Bible Snack #126

Song of Solomon 2:16, 17
 
     16 My beloved is mine, and I am His. He feeds His flock among the lilies.
     17 Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away, turn my beloved, and be like a             gazelle or a young stag upon the mountains of Bether.
 
The mountains of Bether means “separation.” The Sulemite and the Beloved belong to each other, yet there are times when they must part from one another. Though he is diligent to feed his flocks well, obeying the laws of nature, he must also obey the laws of God. That’s why she warns him not to come around at night, but to wait to see her in the morning light. Night brings too many temptations with it.