NOTES for Sol 6:1-12
1 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee. |
2 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. |
3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies. |
4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners. |
5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. |
6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. |
7 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks. |
8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number. |
9 My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. |
10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners? |
11 I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded. |
12 Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib. |
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Once again, the bridegroom emphasizes that his bride is the only one, and he rejoices in singing her praises again and again. Those who love one another have not yet been united; they still look at one another from afar, but their mutual attraction already binds them inseparably: they belong to each other and to no one else.
But if the soul chosen by the bridegroom is the only one, does this mean that all other souls are rejected?
No, if the chosen souls are the souls of all who aspire toward God. Each one of us is precious to Him in a special way; as someone has said, “He loves each one more than all the rest.” His relationship with each one of us is unique.
Readings for 21 September 2019
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