Spurgeon's Song of Song Survey
A Song of Songs – The King Feasting in His Garden
The King Feasting in His Garden
Song of Solomon 5:1
Pastor’s Opening
I BELIEVE this text to be appropriate to the spiritual condition of our church. If I am not very sadly mistaken, the Lord of Hosts is with us in a very remarkable manner. Our meetings for prayer have been distinguished by an earnest and fervent spirit; our meetings with enquirers have been remarkably powerful; in a quiet manner, without any outward outcries, souls have been smitten down with conviction of sin, and have been comforted as they have received Christ by faith.
Chapter Citation and Verse
Song of Solomon 5:1
“I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.”
Keys to the Verse(s)
I am:
Jesus Christ/Bridegroom
Sister/Spouse//Beloved:
Church/Bride/Individual
Garden:
The fruit of His labor in His sister/spouse
Myrrh/Spices – Honeycomb/Honey – Wine/Milk:
The Fruit of Harvest
Purchase
Main Theme(s)
I. The voice of the Master himself calls us to consider HIS PRESENCE: “I am come.”
II. Now may his Holy Spirit help us to view OUR LORD’S SATISFACTION IN HIS CHURCH.
III. We must now remember, in the third place, that the text contains an INVITATION.
Final Thought
Finally, the text represents the Lord saying, “I am come into my garden,” It may imply that he is not always in his garden. Sometimes his church grieves him, and his manifest presence departs; but hearken, O sinner, there is a precious thought for thee: he is not always in his garden; but he is always on the throne of grace.
