ATS Bible Dictionary LillyOf this queenly plant, several varieties are found among the wild flowers of Palestine, the profusion, beauty, and fragrance of which are the delight of travelers. The lily is a spring flower, and appears early in all parts of the Holy Land. It was introduced in the ornamental work of the temple, 1 Kings 7:19-26 2 Chronicles 4:5. In canticles it is often employed as a symbol of loveliness. More commonly it is applied to the bride and her various perfections: So 2:1,2, where the bride speaks, So 2:1, the bridegroom answers, So 2:2, and the bride again responds, So 2:3. The bridegroom's lips are compared to lilies in So 5:13, and he is described as feeding among the lilies, So 2:16 6:3; which typically represents Christ as delighting himself with the graces of his people. From the lily our Savior had also drawn one of his most striking figures: "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow;" "even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If God so clothe the grass of the field, shall he not much more clothe you-" Matthew 6:28. We must be careful not to confound the lily of the valleys, So 2:1, which means simply the lily growing in valleys, with our "lily of the valley," which belongs to another class of flowers. Library Many Men Study the Same Things which have not the Taste Of Jacob Boehme's Influence in England Ancient Civilisation {5} {6} Ancient Civilisation. Causes of the Reformation Subtopics Lily of the Lips of the Beloved Lily: Lessons of Trust Gathered From Lily: Molded on the Rim of the Molten Laver in the Temple Lily: The Principal Capitals of the Temple Ornamented With Carvings of Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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