“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.”
A new voice, apparently the community, asks 'Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning upon her beloved?' establishing the beloved as ascending from wilderness and supported by the lover, suggesting their unity and the beloved's participation in the lover's strength. The image of ascending from wilderness suggests transformation from a state of difficulty or wandering into a condition of security and belonging, accomplished through the beloved's reliance on the lover. The community's recognition of the couple ascending together establishes their public manifestation and the community's witness to their unified presence. This verse theologically suggests that authentic love enables the beloved to ascend from difficulty or wilderness into security and stability, and that their union is visible to community.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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