"Rose of Sharon" and "Lion of Judah"
We often refer to God in many names and two of them are the above, please explain why, how and where?
Supporting verses will be much appreciated.
Thank you.
2006-06-20 20:22:19 · 6 answers · asked by joann_xvi 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Song of Solomon 2:1-2
1: I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. 2 Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the maidens.
Verses 1-2 See here, I. What Christ is pleased to compare himself to; and he condescends very much in the comparison. He that is the Son of the Highest, the bright and morning star, calls and owns himself the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys, to express his presence with his people in this world, the easiness of their access to him, and the beauty and sweetness which they find in him, and to teach them to adorn themselves with him, as shepherds and shepherdesses, when they appeared gay, were decked with roses and lilies, garlands and chaplets of flowers. The rose, for beauty and fragrance, is the chief of flowers, and our Saviour prefers the clothing of the lily before that of Solomon in all his glory. Christ is the rose of Sharon, where probably the best roses grew and in most plenty, the rose of the field (so some), denoting that the gospel salvation is a common salvation; it lies open to all; whoever will may come and gather the rose-buds of privileges and comforts that grow in the covenant of grace. He is not a rose locked up in a garden, but all may come and receive benefit by him and comfort in him. He is a lily for whiteness, a lily of the valleys for sweetness, for those which we call so yield a strong perfume. He is a lily of the valleys, or low places, in his humiliation, exposed to injury. Humble souls see most beauty in him. Whatever he is to others, to those that are in the valleys he is a lily. He is the rose, the lily; there is none besides. Whatever excellence is in Christ, it is in him singularly and in the highest degree. II. What he is pleased to compare his church to, v. 2. 1. She is as a lily; he himself is the lily (v. 1), she is as the lily. The beauty of believers consists in their conformity and resemblance to Jesus Christ. They are his love, and so they are as lilies, for those are made like Christ in whose hearts his love is shed abroad. 2. As a lily among thorns, as a lily compared with thorns. The church of Christ as far excels all other societies as a bed of roses excels a bush of thorns. As a lily compassed with thorns. The wicked, the daughters of this world, such as have no love to Christ, are as thorns, worthless and useless, good for nothing but to stop a gap; nay, they are noxious and hurtful; they came in with sin and are a fruit of the curse; they choke good seed, and hinder good fruit, and their end is to be burned. God’s people are as lilies among them, scratched and torn, shaded and obscured, by them; they are dear to Christ, and yet exposed to hardships and troubles in the world; they must expect it, for they are planted among thorns (Eze. 2:6), but they are nevertheless dear to him; he does not overlook nor undervalue any of his lilies for their being among thorns, When they are among thorns they must still be as lilies, must maintain their innocency and purity, and, though they are among thorns, must not be turned into thorns, must not render railing for railing, and, if they thus preserve their character, they shall be still owned as conformable to Christ. Grace in the soul is a lily among thorns; corruptions are thorns in the flesh (2 Co. 12:7), are as Canaanites to God’s Israel (Jos. 23:13); but the lily that is now among thorns shall shortly be transplanted out of this wilderness into that paradise where there is no pricking brier nor grieving thorn, Eze. 28:24.
Revelation 5:5
5 Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals."
Titles and names of christ
Adam, Second
1 Corinthians 15:45
Almighty
Revelation 1:18
Amen
Revelation 3:14
Alpha and Omega
Revelation 1:8; 22:13
Advocate
1 John 2:1
Angel
Genesis 48:16; Exodus 23:20,21
Angel of the Lord
Exodus 3:2; Judges 13:15-18
Angel of God’s presence
Isaiah 63:9
Apostle
Hebrews 3:1
Arm of the Lord
Isaiah 51:9; 53:1
Author and Finisher or our faith
Hebrews 12:2
Blessed and only Potentate
1 Timothy 6:15
Beginning of the creation of God
Revelation 3:14
Branch
Jeremiah 23:5; Zechariah 3:8; 6:12
Bread of Life
John 6:35,48
Captain of the Lord’s hosts
Joshua 5:14,15
Captain of salvation
Hebrews 2:10
Chief Shepherd
1 Peter 5:4
Christ of God
