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A Wedding Made in Heaven
George L. Faull
This is a wedding song. It was for the chief
musician, to be sung by one of the 24 choirs. This was a song of instruction
about “love.” The author instructs us that “His heart is boiling over with a
goodly theme about the King. It is about the King’s wedding.
I. SEE
THE KING’S EXCELLENCE: Altogether lovely
A. Fairer
than children of men
B. This
speaks not of Him on earth.
1.
No beauty that we
should desire Him.
2.
Visage marred above all
men.
3.
This is after his
garments smelled of myrrh-aloes when He was buried. [John 19:39]
4.
This pictures our Lord after His resurrection when He holds the Scepter
as a King who has conquered His enemies and is the coronated King.
II. SEE
THE KING’S SPEECH: A perfect man.
A. Grace
is poured from His lips.
B. No man
spoke as this Man spoke.
1.
“Be of good cheer, thy
sins are forgiven thee.”
2.
“Fear not” to the
fearful
3.
“Come unto me” to
sinners
4.
“Be healed” to the sick
5.
“Come forth” to dead
6.
“Come out” to the demon
possessed
7.
“Be clean” to the leper
8.
“Only believe” to the
anxious
9.
“Be still” to the
tempest
10.
“Rise up!” to the lame
C. He has
“spirit” without measure.
D. Blessed
of God forever.
III. SEE
THE KING’S STRENGTH [verses 3-5].
A. A
great warrior
B. Might,
glory, majesty
C. Triumphs
in Truth
D. Strength
under control [meek]
E. Fights
for the right of His cause
F. Terror
in His judgment [word is “sharp”]
G. So
John sees Him after mentioning His
Revelation 19: 11-16, “11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white
horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in
righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes [were] as a flame of
fire, and on his head [were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no
man knew, but he himself. 13 And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in
blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies [which were]
in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and
clean. 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should
smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth
the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on
[his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF
LORDS.”
IV. SEE
THE KING’S AUTHORITY [Verses 6-7].
A. Called
God by “God, the Father.”
Hebrews 1:8-9, “8 But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and
ever: a scepter of righteousness [is] the scepter of thy kingdom. 9 Thou hast
loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, [even] thy God, hath
anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.” The Greek says “thy
throne, O The God.”
B. Rules
with scepter of righteousness - Hates
wickedness.
C. Anointed
by God – the Christ – He is Lord
D. He is
above all. [Colossians 1:18-19]
E. He is
coronated King on an everlasting
V. SEE
THE KING’S WEDDING.
A. He is
adorned with the spices of love of the Song of Solomon. [These are mentioned seven times in The Song of
Solomon.]
1.
Myrrh – sweetness
2.
Aloes – Tree of Life
3.
Frankincense – for
healing
B. He is
from the ivory palaces. He left
C. He
loves the music of His people with
Psalms 150:4, “Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed
instruments and organs.” [Same is used in Psalms 45 as in Psalms
150:4.]
D. Honorable
attendants [verse 9]
E. Receives
gifts from Gentiles and the rich
F. Beautifully
adorned Holy Bride is loved
1.
She recognizes His
Lordship.
2.
She worships Him.
3.
Like Esther, when the
scepter is out, she approaches in awe.
G. She is
a prepared bride [verses 13-14]
1.
Embroidered work [verse
12]
2.
Gold [verse 9]
3.
Revelation 19:6-9, “6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great
multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty
thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. 7 Let us
be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is
come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And to her was granted that she
should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the
righteousness of saints. 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they
which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me,
These are the true sayings of God.”
4.
Holy attendants brought
into the
H. Holy
children will be princes in the
I Peter 2:9,
“But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a
peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called
you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”
A. His
Name remembered.
CONCLUSION:
A greater than Solomon is here.
I Kings 10:1-10, “1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning
the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. 2 And she came
to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very
much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed
with him of all that was in her heart. 3 And Solomon told her all her
questions: there was not [any] thing hid from the king, which he told her
not. 4 And when the queen of Sheba had
seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built, 5 And the meat of
his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his
ministers, and their apparel, and his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he
went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. 6 And she said to the king, It was a true
report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. 7 Howbeit I
believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen [it]: and, behold,
the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I
heard. 8 Happy [are] thy men, happy [are] these thy servants, which stand
continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom. 9 Blessed be the LORD thy
God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the
LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and
justice. 10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of
spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance
of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.”
See:
A. His beauty
B. His
excellence
C. His
wisdom
D. His
speech
E. His
majesty, might and glory
F. His
authority
G. His
person
1.
Truth
2.
Grace
3.
Meekness
4.
Righteousness
H. The
happiness of His servants
I. The
love of His Bride
J. The
greatness of His Kingdom
Now, after reading the above sermon, we wish to call
to your attention these facts. This passage is recognized by Messianic Jews,
early Christians, song writers (Out of the ivory palaces), every commentary I
consulted, as well as the inspired writer of the Book of Hebrews, as
referring to the Lord Jesus Christ and His Kingdom. This five-fold cord is not
easily broken.
I became the learner and my student became the
teacher. I had never noticed this passage before. Why? For the most part, this is
because I use the King James Version and the New King James Version.
These are the only two translations I can find that do not reveal Christ’s love
for the stringed instrument in this verse. Yet the King James Version
translates the very same word “with stringed instruments” in: Psalms 150:4.
These are the only two times this particular Hebrew word appears in Scripture.
We suggest that the reader read the passage in the
New American Standard or the New International Version or Young’s Literal
Translation. There we are told that stringed instruments make the King glad.
This means that Jesus, the Messiah, as coronated
King, delights in stringed instruments. Who among us is going to disappoint the
King that is fairer than the sons of men by forbidding their fellow servants to
make Him glad?
A question to our non-instrumental brethren: “Did
you read the above sermon on the Psalm and rejoice in this beautiful prophecy
of the King? Will you now reject the prophecy as Messianic, since it proves the
King is made glad by instrumental music?”
Examine your heart very carefully.
[Thanks, Gene, for your question.]