Union and Communion with the pre incarnate form of Jesus Christ

(Sorry for the messy writing, I just wanted my thoughts on paper and out there, this will be  edited over and over again, but enjoy what you will, chew on the meat and spit out the bones)

True Jews in the OT were married to Christ, their messiah, The Angel of the Lord, a pre incarnate form of Jesus Christ.  Solomon and his bride were united/married to the messiah.  They were in a covenant relation with God through His Son, the Word of God not yet put on flesh, not yet tabernacled among us full of Grace and Truth.

 

Any faithful Jew reading Solomon’s Song of Songs would have seen Solomon making peace treaties and alliances by marrying pharaohs daughter.   In the Song of Songs, Solomon also marries enemy of God that becomes born again.  He courts her, marries her then sanctifies her, therefore making peace with her and other nations.  It was due to Solomons strict union with the pre incarnate form of Christ/Wisdom 1 Kings 4:29/1 Cor. 1:24 that he was able to so skillfully spread peace on earth and good will toward all men.

Pentecost was a revival, Solomons kingdom had even greater revival and in the millennial reign of Jesus Christ there will be the greatest revival ever in history.  Even during the millennial reign our hopes will be on the new heavens and new earth.

Similarities between God’s covenant relationship with the nation of Israel, their marriage to a pre incarnate form of Jesus Christ, the marriage of a King to the enemy slave girl in the Song of Songs, the marriage of Hosea to Gomer. All biblical marriages for that matter.

The born again true Jew at heart would see similarities in marriage analogous to God’s/Christ spiritual marriage to a believers union with or marriage to Jesus Christ.  A true Jew had some sort of union and communion with a pre incarnate form of Jesus Christ, therefore in most of my writings when I say “Christ” I mean the pre incarnate form.  And when I say Jesus Christ I mean the Word of God, the Angel of the Lord that put on flesh and was named Jesus, Jehovah saves.  No longer in a pre incarnate form but now united and one with flesh, a second type of Perichoresis.

The First Form of Marriage or Perichoresis is a mutual indwelling and participation of each person of the Trinity.  The second marriage is Gods’ Son with flesh.

What Im talking about with Solomon being united to a pre incarnate form of Christ as third type of Perichoresis (marriage) that could be divided up into two categories or two different era’s.  One in the OT and one in the NT.  Both united to some form of messiah/Christ.  In the OT the true Jews was united to Christ in a mystical way similar to how a husband and wife are united and one with each other, so was the true born again Jew in heart.

The believing Jew would have known by experience that there were similarities between Solomon’s union with his bride and their union with God or Christ ( the pre-incarnate form of Jesus Christ).  Because of their current knowledge and past experience with the pre-incarnate forms of Christ similarities could easily be drawn.

Israels Messiah and their relationship to Him as His/his bride and Him as their Husband/husband can be seen through out the OT.  They were His and He was theirs.  They would have noticed similarities between God the Father’s union with His Angel.  God sent the Angel, the Angel obeys.  The One sending is in authority in this One in Three, Three in One relationship.

Solomon’s union with his wife in the Song of Songs and the Messiahs/messiahs union with Israel through their history, thus the Messiahs union with each individual Jew and the Messiahs union with each individual believer.  Who were they one with?

The Glory of God in the face of Christ, wisdom of God, is seen in a lesser degree during Solomons reign than it would in the millennial Kingdom. Solomons restored Israel to the greatest theocratic monarchy rule ever!  A marriage in a kingdom context, particularly during Solomon’s reign best illustrates the love and grace of God to His people.  Thus you have the title “Song of Songs”  The more intense the view of the glory of God in the face Solomon the greater her love to Him/him  (meaning God, Messiah, and Solomon).  Affection rise in proportion to our view of the Beauty of the Lord or His Glory.  She would be changed by seeing the glory of God in the face of Solomon, the special glory of God’s love and grace in the temple where God’s Name dwelt.

In His image God made man and woman.  The two shall be one flesh.

Facts of the pre incarnate form of Jesus Christ, the messiah/Messiah of Israel was united/married to true believing Jews in one sense and Israel as a nation in another and believers in the NT in another sense.

God gave the Angel of the Lord duties similar to that of a husband in a marriage relationship.

1. God gave The Angel of the Lord the role of a king, one of sovereignty and authority.  Israel was to listen to this divine Messenger. This pre incarnate form of Jesus Christ was their authority like a king giving instruction and them obeying similar to the role of a wife in marriage, therefore reflecting the glory of God’s sovereignty and authority. Ex. 23:22

 

1. He was God’s Angel with His Name in Him.  The Jew would have understood the messiah to be not the Father but of the same essence, or Character/Name.  A Plurality existed in the Godhead.  Ex. 23   So the Angel of the Lord that had God’s Name Jehovah was going to guard them from enemies v.20, displaying God’s love through a mediator.
2. He was to be obeyed because the Angel with God’s Name, Jehovah, in Him had the same authority as Jehovah.  God sent the Angel as one in authority like a King “Listen to Him…..He will not forgive…” Ex. 23:20
3. They would have known that the one they were united to was their righteousness.