Luke 9:20
Consolation of Israel
Luke 2:25
Chief Corner-stone
Ephesians 2:20; 1 Peter 2:6
Commander
Isaiah 55:4
Counsellor
Isaiah 9:6
David
Jeremiah 30:9; Ezekiel 34:23
Day-spring
Luke 1:78
Deliverer
Romans 11:26
Desire of all nations
Haggai 2:7
Door
John 10:7
Elect of God
Isaiah 42:1
Emmanuel
Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23
Eternal life
1 John 1:2; 5:20
Everlasting Father
Isaiah 9:6
Faithful witness
Revelation 1:5; 3:14
First and Last
Revelation 1:17; 2:8
First-begotten of the dead
Revelation 1:5
First-born of every creature
Colossians 1:15
Forerunner
Hebrews 6:20
God
Isaiah 40:9; John 20:28
God blessed for ever
Romans 9:5
God’s fellow
Zechariah 13:7
Glory of the Lord
Isaiah 40:5
Good Shepherd
John 10:14
Great High Priest
Hebrews 4:14
Governor
Matthew 2:6
Head of the Church
Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:18
Heir of all things
Hebrews 1:2
Holy One
Psalms 16:10; Acts 2:27,31
Holy One of God
Mark 1:24
Holy One of Israel
Isaiah 41:14
Horn of salvation
Luke 1:69
I AM
Exodus 3:14; John 8:58
JEHOVAH
Isaiah 26:4
Jesus
Matthew 1:21; 1 Thessalonians 1:10
Judge of Israel
Micah 5:1
Just One
Acts 7:52
King
Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 21:5
King of Israel
John 1:49
King of the Jews
Matthew 2:2
King of Saints
Revelation 15:3
King of Kings
1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 17:14
Law giver
Isaiah 33:22
Lamb
Revelation 5:6,12; 13:8; 21:22; 22:3
Lamb of God
John 1:29,36
Leader
Isaiah 55:4
Life
John 14:6; Colossians 3:4; 1 John 1:2
Light of the world
John 8:12
Lion of the tribe of Judah
Revelation 5:5
Lord of glory
1 Corinthians 2:8
Lord of all
Acts 10:36
LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS
Jeremiah 23:6
Lord God of the holy prophets
Revelation 22:6
Lord God Almighty
Revelation 15:3
Mediator
1 Timothy 2:5
Messenger of the covenant
Malachi 3:1
Messiah
Daniel 9:25; John 1:41
Mighty God
Isaiah 9:6
Mighty One of Jacob
Isaiah 60:16
Morning-star
Revelation 22:16
Nazarene
Matthew 2:23
Offspring of David
Revelation 22:16
Only-begotten
John 1:14
Our Passover
1 Corinthians 5:7
Plant of renown
Ezekiel 34:29
Prince of life
Acts 3:15
Prince of peace
Isaiah 9:6
Prince of the kings of the earth
Revelation 1:5
Prophet
Luke 24:19; John 7:40
Ransom
1 Timothy 2:6
Redeemer
Job 19:25; Isaiah 59:20; 60:16
Resurrection and life
John 11:25
Rock
1 Corinthians 10:4
Root of David
Revelation 22:16
Root of Jesse
Isaiah 11:10
Ruler of Israel
Micah 5:2
Saviour
2 Peter 2:20; 3:18
Servant
Isaiah 42:1; 52:13
Shepherd and Bishop of souls
1 Peter 2:25
Shiloh
Genesis 49:10
Son of the blessed
Mark 14:61
Son of God
Luke 1:35; John 1:49
Son of the Highest
Luke 1:32
Son of David
Matthew 9:27
Son of man
John 5:27; 6:37
Star
Numbers 24:17
Sun of righteousness
Malachi 4:2
Surety
Hebrews 7:22
True God
1 John 5:20
True Light
John 1:9
True Vine
John 15:1
Truth
John 14:6
Way
John 14:6
Wisdom
Proverbs 8:12
Witness
Isaiah 55:4
Wonderful
Isaiah 9:6
Word
John 1:1; 5:7
Word of God
Revelation 19:13
Word of Life
1 John 1:1
2006-06-20 20:40:30 · answer #1 · answered by Deborah G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are problems with this line of thought: 3.) A perfectly good being would want to prevent all evils. This could be incorrect on the pretense that if an outcome is perfect and good, evil may be necessary to reach said outcome. 6.) A being who knows every way in which an evil can come into existence, who is able to prevent that evil from coming into existence, and who wants to do so, would prevent the existence of that evil. God may not want to prevent evil for a couple of reasons - 1 - it is necessary for a perfect outcome, and 2 - there is no good without evil - balance is necessary 7.) If there exists an omnipotent, omniscient, and perfectly good being, then no evil exists. This could be false based on the notion that an omnipotent, omniscient, and perfectly good being may have created evil for a perfect reason.
2016-05-20 08:07:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here one I forgot
Lily of the Valley
2006-06-20 20:43:58 · answer #3 · answered by spenderalla33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to give thier food,, God save me
2006-06-20 20:27:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/parallel/paral19.html
hope this helps
2006-06-20 20:38:19 · answer #5 · answered by foretrnity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please read THE GOD THAT NEVER WAS by Ahmad Deedat
2006-06-20 20:26:22 · answer #6 · answered by byefareed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