My Beloved

Cherished in Possession – ch. 4. 12

“A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.”

Separation – a garden enclosed

Secrecy – a spring hidden

Sacredness – not the common spring

Security – a fountain sealed NOTE. – Associations with Lebanon:

v. 8. Fellowship – Come with me from Lebanon

v. 11. Fragrance – smell of garments, like the smell of Lebanon

v. 15, Freshness – streams from Lebanon

Captivating in Beauty – ch. 6. 4

“Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.”

Tirzah (beautiful city of Samaria)

Jerusalem (glorious city of great King)

Terrible (or rather brilliant)

Chaste IN Loyalty – ch. 6. 10

“Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun?”

Constancy – as the morning

Conformity – as the moon

Clarity – as the sun.