Monday, January 20, 2014

Song

 Jewish Yeminite Bride

"The LORD is my strength and song,
and He has become my salvation;
He is my God, and I will praise Him;
My father's God, and I will exalt Him."
              The Song of Moses, Ex. 15:2

"Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song;
He also has become my salvation."
                     Isa. 12:2

The beautiful verses above teach us the concept that God, our Father has become a song to us. He becomes a song because He has become our "Yeshuwah", our salvation. The root of the word "song" refers to the white woolen fleece of sheep. This should have special meaning to all who know Christ.
There is a Book in the Bible called "Song of Songs", and it is attributed to King Solomon.  The term "Song of Songs" means that it is the greatest song of all. It is read during Passover, when the blood of the Lamb became the salvation for Israel during the final plague of death, and ultimately, their deliverance from the bondage of Egypt.
The "Song of Songs" is about the beautiful relationship between a bride, referred to a The Shulamite, and her Beloved. To believers, it is a portrait of a believer's relationship with Jesus, our bridegroom. The word "Shulamite" used for the bride means, "the perfect, the peaceful" from a root that means "to be in a covenant of peace, to be compete, to be finished". How much this meaning reflects what the Bride of Christ has been ordained to be!
The bridegroom (Beloved) says of her:
"You have ravished my heart,
My sister, my spouse;
You have ravished my heart
With one look of your eyes,
With one link of your necklace.
How fair is your love,
My sister, my spouse!
How much better than wine is your love,
And the scent of your perfumes
Than all spices."
                      Song 4:9-10
In addition the Bridegroom sings:
"A garden enclosed 
Is my sister, my spouse,
A spring shut up,
A fountain sealed.
Spikenard and saffron,
Calamus and cinnamon,
With all trees of frankincense,
Myrrh and aloes,
With all the chief spices-
A fountain of gardens 
A well of living waters,
And streams from Lebanon."
                       Song 4:12,14
Biblical brides wore special adornments, including necklaces (see v. 9, above) made of the finest, most precious materials the family could afford. It would be part of her "bride-price" or dowry. It was a most precious, and important thing to a prospective bride. It symbolized her status, and value as a bride.
The Bridegroom refers to his bride as being a sister and a spouse. The term sister refers to one born of the same parents, and to have a resemblance to another. We, who have been born again, have been born not by the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but by the will of God (Jn. 1:13). Our birth is from our Father, as Jesus was birthed into the natural realm supernaturally by the will of the Father (Mt. 1:20, Lk. 1:35). We are called to have a resemblance to Jesus: "...as He is, so are we in this world." (1 Jn. 3:2, 4:17).
The term "spouse" used by the Bridegroom means again "to complete, to perfect", as we are to be perfect, without spot or blemish.
The fragrance of the Bride, according to v. 14 above, is made up of many precious spices and aromas. Many of these same precious spices were used to compose the priests' holy anointing oil of the Tabernacle. The King referred to in Psalm 45:7-8 has His garments scented with these same spices. Christ's sacrifice carries a sweet-smelling aroma, pleasing to God (Eph. 5:2).
If this is the aroma of Christ, why is the Bride covered in this same aroma?
"Now thanks be to God who always leads us to triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are saved and among those who are perishing."
                                                       2 Cor. 2:14-15

The Song of Songs is a beautiful gift from our Father to the Bridegroom, Jesus, and His Bride, saved by His sacrifice.

Our Father has become our song.

"Song of Solomon"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2urjlelpuM

"Holy Spirit (Your Presence)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diPBK5fsZyE 

"I Surrender"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSgn-nmBpNY

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