Song of Solomon, 5
12. Bride: My beloved is white and ruddy, elect among thousands.
12. Bride: My beloved is white and ruddy, elect among thousands.
Songs 5 is a chapter that describes a dream of the beloved about the beloved and the search she does for him. Through poetic language, the chapter presents themes such as love, beauty, search and longing. Following are five verses related to these themes:
Proverbs 8:17: "I love those who love me, and whoever seeks me finds me." This verse talks about the search for wisdom and how important it is to love and look for it.
Psalm 63:1: "O God, you are my God, I seek you intensely; my soul thirsty for you! All my being longs for you, in a dry, exhausted and without water." This verse portrays the pursuit of God as a necessity of the soul, which longs for Him.
1 Peter 1:8: "You love Him, even without having seen Him; and though you do not see you now, believe in Him and rejoice with unspeakable and glorious joy," This verse speaks about faith in God, and how it is possible love him even without seeing him.
Isaiah 44:20: "He feeds on gray. His deceived heart deviates him, so that he cannot rid his soul, nor say, Is there no lie on my right hand?" This verse describes how the deceived heart can lead someone to feed on worthless things, like gray, and move away from the truth.
Jeremiah 2:32: "Can a virgin forget about his jewel, or a bride his or her or her ornament? However, my people forgot me for endless days." This verse shows how easy it is to forget God, even when He is the most valuable jewel we have.
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