Chapter 7
Themes, discussion questions, Christ connections, and denomination lenses.
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KJV1How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.
2Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.
3Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.
4Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.
5Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
6How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!
7This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
8I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;
9And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
10I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.
11Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.
12Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.
13The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
“I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me.”
Overview
The beloved continues his praise of the bride from foot to head, describing her graceful beauty and declaring his desire for her. The bride responds by affirming that she belongs to her beloved and that his desire is toward her. She invites him to go out into the vineyards and fields together, promising that she has stored up new and old fruits for him.
Key Themes
Celebrating Physical Beauty
The detailed praise of the bride's body affirms the goodness of physical beauty and desire within the context of committed, covenant love.
Mutual Desire
The bride declares 'his desire is toward me,' expressing the joy of being desired by the one she loves, reflecting a love that is fully reciprocal.
Shared Life Together
The invitation to go out together into the vineyards and fields expresses the desire for a shared life of fruitfulness, adventure, and companionship.
Study Questions
How does the detailed celebration of physical beauty in this chapter affirm the goodness of the body?
What does the bride's declaration 'his desire is toward me' (v. 10) express about being loved?
How does the invitation to go to the vineyards together (vv. 11-12) model companionship?
What does the offering of 'new and old' fruits (v. 13) suggest about the richness of mature love?
How does this chapter balance desire with devotion?
Connection to Christ
The bride's declaration that 'his desire is toward me' reverses the curse of Genesis 3:16 where desire became a source of conflict. In Christ, desire is redeemed and directed rightly, as He desires His church with a holy, self-giving love.
Personal Reflection
Take time to journal or meditate on what God is teaching you through Song of Solomon 7. How can these truths transform your thinking and actions today?