Song of Solomon 1 & Hebrews 1

Song of Solomon 1

    The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's.

    She
    
    Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
    For your love is better than wine;
        your anointing oils are fragrant;
    your name is oil poured out;
        therefore virgins love you.
    Draw me after you; let us run.
        The king has brought me into his chambers.
    
    
    Others
    
    We will exult and rejoice in you;
        we will extol your love more than wine;
        rightly do they love you.
    
    
    She
    
    I am very dark, but lovely,
        O daughters of Jerusalem,
    like the tents of Kedar,
        like the curtains of Solomon.
    Do not gaze at me because I am dark,
        because the sun has looked upon me.
    My mother's sons were angry with me;
        they made me keeper of the vineyards,
        but my own vineyard I have not kept!
    Tell me, you whom my soul loves,
        where you pasture your flock,
        where you make it lie down at noon;
    for why should I be like one who veils herself
        beside the flocks of your companions?
    
    
        He
    
    If you do not know,
        O most beautiful among women,
    follow in the tracks of the flock,
        and pasture your young goats
        beside the shepherds' tents.
    
    
    I compare you, my love,
        to a mare among Pharaoh's chariots.
    Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
        your neck with strings of jewels.
    
    
    Others
    
    We will make for you ornaments of gold,
        studded with silver.
    
    
    She
    
    While the king was on his couch,
        my nard gave forth its fragrance.
    My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh
        that lies between my breasts.
    My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
        in the vineyards of Engedi.
    
    
    He
    
    Behold, you are beautiful, my love;
        behold, you are beautiful;
        your eyes are doves.
    
    
    She
    
    Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful.
    Our couch is green;
        the beams of our house are cedar;
        our rafters are pine.

(Song of Solomon 1 ESV)

Hebrews 1

    Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

    For to which of the angels did God ever say,

    “You are my Son,
        today I have begotten you”?
    
    
        Or again,

    “I will be to him a father,
        and he shall be to me a son”?
    
    
        And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says,

    “Let all God's angels worship him.”
    
    
        Of the angels he says,

    “He makes his angels winds,
        and his ministers a flame of fire.”
    
    
        But of the Son he says,

    “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
        the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.
    You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
    therefore God, your God, has anointed you
        with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”
    
    
        And,

    “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,
        and the heavens are the work of your hands;
    they will perish, but you remain;
        they will all wear out like a garment,
    like a robe you will roll them up,
        like a garment they will be changed.
    But you are the same,
        and your years will have no end.”
    
    
        And to which of the angels has he ever said,

    “Sit at my right hand
        until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?
    
    
        Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?

(Hebrews 1 ESV)

Hebrews 1: The great truth in this letter to the Hebrews is the declaration and affirmation that Jesus is in fact the one true living God in the flesh who is now reigning over the entire universe. Throughout this letter, Jesus Christ is shown and proven to be the central focus and object that unites both the Old and New Testaments. Jesus is infinitely greater than all the prophets and heavenly beings as He is the radiance of God's glory and the exact imprint of His nature who upholds the universe by His great power as our Savior King and the one true Son of God. The implications of this reality are plain. Our Lord is no ordinary King, and therefore we ought to be no ordinary people.

Terry Evans

Terry is a writer and the Southeast Director for Unlimited Potential. He has an M.A. in Ministry Studies and played eleven seasons of professional baseball. He loves to help professional baseball players see themselves, Jesus and Scripture in fresh new ways. He is also the chaplain for the Atlanta Braves and has served in that role for the last twelve seasons.

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