Song of Songs 4:7
“ You are altogether beautiful, my darling,
And there is no blemish in you.
Love is blind, or so they say. Perhaps Solomon's confession about his lover and bride is a clear example of that truth. In these two chapters of the Song of Songs, Solomon and his bride are praising each other and each has poured out the proper and expected salutations, greetings and compliments to their respective lovers. By the time we get to 4:7 above they are drunk on love. Solomon sums up a section describing the body of his bride with this statement, "You are altogether beautiful ... there is NO blemish in you." The world, especially women, are in great pursuit of this high and lofty evaluation. You can almost see the cover of the glamour magazine with the bride displayed proudly on the front with the headline, "No Blemish In Her." Perhaps that is what floated around Jerusalem in those days. Perhaps there was no blemish in her. The "bride" is supposed to be a picture of the church purified by the blood of Christ, so in once sense the statement is true. As we are presented to Christ we are presented spotless, with no blemish. Note Peter's words about the coming Day of The Lord (the Marriage Supper of the Lamb):
2 Peter 3:14
Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,
But, in the historical sense of the Solomon's statement to his bride, he is so captivated by her beauty he literally sees no flaws. This is how we are to view our spouse. We are to see the perfection they have IN Christ and we are to compliment them for who they are. It is easy to find flaws in others, even after we have been married awhile and have now discovered each and every one of them. It is quite another to allow true Biblical love to cover those flaws. Solomon already knew this when he wrote the following Proverb. He practiced in Song of Songs 4:7 what he wrote here:
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all transgressions.
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