The Book of Romance by Tommy Nelson

Author:Tommy Nelson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2013-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

Appreciating His Bride’s Body

In the opening chapter of the Song of Solomon, the woman said to Solomon, “Do not look upon me, because I am dark, because the sun has tanned me” (Song 1:6). What did Solomon say to her after they experienced a night of sexual bliss? “You are all fair, my love, and there is no spot in you” (Song 4:7). He appreciated her body. He praised her appearance and let her know that he found no fault in her.

One of the most painful things a man can ever do to his bride is to see her disrobed for the first time and then say something disparaging about her body. That deep hurt is likely to be one she never forgets. All women tend to be self-conscious about their bodies, and my wife has advised me that every woman has something about her body she would like to change.

Young man, your bride may not be a supermodel in appearance. But she is your bride. She doesn’t need for you to tell her she is the most beautiful creature in all the world. She’ll recognize that as a con and a lie a mile away. She needs to hear that she pleases you, and that as far as you are concerned, she is perfect in your eyes. A woman who truly feels cherished by her husband in all ways is going to give herself to her husband freely and generously. Remember that our heavenly Bridegroom sees us as being without “spot or wrinkle.” (See Eph. 5.)

Moving Toward a Mutual Climax Solomon continued in his passionate lovemaking:

Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse,

With me from Lebanon.

Look from the top of Amana,

From the top of Senir and Hermon,

From the lions’ dens,

From the mountains of the leopards. (Song 4:8)

Solomon was calling to his wife to move from the lowlands where the lions roamed to the mountaintops where the leopards lived. It is a clear description of sexual climax— moving higher and higher to the greatest emotional ecstasy possible. He wanted her not only to be one with him in a physical union, but also to experience the same ecstasy that he was experiencing. He desired for his wife to experience the same release in orgasm that he was about to experience. She was his sexual partner not his plaything. Another interpretation of this text is that Solomon is calling his bride away from everything in life that is frightening to the safety of his love. Or he is urging her to leave her life and become part of a new family. Such is the union that sexual oneness brings.

He continued,

You have ravished my heart,

My sister, my spouse;

You have ravished my heart

With one look of your eyes,

With one link of your necklace.

How fair is your love,

My sister, my spouse!

How much better than wine is your love,

And the scent of your perfumes

Than all spices!

Your lips, O my spouse,

Drip as the honeycomb;

Honey and milk are under your tongue;

And the fragrance of your garments

Is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

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