Question 1

What does “How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter” mean?

Accepted Answer

The words about beautiful feet with shoes are not just about appearance. They picture the bride, often understood as God’s people, ready to walk in a way that pleases Him. Shoes protect the feet and help someone move steadily. In a spiritual sense, this points to being prepared and willing to follow God’s ways and do good works. Calling her “prince’s daughter” shows her new, royal identity. She is no longer low and forgotten, but honored and lifted up because she belongs to the King.

Question 2

Why are the bride’s body parts compared to jewels, wheat, towers, and animals?

Accepted Answer

The passage uses word pictures from daily life to show the bride’s spiritual beauty and strength. Jewels point to great value. A heap of wheat suggests plenty of food, like a church that feeds and blesses others. Towers speak of protection, dignity, and watchfulness. The two young roes show tenderness and gentle care. These pictures are not meant to be taken in a crude way. They point to the character, fruitfulness, and steadiness of God’s people as the beloved one delights in them.

Question 3

What is meant by “I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me”?

Accepted Answer

Here the bride speaks with calm confidence. She knows she belongs to her beloved, and she is sure of his desire and love. Many see this as the Church or believer speaking about Christ. It shows a relationship where love is not one-sided. She is not chasing someone distant or unsure. She rests in the fact that she is wanted and cherished. For a believer, this points to the comfort of knowing that Christ sets His love on His people and takes pleasure in them.

Question 4

Why does the bride invite, “Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field”?

Accepted Answer

After hearing the bridegroom’s praise, the bride answers with an invitation. She wants to go with him into the fields and vineyards to see if the vines, tender grapes, and pomegranates are growing. This points to looking for spiritual fruit among God’s people. She is not content only to enjoy his praise in private. She wants to walk with him in the places where life is growing. It suggests a shared work and joy, where love and service go together side by side.

Question 5

What are the “pleasant fruits, new and old” laid up for the beloved?

Accepted Answer

The “pleasant fruits, new and old” picture all the graces, works, and praises that the bride has kept for her beloved. New fruits can point to fresh acts of love and growing faith. Old fruits can point to long-standing obedience and earlier mercies remembered. She says they are “at our gates,” ready to be offered, and that she has “laid up” these fruits for him. This shows that real love stores up what is good, not for self-display, but to give joy to the one who is loved.

Question 6

How does this passage show Christ’s view of His Church?

Accepted Answer

In this passage, the bridegroom looks at the bride and speaks of her in rich, honoring words. He sees beauty in every part, from her feet to her head. This reflects how Christ views His people in grace. Where others might see weakness, He sees what His own work has made them to be. He takes delight in their faith, love, and fruitfulness, even when it seems small. This helps believers remember that their worth does not rest in themselves, but in how their Lord has set His love on them.

Question 7

Why does this language feel so intimate and even uncomfortable to some readers?

Accepted Answer

The wording is very intimate because it comes from a love song between bride and bridegroom. Some readers find this difficult because of the strong physical images. Yet the passage is not trying to stir up sinful thoughts. It uses the closeness of marriage, which God created, as a picture of the close, committed love between Christ and His people. Faithful readers have seen this in more than one way, but many agree that the main point is the depth of love, delight, and union, not crude detail.

Question 8

How can believers apply the picture of vineyards and mandrakes today?

Accepted Answer

The vineyards, budding vines, pomegranates, and the smell of mandrakes all point to life, growth, and pleasant fruit. For believers, this can point to looking for where God is at work in and around them. It suggests asking whether faith, love, and repentance are growing, both in their own hearts and in the wider church. It also shows that love for Christ is not just words. It moves us to seek fruit, to rise early, to walk with Him into the “fields” of everyday life, bringing Him the fruits He has grown in us.

Song of Solomon 7:1

How 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.

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