I sought him I sought for Christ’s gracious and powerful presence, in and by the word, and prayer, and meditation. When others compose themselves to rest and sleep, my thoughts were troubled and my affections were working towards him, and I was very desirous to enjoy him. When I expected to find him for the husband who by his occasions is oft forced to be absent from his wife in the day time, but at night returns to her, and beds with her.
In a time of tribulation, which is commonly signified by the night, and sometimes by a bed, as Revelation 2:22. An invitation of the faithful to the kingdom of glory, Song of Solomon 3:11.ġ. Its maker, matter, and furniture, Song of Solomon 3:10. His bed, guard, and chariot, Song of Solomon 3:7-9.
The manner of Christ’s coming out of the wilderness, Song of Solomon 3:6. Her charge to the daughters of Jerusalem not to awake her Beloved, Song of Solomon 3:5. Her great joy she findeth him, Song of Solomon 3:4. Compare as to the thoughtful seeking for Jesus Christ in the time of John the Baptist, in vain at first, but presently after successful (Lu 3:15-22 Joh 1:19-34).įound him not-Oh, for such honest dealings with ourselves (Pr 25:14 Jude 12)!The church seeking Christ, Song of Solomon 3:1-3. Having found Him at dawn (for throughout He is the morning), she charges the daughters not to abridge by intrusion the period of His stay.
#DREAMS OF DESIRE ENDING EXPLAINED FULL#
In questioning the watchmen (So 3:3), she does not even name Him, so full is her heart of Him. Four times (So 3:1-4) she calls Jesus Christ, "Him whom my soul loveth," designating Him as absent language of desire: "He loved me," would be language of present fruition (Re 1:5). Loveth-no want of sincerity, but of diligence, which she now makes up for by leaving her bed to seek Him (Ps 22:2 63:8 Isa 26:9 Joh 20:17). On … bed-the secret of her failure (Isa 64:7 Jer 29:13 Am 6:1, 4 Ho 7:14). "As nights and dews are better for flowers than a continual sun, so Christ's absence (at times) giveth sap to humility, and putteth an edge on hunger, and furnisheth a fair field to faith to put forth itself". The spiritual desertion here (So 2:17 3:5) is not due to indifference, as in So 5:2-8. By night-literally, "By nights." Continuation of the longing for the dawn of the Messiah (So 2:17 Ps 130:6 Mal 4:2). Freaked out, she hits the road with her daughter before turning back for feeling guilty about abandoning Carola somewhat.Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentar圜HAPTER 3ġ. Nevertheless, Amanda is compelled to revise her evaluation when she finds David in their home one night. Sequences show us that both Amanda and Nina have developed a bond with the boy, with Amanda feeling that Carola has it all wrong about her son. However, his mother has since been under suspicion that he’s now evil. Attempting to save the boy, she halved David’s soul and he miraculously survived.
It’s established that Carola has a son – David – who has a past that’s better described as utterly bizarre.Īt the age of three, he was poisoned and Carola requested the aid of a spiritual healer from the Green House. We then flit forwards and backward as the story evolves from Amanda and her daughter’s arrival to the mother’s stay in hospital.Īmanda first begins spending time with her new neighbour Carola before her husband is due to arrive.
The viewer is plunged into this mysterious tale courtesy of a sequence depicting Amanda in conversation with a young boy named David, who begins to help her navigate what has transpired over the preceding month.
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