes a walnut grove. She desires to serve

the various ministries within the church, those ministries the Lord has

called and set in place.

Four different characteristics related to walnut trees.

a. Under its dense shade, the walnut tree provides a place of refreshing

during the hot summer.

b. The walnut trees were used for cleansing. They were a main source of

oil, which was used in making soap.

c. These trees had fragrant leaves that were medicinal in value.

d. We can glean powerful insights into the symbolism of the walnut

grove s by understanding the fruitfulness of its death. The walnut tree

must be broken before the food and oil can be extracted from it. The

walnut grove is full of potential life, yet, it doesn’t come to feed

anyone, or have economic value, until it is broken and dies.

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The church is pictured as a grove of walnuts. A walnut is a seed with life

on the inside. This walnut garden speaks of the various ministries within

the church. They must also die to self in order to provide food, cleansing

(soap) and shade for others. Their potential is only manifest after the seed

dies or is broken open. The life within is hidden and isn’t immediately

observable to the undiscerning. Yet when the Lord breaks the seed open,

it reproduces and it brings nourishment and blessing to the people.

She wants to see the vibrant greenness of God's garden.

"To see the verdure of the valley, to see whether the vine had budded and the

pomegranates had bloomed."(6:11b,c,d)

She goes down “to see the verdure of the valley.” Webster defines

verdure as the fresh vibrant greenness of flourishing vegetation. This

speaks of the flourishing work of God in other places.

a. She is going to visit God's vineyard in other places. She invests

herself outside of her own little sphere.

b. This garden is in the valley of this fallen world. In 2:2, the lily was

pictured as also being in the valley of a fallen world. She desires to

see the flourishing of the valley is the darkness of a fallen world.

c. This garden is in the midst of a valley. There is opposition in the

midst of this valley of darkness.

She wants to see whether the vine had budded. The vine through Scripture

speaks of the work of God. Jesus taught that He is the vine and we are the

branches (Jn.15). The vineyard is a picture of the Lord’s purpose. The

budding vineyard speaks of the immature church.

a. She sees the budding and blooming as the Lord said in 2:11-13. He

said the vines were budding as prophetic signs of the visitation of God

being at hand.

b. She goes down to God's garden. In other words she commits herself to

helping the immature ones come forth. She is saying "Yes!” to the

great commission. She embraces the young budding vines without

impatiently despising their immaturity.

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c. She wants to be connected to the whole church, not just her sphere.

God loves the whole church, not just the part we are involved in. It is

a powerful thing when we begin to love the whole church and not just

the part that looks like us. God loves all the flavors, all the spices in

His garden

"To see" - she desires to be informed about God's work in other places.

She is concerned about other ministries besides her own.

"To see whether...the pomegranates had bloomed" - She wants to see if the

pomegranates have bloomed. The blossoming pomegranates speak of

individual believers.

a. What she wants “to see is if the vine had budded,” as was promised in

2:11-13. The vine speaks of the Word of God. God’s vine is budding

all over the earth. Her desire was to see the Word of God produce fruit

in the people of God throughout the nations of the earth.

b. She embraces budding vines. Mature believers have the wisdom and

patience to reach out to young ministries even in the midst of their

immaturity. Typically when we encounter immature ministries that

have troubles we lack the proper patience with them.

c. She is going down to invest time with the budding vine. She wants to

embrace, nurture and cultivate that which is not yet mature.

II.

MATURE LOVE FOR GOD'S WHOLE CHURCH OVERCOMES HER

(6:12)

"Before I was even aware, my soul had made me as the chariots of my noble

people." (6:12)

While she is down in the valley, working in the budding vineyard and the growing

garden, all of a sudden her soul becomes like a chariot of the noble one. This

metaphor depicts the zeal that she feels for others. Mature love for the entire

church overcomes her.

Her soul is like a swift chariot.

a. In the ancient world, one could walk or ride a horse, but a chariot was

the swiftest way of trave l.

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