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SESSION 11 : Song of Songs Chapter 4:12-16 & 5:1 (AMP)

delights). Let my Beloved come into His garden and eat its choicest

fruits.

Chapter 5 (Paraphrase)

1 I have come into my garden, my sister, my (promised) bride; I have
gathered my myrrh with my balsam and spice (from your sweet words

I have gathered the richest perfumes and spices). I have eaten my

honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O
friends (feast on, o revellers of the palace; you can never make my lover

disloyal to me)! Drink, yes, drink abundantly of love, o precious one
(for now I know you are mine irrevocably mine! With his confident

words still thrilling her heart, through the lattice she saw her shepherd

turn away and disappear into the night).
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erse 12 talks about the Shulamite being a garden. A garden

can be a place of rest, pleasure, and beauty, which
stimulates the senses. God placed Adam and Eve in the

Garden of Eden (see Genesis 2:8 and 3:8). It was where intimate

fellowship with God took place as they spent time together.

Many people like to visit gardens and enjoy some time apart from the

hustle and bustle of everyday life. Gardens feed the soul with
tranquillity and peace. And here, the Bridegroom depicts the Shulamite

in this manner. She had become a vessel of exceptional beauty, grace,
and satisfaction in the eyes of her Lord.

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