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Song of Songs – A Bundle of Myrrh
A Bundle of Myrrh
Song of Solomon 1:13
A bundle of myrrh, March 6, 1864
Pastor’s Opening
Certain divines have doubted the inspiration of Solomon’s Song; others have conceived it to be nothing more than a specimen of ancient love-songs, and some have been afraid to preach from it because of its highly poetical character. The true reason for all this avoidance of one of the most heavenly portions of God’s Word lies in the fact that the spirit of this Song is not easily attained. Its music belongs to the higher spiritual life, and has no charm in it for unspiritual ears. The Song occupies a sacred enclosure into which none may enter unprepared. “Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground,” is the warning voice from its secret tabernacles.
Chapter Citation and Verse
Song of Solomon 1:13
“A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.”
Key(s) to the Verse
Me:
Bride/Church/Believer
Myrrh:
Fragrance/Gifts/Rest
My Well-Beloved:
Bridegroom/Jesus Christ
My Breasts:
Mystical Intimacy
Pastoral Poem
“Midst darkest shade, if he appear,
My dawning has begun.”
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Main Theme(s)
I. First, then, CHRIST JESUS IS UNUTTERABLY PRECIOUS TO BELIEVERS. The words manifestly imply this: “A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me.”
II. But, secondly, THE SOUL CLINGETH TO CHRIST, AND SHE HATH GOOD REASON FOR SO DOING, for her own words are “A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me.” We will take the myrrh first, and then consider the bundle next.
III. Our third remark was to be—that with a sense of Christ’s preciousness is combined A CONSCIOUSNESS OF POSSESSION. It is “my well-beloved.” My dear hearer, is Christ your well-beloved?
IV. Now the practical point closes it. A SENSE OF POSSESSION AND A SENSE OF ENJOYMENT WILL ALWAYS LEAD THE CHRISTIAN TO DESIRE CONSTANT FELLOWSHIP.
