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communion with Jesus is the means of imparting to us a more correct

knowledge of ourselves.

“Kedar” means a dark room, to be black-skinned, or to be black—so

the tents of Kedar, which were made from black goat skins, refer to her
imperfect exterior. In the loving and accepting presence of Jesus,

however, she discovers that this is everyone’s normal, fallen, human

condition, as we are all in Adam. However, now that she is in Christ,
she is becoming increasingly aware that Jesus, through the power of the

Holy Spirit, is the only one who can transform her from the inside out.

It takes humility and courage to allow the Holy Spirit to show us what

little foxes need to be caught and dealt with in our lives, but we must

never forget that His grace is sufficient in our weaknesses. The
Shulamite does not berate herself upon the discovery of her darkness,

because she knows that, because of what Jesus has done for her, she is
also lovely to Him—and He will perfect that which concerns her

(Psalm 138:8).

Solomon’s curtains refer to curtains in the temple, and it is thought they
were made of linen, which represents the righteous acts of the saints.

In His presence, and as she yields, she is taking on the beauty of Christ.

A further and very important interpretation of this verse is that when

the Shulamite says she is dark, it is referring to a revelation of her
unrenewed mind—the mind that has been subjected to wrong thought

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