The Shulamite Among Lilies and Young Roesby CBPepper
7:3Song of Solomon 7:3
Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.
This verse belongs to one of Solomon's one thousand and five songs or poems, composed as a dialogue carried on between various parties. It is written in vivid, warm, figurative Oriental language characteristic of an Eastern love poem. Its literal picture compares the beloved's breasts to two young twin gazelles.
As part of that poem, it is a poetic parable picturing Christ and His church. The picture displays Christ's wonderful love and the church's responsive love, which often lacks faithfulness and constancy. Its warm imagery gives no cause for objection when viewed in the setting of the time in which it was written. It is best read alone with God while keeping its picture of Christ and the church in mind.
This verse belongs to one of Solomon's one thousand and five songs or poems, composed as a dialogue carried on between various parties. It is written in vivid, warm, figurative Oriental language characteristic of an Eastern love poem. Its literal picture compares the beloved's breasts to two young twin gazelles.
As part of that poem, it is a poetic parable picturing Christ and His church. The picture displays Christ's wonderful love and the church's responsive love, which often lacks faithfulness and constancy. Its warm imagery gives no cause for objection when viewed in the setting of the time in which it was written. It is best read alone with God while keeping its picture of Christ and the church in mind.