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Song of Solomon 4 · Grade 5

A Well of Living Waters

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Chapter 4 is the groom's song of praise for his bride, filled with images from nature. Midway he calls, Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, 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. He invites her away from wild places into safety with him.

Then comes the garden image: My sister, my bride, is a locked up garden; a locked up spring, a sealed fountain. In the ancient Near East, a walled garden or sealed spring was a private treasure, guarded for its owner. The image celebrates exclusive, faithful love in marriage. He adds, a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, flowing streams from Lebanon. Living water meant fresh, running water, the most precious kind.

The bride responds, Awake, north wind, and come, you south! Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. In the New Testament, marriage is a picture of Christ's love for His church. Many Christians read the Song this way too. This is an interpretation, not something the Song says directly. In the New Testament, Jesus also uses the picture of living water (John 4:10). In the New Testament, Jesus offers living water to the woman at the well (John 4:10).

Show What You Know

  1. What does the groom invite her away from?

  2. What was a walled garden in the ancient Near East?

  3. What does the garden image celebrate?

  4. What did living water mean?

  5. In the New Testament, what would Jesus have given the woman at the well?

Crossword

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Across

  1. a ____ of living waters
  2. a sealed ____

Down

  1. Come with me from ____
  2. is a locked up ____
  3. flowing ____ from Lebanon

Think About It

  1. A sealed spring was guarded for its owner. How can you guard your heart for God and for His good plans?

  2. In the New Testament, Jesus offers living water (John 4:10). How has He brought life and refreshment to you?

Memory Verse

“My sister, my bride, is a locked up garden; a locked up spring, a sealed fountain.”

Song of Solomon 4:12 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for living water from Jesus. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you care for the people you love like a garden?
  • Why is it wise to keep your heart pure?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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