The Shulamite’s Song of God’s Beauty

My Revelation on the Island of Patmos: Part 3c of 5

In Song of Songs 5:10-16, the Bride of Messiah describes 16 attributes of her Beloved God that reveal why she is lovesick for Him while in the midst of crisis. A prayer format was used so you too can pray these attributes in a time of suffering. Scriptures were used to interpret the poetic language in the Song of Songs.

In this post I unfold four more of Yeshua’s alluring attributes: majestic countenance, merciful and just; deep compassions; and Yah establishes.

Majestic Countenance

“His countenance is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars”

Song of Songs 5:15

“מַרְאֵהוּ, כַּלְּבָנוֹן--בָּחוּר, כָּאֲרָזִים”

Bowing low at the presence of Your towering majesty, You spread Your beautiful boughs around me and hide me in Your forest shade.

Branch of the Lord lift the glorious light of Your countenance upon me again!

Friend of the broken and weak, You humbled Yourself and became a servant; therefore, You have been exalted to the highest place.

Your heights penetrate the clouds, far above all others. You are the envy of all great nations. They live in Your shadow.

Tree of Life, no tree in the Garden of God is equal to You in beauty.

Merciful and Just

“His hands are rods of gold set with beryl (emerald)”

Song of Songs 5:14

“יָדָיו גְּלִילֵי זָהָב, מְמֻלָּאִים בַּתַּרְשִׁישׁ”

An emerald rainbow encircles Your Throne trumpeting Your eternal charity. The wise turn and are saved from the punishment of the grave.

As in the days of Pharaoh, You extend Your soothing, nail-pierced hand before Your golden scepter executes justice for the oppressed.

Omnipotent Sovereign, Holy King, You are dreadfully terrifying to Your enemies.

Yet, while I was a sinner, Yeshua, You died for me. Your mercy triumphs over Your judgement.

Deep Compassions

“His bowels are carved ivory inlaid with sapphires”

Song of Songs 5:14

“מֵעָיו עֶשֶׁת שֵׁן, מְעֻלֶּפֶת סַפִּירִים”

In the secret places deep within, living Word of God, Your emotions stir for me.

Though I am weak and broken Your tender compassions, rare as the ivory, well up from Your innermost being, and You command Your lovingkindness over me.

I am undone.

You yearn for the one whom You cut covenant with. With depths like the sapphire sea the yearnings of Your heart call out to me.

Deep is calling out to deep. I am calling out to You as Your roaring waterfalls of love come crashing over me.

Yah Establishes

“His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of fine gold”

Song of Songs 5:15

“שׁוֹקָיו עַמּוּדֵי שֵׁשׁ, מְיֻסָּדִים עַל-אַדְנֵי-פָז”

Rock of Ages You have the magnificence and strength of the pillars in the temple named Yachin (meaning “Yah establishes”), and Boaz (meaning “strength”).

You alone have the strength to establish what You planned before the foundations of the Earth. Every prophecy spoken will be fulfilled.

The wedding of the Lamb will come, and we will walk hand in hand in the Garden of Eden like You did with Adam.

Purified, refined seven times, Your golden feet walk out Your plans with purity. You Who are holy and blameless in love, all You have done, do, and will do is for the sake of love.

the last four attributes of God will be in my next blog….

My Revelation on the Island of Patmos: Part 3a of 5

Escaping to the Island of Patmos in 2012, I was desperate to find rest and healing from intensifying trigeminal nerve pains.

The Shulamite’s Song in the Night

When bouts of pain have come, besides Yeshua’s story, the inspirational story that has upheld me is that of the Shulamite in Song of Songs 5.

She too was vexed with an aggregate of afflictions.

The Shulamite, representing the Bride of Messiah (Ephesians 5:22-32), was beckoned into the veil of night by the Lover of her soul.

She arose to be with her Beloved God, and in an unexpected abruptness His presence was gone. She searched diligently and repeatedly cried out His name but to no avail.

The Night Watchmen

“It’s in the middle of the night!” Unempathetic to the Bride’s plight, the guards of the city incessantly demanded, “Shut up! Stop this foolish desperation!”

Infuriated that the Shulamite would not concede, with dark cruelty they attempted to beat her into submission.

Instead of breaking her will, their torment only enhanced the Shulamite’s longing for her Beloved God.

Daughters of Jerusalem

The Shulamite cried to the daughters of Jerusalem, “If you find my Beloved, tell Him that I am lovesick.”

The daughters of Jerusalem had vowed to remember God’s love, but their hearts were growing cold in the face of tribulations.

They questioned the Shulamite, “What is your Beloved anyway?”

The Shulamite was physically and emotionally distressed. However, her intimate knowledge of her Beloved and her obedience to Him had solidified within her a knowledge of Him.

She had no accusation against Him, only desire for Him.

Beauties of the Beloved

With tears and a light in her eyes, the Shulamite recounts the rare beauties of her Beloved’s image that stole her heart.

She sings, “My Beloved is white,” meaning, “My Beloved is holy.”

The Shulamite emulates Yeshua in recounting Yehovah’s holiness.

In Psalm 22, hanging on the cross Yeshua vehemently cries, “My God, My God why have You forsaken Me… yet You are still holy!”

She continued to paint a picture of her Beloved by describing 16 attributes of God that sustained her heart during pain.

To be Continued…