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2:5Song of Solomon 2:5
Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
Song of Solomon 2:5 belongs to a warm, figurative, poetic portrayal of Christ's wonderful love for His church and the church's answering love for Him. The book's warm, figurative language is to be understood as a parable of Christ and His church. The church's answering love pictured there is often lacking in faithfulness and constancy.
The verse pictures a soul deeply in love with spiritual communion with God. Its thoughts of Him are precious. It longs for more of that communion's refreshment and comfort, represented by the flagons and apples.
Song of Solomon 2:5 belongs to a warm, figurative, poetic portrayal of Christ's wonderful love for His church and the church's answering love for Him. The book's warm, figurative language is to be understood as a parable of Christ and His church. The church's answering love pictured there is often lacking in faithfulness and constancy.
The verse pictures a soul deeply in love with spiritual communion with God. Its thoughts of Him are precious. It longs for more of that communion's refreshment and comfort, represented by the flagons and apples.