Leaning On Her Beloved

Did you know that the word "Leaning" is only found 3 times in the whole Bible?

This word "leaning" in both new and old testament have the same meaning: To recline

Webster's Dictionary - Recline - REST!

Do you remember what Jesus said about rest?

Mat 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Rest means - REFRESHING

The Shulamite woman is coming up from the wilderness. We know that when Israel came out of the wilderness they were headed into the Promise Land. She is leaving the place of testing and trials and coming into her full inheritance. The wilderness is the place of suffering, proving, testing of the heart. God is looking for a pure motive. (Pure heart) Mat 5:8

The Wilderness is the place of testing and humility

Deu 8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

The Wilderness is the place were God pleads with us to see it His way.

Eze 20:35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.

The Wilderness is the place were we learn to lean fully on the Lord.

Song 8:5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

John was the closest disciple to Jesus and asked about who would betray him. Note: Peter asked John to ask Jesus who would betray Him. Why didn't Peter ask Jesus himself?

John 13:23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

Jacob was blessing his grandsons while leaning on His shepherds staff ( The place of blessings)

Heb 11:21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.