Others
“Return, return, O Shulammite,
return, return, that we may look upon you.”
He
“Why should you look upon the Shulammite,
as upon a dance before two armies?“
Song of Solomon 6:13
Don’t worry, this entry will be short (and hopefully sweet).The first part of this verse we see “return” declared three times. The “others” are speaking, we identify the as the “daughters of Jerusalem.” Once in awhile they crop up in our study of this book.
They don’t want her to leave them. The “others” call out to her, and they want her to return to them. They’re appealing to her to quit chasing king Solomon, and come back to them.
I hope I’m not over-spiritualizing this, but there seems to be a pull back to where we started from. Sometimes, even from those that we least expect it, will want us to return back from our walk of discipleship. It seems that Jesus madeit clear that we can’t love mother or father, wife or son more than him, (Matthew 10:37). Probably this is a good idea when we consider our first-love relationship with him.
The second part of this verse is a bit of a challenge, I’ve heard different interpretations of this thought. Perhaps the best is that this deals with the internal battle we have within as we begin to follow him. It does seem that fits best. The first part of this verse has dealt with the external, and now this deals with the internal.
(I disavow any interpretation of this verse.)
The Song of Solomon 