Song 1:15 “How beautiful you are, my darling,
How beautiful you are!
Your eyes are like doves.”
Song 1:16 “How handsome you are, my beloved,
And so pleasant!
Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!
Song 2:1 “I am the rose of Sharon,
The lily of the valleys.”
Song 2:2 “Like a lily among the thorns,
So is my darling among the maidens.”
Song 2:3 “Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
As a result of her growing confident in His love, she declares in verse one and two of chapter 2 that she is His favorite. It almost seems like an arrogant and bold statement when she says” I am the rose of Sharon, the Lily of the Valley.” The reality is, that as Christ convinces us that He delights in loving us, and enjoys us even in our imperfections, we begin to get healed of all the self rejection, and shame that everyone of us deal with as a result of the Fall. These aren’t words of arrogance, they are the result of God’s love being perfected us, and fear being cast out. As I said before, as the lovesick Jesus continually pours out his love on us, and we begin to grow confident in that love, Lovesickness begins to emerge from within us back toward Him. Listen to what He says in verse two in response to her bold statement. He says, “like a lily among the thorns, so is my Love among the maidens.” It’s important to Him that we know He delights in loving us. He doesn’t rebuke her; He affirms her. He is saying to her, “It is true; you are my favorite.” Isn’t it interesting that He doesn’t call her forth into holiness and maturity by condemning her or threatening her. It is always His grace that draws us toward Christ likeness. Look at her praise, and notice her emerging set- apart heart expressed again in the first part of verse three. She says,” like an apple tree among the trees in the forest, so is my Beloved among the sons of men.” It sounds a lot like Psalm 45 that says that a heart that is overflowing with love toward God has a theme, and that theme is, “Thou art fairer than the sons of men.”