1. The Angel was sent by God    Ex. 23:20.  God is espousing His Son, the Angel to Israel as a whole.  God gave the Angel duties similar to that of a husband in a marriage relationship.
2. The Angel of the Lord
   1. is the LORD Gen. 16:13
   2. is God who can be seen and see’s  Gen. 16:13
3. The Song is about union and communion, oneness in marriage covenant.
   1. Union due to it being a marriage.
      1. The two shall become one flesh
   2. The Song illustrates holy communion between lovers proven by the structure of the Song.  Song 1:7-1:16
      1. In back and forth converstation
         1. She ask of him in Song 1:7
         2. He answers and instructs her in Song 1:8
         3. She obeys and then he compliments her swift and fearless character in Song 1:9
         4. He continues the compliment, delight and estimation of her love by comparing it to precious Jewels.  Song of Songs 1:10
         5. She was morally excellent and lovely to him so he lets her know it in 1:10 then he promises to sanctify her, make her more holy and morally beautiful  in 1:11
         6. While she is in his presence in Song 1:12, taking to heart all he says to her, with dove focused eyes of faith on his “name” (who he is and what he has done for her and how valuable he is to her)  her love for him pours out and is pleasing to him like perfume poured out.
         7. He compliment her doves eyes and her moral beauty in
      2. There is no story in the song (she has no name, if taken literally the scenery changes to abruptly to make any sense like her being in her mothers house in chapter 2 and then in a cleft of a rock.)  It is far more like poetic communion between a husband and wife rather than a narrative giving a history of real events.
   3. The Jews would have known that they were united to the Messiah.
   4. The Jews would have known they held communion with the Messiah.
4. The illustration of a husband and wife relationship parallels that of their current union and communion with the messiah/Messiah.
5. The title Song of Songs declares the Song to be superlative in its ability to do what the Song was intended to do.  What was the main purpose of the Song?  To illustrate and communicate God’s love to His people.
6. Solomon was of the Tribe of Judah

   1. David is addressed as God’s ‘‘anointed’’ or ‘‘messiah’’ (Ps 89:21, 39; 2 Sam 22:51) whose ‘‘seed’’ will endure forever under God’s favor (Ps 89:5, 30, 37). As Yahweh has crushed the ancient serpent ‘‘Rahab’’ (Ps 89:11), so now David and his sons will crush their enemies in the dust beneath their feet (Ps 89:24; 2 Sam 22:37-43).

      Other ‘‘royal’’ Psalms tend further to establish the Davidic background of the Yah- wist’s portrait in Gen 3:15. In Ps 72:9, the foes of the Davidic king are described as ‘‘bowing down before him’’ and ‘‘licking the dust.’’ In the familiar ‘‘messianic’’ Psalms, God is described as having placed ‘‘all things under his feet’’ (Ps 8:6) and will make ‘‘your enemies your footstool’’ (Ps 110:1).

 

How Christ held holy communion with Israel and grow their union with Him.

1.  By bringing  them out of slavery into a covenant relationship with Himself.  Illustrated by the bride to be leaving her union with her father and marrying someone else.
2. Keeping His promises  1 Cor. 10:3-5  Israel received both physical and spiritual blessings through their union and communion with their spiritual Rock, Christ their messiah, a pre incarnate form of Jesus Christ in the flesh.
3. Through its leaders.  Moses, Joshua, David, Solomon
4. Through belief in what God said.

Key components of oneness or marriage that are similar across the board

1. Two separate but one, one being and another, (can also be one being and a group of persons who can be one.)
2. One in authority over another like a king having authority and a servant.
3. (Mutual sharing in the benefits of that union)
4. Separate in one sense but consider one in another.  One the Head and the other the body, yet one.  There is one and there is another.  Two distinct persons with different roles yet one nature.
5. The two must share the same nature.  Heb. 2:11
6. A mutual delight in the giving of oneself to the other.  “My beloved is mine and I am his.” Song 2:16  A covenant is made between the two.

Let God, bring about peace with His enemies, through His Son’s death and resurrection.  And the Son accepting the bride from the Father.  The Father gave them to Christ.

Let Him kiss me, Let Christ show His Love and Grace to an unworthy sinner like me.  Let Him kiss me.  His Love is a Sovereign Love.  No one commands His Love.   He freely accepted the sinful bride.  Taking her debt upon Himself and her partaking of all His Goods through union and communion with the king to whom peace belongs.

His name, is King Solomon, His Fame spreading is like perfume poured out from one vessel to another, pleasing is the fragrance of his name being poured out, pleasing to all who delighted in it more than any other delight.  They praised God’s love to me and mine to Him more than any other things worthy of praise so the holy ones proclaimed “We will rejoice and delight in you, we will praise your Love more than wine.”

 

It is right for holy creatures to adore the king of love and peace.  Solomon loved Irsael,  Solomon brought about peace with all the nations.  Solomon face, his name,  was the greatest reflected glory of God so far, the Greatest Revelation of His Love to Israel so far.

She wanted to be married to the King.  She was an enemy, and now wants redemption and salvation and she submits to the King.   The kings name was like perfume poured out, pleasing to all,  ruling in righteousness and justice. (justice through Christ in the temple judging)

Other verses on Communion or fellowship with God

Dt. 27:7

She leaves her union with her Father for union with Christ.  Ps. 45:10, Song 1:5-6 she is in slavery needing redemption similar to Israel when in slavery in Egypt.

Then once delivered, this in and out of lower forms of slavery to Satan by doubting God would provide, would bring about the discipline of God, their sins separate God from them,  God would feel absent

Doubting the power of God over your enemies.  Numbers 14 will cause separation unless their is someone interceding on our behalf.  Look to the intercessor in times of sin and separation from the love and grace of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Thinking

Solomon asked God for wisdom.  God gave Solomon an unmeasurable amount of wisdom 1 Kings 4:29.  Christ is the Wisdom of God. 1 Cor. 1:24.   Solomon possessed unmeasurable wisdom.  Solomon possessed Christ.   Christ was his.   The Wisdom of Christ was his.  So united to Christ was Solomon that he had His mind.  Then you have Solomon’s bride that is one with Solomon.  United by love the flame of God in marriage.  She was united to a type of Christ.  Solomon was a lesser messiah, or anointed one over Israel Matt. 12:42.

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