# Song of Songs 06 📖: I Am My Beloved's
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#💬 Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#📂 Internal Notes]]
## 📜 Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### The Lost Lover Found
#### The Maidens to the Beloved:
[[#Verse 01.]] Where has your beloved gone,
O most beautiful among women?
Where has your beloved turned?
Tell us, that we may seek him with you.
#### The Beloved to the Maidens:
[[#Verse 02.]] My beloved has gone down to his garden,
to the flowerbeds of balsam spices,
to graze in the gardens,
and to gather lilies.
### Poetic Refrain: Mutual Possession
#### The Beloved about Her Lover:
[[#Verse 03.]] I am my lover’s and my lover is mine;
he grazes among the lilies.
### The Renewal of Love
#### The Lover to His Beloved:
[[#Verse 04.]] My darling, you are as beautiful as Tirzah,
as lovely as Jerusalem,
as awe-inspiring as bannered armies.
[[#Verse 05.]] Turn your eyes away from me—
they overwhelm me!
Your hair is like a flock of goats
descending from Mount Gilead.
[[#Verse 06.]] Your teeth are like a flock of sheep
coming up from the washing;
each has its twin;
not one of them is missing.
[[#Verse 07.]] Like a slice of pomegranate
is your forehead behind your veil.
[[#Verse 08.]] There may be sixty queens,
and eighty concubines,
and young women without number.
[[#Verse 09.]] But she is unique,
my dove, my perfect one!
She is the special daughter of her mother;
she is the favorite of the one who bore her.
The maidens saw her and complimented her;
the queens and concubines praised her:
[[#Verse 10.]] “Who is this who appears like the dawn?
Beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun,
awe-inspiring as the stars in procession?”
### The Return to the Vineyards
#### The Lover to His Beloved:
[[#Verse 11.]] I went down to the orchard of walnut trees,
to look for the blossoms of the valley,
to see if the vines had budded
or if the pomegranates were in bloom.
[[#Verse 12.]] I was beside myself with joy!
There please give me your myrrh,
O daughter of my princely people.
### The Love Song and Dance
#### The Lover to His Beloved:
[[#Verse 13.]] (7:1) Turn, turn, O Perfect One!
Turn, turn, that I may stare at you!
#### The Beloved to Her Lover:
Why do you gaze upon the Perfect One
like the dance of the Mahanaim?
## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary
###### Overall.
###### Verse 01.
###### Verse 02.
###### Verse 03.
###### Verse 04.
###### Verse 05.
###### Verse 06.
###### Verse 07.
###### Verse 08.
###### Verse 09.
###### Verse 10.
###### Verse 11.
###### Verse 12.
###### Verse 13.
## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Verse 3 reverses the order of 2:16, putting her belonging to him first.
2. Tirzah (6:4) was a beautiful city and served as the early capital of the northern kingdom of Israel (1 Kings 16:23).
3. Pairing Tirzah with Jerusalem (6:4) compares the bride to the two most impressive cities in the land.
4. She is described as awe-inspiring like an army with banners (6:4, 10).
5. Verses 5-7 repeat parts of the groom's praise from 4:1-3.
6. Sixty queens and eighty concubines (6:8) is far fewer than the 700 wives and 300 concubines of Solomon's later years (1 Kings 11:3).
7. The bride is compared to the dawn, the moon, and the sun (6:10).
8. The name "Shulammite" first appears in 6:13, which is 7:1 in the Hebrew Bible.
9. "Shulammite" may be related to the name Solomon (*Shlomo*) and to the Hebrew word for peace (*shalom*).
10. The "dance of Mahanaim" (6:13) may refer to a place name, the place where Jacob saw the camps of angels (Genesis 32:2).
## 🧠 Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the Bridegroom whose love restores. After the painful separation of chapter 5, the bride can say again, "I am my beloved's and he is mine" (6:3). Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:38-39).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## 💬 Discussion Questions
1. The daughters of Jerusalem offer to help her find her beloved (6:1). How can friends help a struggling marriage or a struggling faith?
2. "I am my lover's, and my lover is mine" (6:3). How does belonging to Christ shape your identity?
3. Among many queens, his dove is unique (6:8-9). What does it mean to be uniquely loved by God?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- 📖 verse 3: I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine.
- 📖 verse 4: She is as beautiful as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem.
- 📖 verse 9: My dove, my perfect one, is unique.
## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference
- 🔗 [[Romans 08#Verse 38.|Romans 8:38-39]] - Nothing can separate us from God's love.
- 🔗 [[Song of Songs 02#Verse 16.|Song of Songs 2:16]] - My beloved is mine and I am his.
- 🔗 [[Galatians 02#Verse 20.|Galatians 2:20]] - Christ loved me and gave Himself for me.
- 🔗 [[1 John 04#Verse 19.|1 John 4:19]] - We love because He first loved us.
- 🔗 [[Isaiah 62#Verse 05.|Isaiah 62:5]] - As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so God rejoices over you.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[Song of Songs 06 - SOAP|Mutual Fellowship]]
## 📂 Internal Notes