The King and the Beloved in the Garden Courtby CBPepper
1:2Song of Solomon 1:2
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
The warm, figurative language of the East in which this book is written is a parable of Christ and His church, and its imagery must be understood in the setting and manner of expression of the time in which it was written. In its picture the bride longs for the bridegroom's kisses and affection and intimate presence, prizing his love as better and more delightful than wine. Spiritually the verse begins the church's address to Christ. It pictures the church's response to His wonderful love, as well as the loving soul's desire for Christ and the closeness between Christ and His church.
From the other side it expresses the surpassing sweetness and delight of Christ's love for His church, portraying the Lord Jesus as deeply sweet and desirable. Joined to the next verse, it compares His love to wine and His presence to pleasing fragrance, so that when He is known as redeemer and conqueror and comforter and bridegroom, His coming is welcomed with longing and joy. For husband and wife it teaches that affectionate love is sweeter and more precious than wine, heavenly and divine, and should be renewed and expressed even amid the demands of life.
The warm, figurative language of the East in which this book is written is a parable of Christ and His church, and its imagery must be understood in the setting and manner of expression of the time in which it was written. In its picture the bride longs for the bridegroom's kisses and affection and intimate presence, prizing his love as better and more delightful than wine. Spiritually the verse begins the church's address to Christ. It pictures the church's response to His wonderful love, as well as the loving soul's desire for Christ and the closeness between Christ and His church.
From the other side it expresses the surpassing sweetness and delight of Christ's love for His church, portraying the Lord Jesus as deeply sweet and desirable. Joined to the next verse, it compares His love to wine and His presence to pleasing fragrance, so that when He is known as redeemer and conqueror and comforter and bridegroom, His coming is welcomed with longing and joy. For husband and wife it teaches that affectionate love is sweeter and more precious than wine, heavenly and divine, and should be renewed and expressed even amid the demands of life.