“He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.”
The voice concludes the description by noting that the interior is inlaid with love by the daughters of Jerusalem, establishing the interior adornment as an expression of love and a gift from the female community. The explicit statement that the interior is inlaid 'with love' suggests that the beloved community participates in the lovers' celebration and contributes their own care and affection to the beautification of the space. The identification of the daughters of Jerusalem as the decorators establishes female community not as passive observers but as active participants in honoring and celebrating the lovers' union. This verse theologically suggests that erotic love belongs to the community and that the community's role is to actively honor and celebrate the lovers through material and artistic generosity.
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