Song of Songs 2:16
My beloved is mine, and I am his;
he grazes among the lilies.
Subject: Commitment in Marriage
The above line, appears three times in Song of Solomon (6:30; 7:10). It is the essence of the entire book and story. It is a statement of commitment and fidelity to each other. In Genesis 2:24 we are told that a man is to leave his father and mother and to cleave onto his wife. This is a statement of commitment. In 1 Corinthians 7:4 we are told that a husband and a wife had "authority" over each other's bodies. That thought would not fit our modern day world. However, God knows what He wanted when He created marriage and our relationships in marriage. When we commit to each other we get the benefits of love. The second line in the above verse is very provocative. She is saying that as a result of this commitment he will "graze among the lilies." This is a pleasent euphemism to refer to sexual pleasures. This commitment to one other is the root and the sexual pleasure she imagines is the fruit. When we attempt to have the fruit without the root we lose out on the real meaning of love making and the real purpose. It is an expression of our commitment.
My 2025 Theme Verses: Ezra 7:10 (ESV) For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel. Daniel 1:8 (ESV) But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself.
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