Title: Feast in the Palace/Text 5:1
Content Title/Feast at the Palace
Text 5:1
A short story unfolds in this verse
It is a banquet prepared by the king, and the various states are revealed at the banquet. The appearance at the banquet table prepared by Christ for the faithful.
1. There is a saying of the groom about the bride
My sister, my bride, when I came into my garden, I gathered my myrrh and spices, ate my honeycombs and honey, and drank my wine and my milk.
When I enter the garden, the king accepts the bride's request. This means the king responds with joy to the bride's words. Christ accepts the believers' request. Here, the groom calls the bride my sister, my bride. There are various preparations there. Myrrh and spices, honeycombs and honey, wine and milk. The groom recommends this to the bride.
The groom prepared the most for the bride. Christ is preparing for the believers.
2. Invite them
Eat, my friends; drink, my beloved, and drink much.
The king invites them to come and eat and drink together. This symbolizes the side dish of Christ. The figure of the Lamb's wedding banquet is shown here. The people invited there are blessed.
<1> Those who are called the friends of Christ are those with the highest honor and privilege.
<2> Christ wants his friends to be where Christ is.
<3> Christ wants everyone to share his joy. This is a wonderful privilege in God's grace.
<4> When Christ comes to church, he knows that many of his friends will eat and drink together.
This is symbolically presented at the wedding feast here.
<5> The table of the supper of Christ is overflowing with various plants.
They shall be satisfied with the fatness of the house of the Lord, which Christ has prepared for his guests.
<6> Christ welcomes those who come
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. This is Christ's counsel to his friends. Such an attitude is necessary for those who wish to attend the feast.
<7> What Christ has prepared is the product of his own labor.
My myrrh my honey is mine This means that Christ Himself prepared
Christ made a feast like this at his supper, and it will be like this again when he comes again. It is the time at which the wedding supper of the Lamb takes place. The feast that the bridegroom prepared for Shulammite in the palace was prepared by Christ for his bride. It is a symbol of a feast