Title: The groom's second appeal/Text/2: 14
Content Title/The Groom's Second Appeal
Text/2: 14
This is what the groom says to the bride who has hidden his dentures. The bride's hiding figure is compared to a pigeon in a secret place between a rock and a cliff. This is the safest nest for pigeons.
1. There is the identity of the caller
My dove, the groom says that the bride he loves is mine, reveals his strong love
It means owning, revealing belonging, and expressing feelings of attachment
Love makes the other person see only the good points The bridegroom calls the other person my Sarah He has no other faults and is invisible The same is true of the relationship between Christ and believers Christ sees believers like a dove Without blemish, innocent and in nature It is not a wild beast, but a dove that protects itself from a cliff between rocks. Here, as a symbol of the believer, the dove suggests several meanings.
<1> has power
They have no strength to protect themselves from birds of prey like eagles (Jeremiah 31:11
<2> naive
He has little wisdom and little ability to defend himself Ephraim is said to be like a foolish dove. Expression of an innocent dove.
<3> timid
Even making the sound of eagle's wings is surprising. This is an expression of believers. Believers are not afraid of suffering, but they are afraid of sin.
<4> sensitive
Pigeons are very sensitive to various circumstances around them. It is such an expression that believers are sensitive to other conditions.
<5> beautiful
It is the appearance of the shroud overlaid with silver and gold on it. Believers are like this. They are clothed in the beauty of holiness and girded with the purity of Christ.
<6> clean
From the food they eat to their feathers and nests, they are very clean. Believers are without blemish or blemish in Christ. This is a characteristic of believers.
<7> No flaws
This is what believers look like. Believers become children of God who are without blemish and clean through the precious blood of Christ.
<8> Faithful
<9>I bring you good news
The dove is an errand messenger. It was the same for Noah. It is a bird used as a messenger. Believers are also people who bring the good news of the gospel. The dove that came out of this place is a symbol of believers in many ways.
2. They have their location and situation
It's a secret place in a rock crevice.
<1.> a way to avoid chasing yourself
There are no other birds of prey to track to such a place. It is a form of protecting itself. The way believers protect themselves from the ugliness of the outside is a state that promotes the best safety internally as well.
<2> shows loneliness
It's in a crevice of the rock. This is a look that doesn't fit in with other things. Believers are the same. Believers are strangers in the world. They are pilgrims.
We live in solitude and loneliness, especially after the ascension of Christ. The condition of believers is like a new sparrow on the roof, and their loneliness is evident.
The condition of the rock crevice shows the condition of the believers.
3. I have a favor
Let me see your face, let me hear your voice (verse 14)
Interesting expression. It has several connotations.
<1> To have fellowship with each other
Mutual understanding is possible when we hear the voice
<2>This shows mutual trust
Hears the sound and understands the other person Sees the face first, then wants to hear the sound, then peace comes out Your voice is soft and your face is beautiful The condition of the believers is well symbolized
Because the Holy Spirit works in Christ, the sound is soft. Furthermore, the appearance has also changed. The face used to be the face of an ugly sinner, but now it is the face of a beautiful saint. The evaluation the groom makes when he sees the bride is Christ's evaluation of the believer
When you go to heaven, you should hear the praises of your voice is soft and your face is beautiful. This is the attitude of believers.