“Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon.” Song of Solomon 1:7
Sheep are hungry!
And their welfare (more than that, their very lives) depend on the type of shepherd they have! (Great shepherds have healthy sheep, hirelings have scabby, half-starved flocks.)
And that’s the true-to-life analogy (word picture) Solomon (really the Holy Spirit) has drawn for us in today’s Bible Text.
Except here, Song of Solomon 1:7, the little lamb who can speak … is “in love” with his or her shepherd. “Thou whom my soul loveth.”
Oh, I need to mention that in the Context of our Verse … other pastures seem to be available! “Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?” But those feeding grounds are not sufficient for this little ewe, this little lamb!
He wants to eat in a specific pasture!
All of which is a parable!
THE LORD is our Shepherd! (Psalm 23)
And really, He feeds well! (“Green Pastures!”)
And all those of us who know Him, love Him … are consequently “hungry” for His Care, His Nourishment, His Protection!
Go over the words, the two questions of our Text again now. And turn them into a prayer. “Tell me, O Thou whom my soul loveth, where Thou feedest, where Thou makest Thy flock to rest at noon.”
Then put legs on your prayers … and go to Church Sunday! Go where your Good Shepherd Jesus (through His Word) and through the ministry of His undershepherd (your Pastor) will “feed” you well!
Do NOT attend the wrong flock!
That could be deadly.
— Dr. Mike Bagwell
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another.” Hebrews 10:25
True at all times for the Christian, but especially … “and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” The last few words of Hebrews 10:25, the “day” of trouble, I suspect is meant here.
And America, God’s people in this land … “trouble” is on the way! “So much the more” … get in a good pasture and faithfully feed there!
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