I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: The remembrance of these things - who her beloved is, where she is, and what he would be doing - filled the maiden with a renewed sense of their connection and oneness with each other. She knew her husband was like a gentle shepherd, who would want to restore the relationship.Ĭ. She knew that though they were separated, they still belonged to each other. She knew where he had gone - to his favorite (literal) garden. We can say that the maiden understood some basic things that contributed to the restoration of relationship. To feed his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies: When the maiden thought about where her beloved would be, she remembered that he would be doing his work ( to feed his flock) and looking for ways to show his love to her ( to gather lilies). The world relies upon mistaken ideas of romantic love and feelings to make marriage work, and never really makes a person think and understand about marriage.ī. This reminds us that for success in a Christian marriage, we must think and understand.
When she began to think through the fundamentals of her relationship (Who is my beloved? Where can I find him?), things began to make sense. Her initial reaction to their relationship problems was entirely feeling-based with little or not thought behind the reaction.
The anxiety in her dream was without foundation in reality." (Kinlaw) "The bride's response to the friends' inquiry assures them that she has not really lost him. Yet when she (in response to the questions from the Daughters of Jerusalem) thought about how wonderful her beloved was and where he might be, she was able to figure it out. Interestingly, the maiden's previous search through the city accomplished nothing and in fact only harmed her. The maiden remembered that her beloved would be a familiar outdoor place to feed is flock in the gardens. Yet here that image seems out of place if the beloved had gone to his garden, then why did it seem that the maiden was still searching for him? It seems best to regard this as a simple reference to a literal garden. My beloved has gone to his garden, to the beds of spices: Previously in the Song of Solomon ( Song of Solomon 4:12, 4:16, and 5:1) the image of the garden was used to represent the sexuality of the maiden. ( Sng 6:2-3) The maiden describes her relationship to her beloved man.Ī. After hearing the impressive description of the character and appearance of the beloved, the Daughters of Jerusalem wanted to know where the beloved was, and if they could help her locate him.Ģ. Where has your beloved turned aside, that we may seek him with you? More important than the tone of the question in the previous line was this second question. Where has your beloved gone, O fairest among women? Continuing the thought from the previous chapter, it is difficult to tell if these on looking friends are supporting the maiden or being sarcastic towards her.ī. ( Sng 6:1) A further question from the Daughters of Jerusalem.Ī. The maiden describes a restoration of their love relationship.ġ.
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