Jerusalem would be the place of the most Pharisees. Deuteronomy 11 speaks of methods of gardening and watering. Song of Solomon records the Terrace gardens. Israel was not the land of milk and honey in the early beginning after the Exodus. And to have moisure, a primary concern of the Almighty giving the land, the moisure would be more plentiful in the higher elevations of the mountains.
Both Song of Solomon Chapter 5 and 6 refer to Terrace Gardens of the David and Solomon.
Strong's Lexicon
My Beloved has gone down to His garden
My beloved
דּוֹדִי֙ (dō·w·ḏî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1730: 1) beloved, love, uncle 1a) loved one, beloved 1b) uncle 1c) love (pl. abstract)
דּוֹדִי֙ (dō·w·ḏî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1730: 1) beloved, love, uncle 1a) loved one, beloved 1b) uncle 1c) love (pl. abstract)
has gone down
יָרַ֣ד (yā·raḏ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
יָרַ֣ד (yā·raḏ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
) to go down, descend, decline, march down,
garden terrace or bed
לַעֲרוּג֖וֹת (la·‘ă·rū·ḡō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6170: 1)
garden terrace or bed
לַעֲרוּג֖וֹת (la·‘ă·rū·ḡō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6170: 1)
to the beds ) expensive garden or labor-intensive work involved.
Mark 2:23-28
One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain.
24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
25 And He said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: 26 how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?"
27 And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
We always see art depictions of Jesus walking in the huge American, or modern, grainfields. When Deuteronomy 11 explains gardening to the Children of the Exodus in Israel, He explains how to catch rainwater. A terraced garden. The Hebrew in Song of Solomon, Chapter 5 and 6, the gardens surrounding Jerusalem would be smaller to feed the family and then send to market,
A beloved place like Eden where the earth is worked.
The garden is part of the family.
When we consider that Pilot killed Jews over shields bearing images, we have to consider
the current events of the life of Jesus Christ. All the Scriptures point to Jesus Christ. Savior of mankind. Messiah.
Ezekiel 17
The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel; say, Thus says the Lord God: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, rich in plumage of many colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.
Royal architecture in the Temple of Roman Empire
housing money changers
even robbed by Pontius Pilate
to build aqueducts
He broke off the topmost of its young twigs and carried it to a land of trade and set it in a city of merchants. Then he took of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters. He set it like a willow twig, and it sprouted and became a low spreading vine, and its branches turned toward him, and its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out boughs.
“And there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage, and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and shot forth its branches toward him from the bed where it was planted, that he might water it. It had been planted on good soil by abundant waters, that it might produce branches and bear fruit and become a noble vine.
“Say, Thus says the Lord God: Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers, so that all its fresh sprouting leaves wither? It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it from its roots. Behold, it is planted; will it thrive? Will it not utterly wither when the east wind strikes it—wither away on the bed where it sprouted?”
Then the word of the Lord came to me: “Say now to the rebellious house, Do you not know what these things mean? Tell them, behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took her king and her princes and brought them to him to Babylon. And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (the chief men of the land he had taken away), that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand. But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he thrive? Can one escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and yet escape?
“As I live, declares the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant with him he broke, in Babylon he shall die. Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when mounds are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives. He despised the oath in breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and did all these things; he shall not escape. Therefore thus says the Lord God: As I live, surely it is my oath that he despised, and my covenant that he broke. I will return it upon his head. I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment with him there for the treachery he has committed against me. And all the pick of his troops shall fall by the sword, and the survivors shall be scattered to every wind, and you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken.”
1948 - The Jews had refused to walk under the Arch of Titus, believing Israel would rise from utter defeat almost 1900 years later. Correct!
God alone held the Arch of Titus to be the Gate of the Roman Empire for Jewish in dispersion to Hope in the Resurrection of Israel 2,000 Years later.
The Arch of Titus fell into the slums and became slum housing:
About 1550 AD the Pope used the Arch for Oath taking and loyalty ceremonies. And the Arch began to show deterioration.
By 1700 AD it was almost abandoned and a citizen lived in the ruins.
By 1700 AD it was almost abandoned and a citizen lived in the ruins.
Thus says the Lord God: “I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out.
I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it,
that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar.
And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest. And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish.
I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.”
Abba, Father,
Thank You for Your Love.
So many Prayers have been answered.
So many Blessings to remember.
Your Word is honest and filled with the mistakes and grievous errors
of mankind. We ask to present the untold Prayer Request for the Love
and Encouragement of those we Pray for. Coming to You as Loving Father.
Striving, Encouragement, Hope, Endurance, Truth, Joy, Hope, Faith and Love.
Every Day in this given Day, be our Daily Bread, Lord Jesus Christ.
Dwell in us for the Joy Jesus finds in Life.
Dwell in us and with Your Love and Mercy,
we will be a Joy to Your Heart.
Dwell in those we Love who have asked You
to carry them from weakness into Light and Love.
Gracious Father, You have Given from Your Love.
Help us in all things Seek You First.
Encourage mankind as we understand the difficulties press on us all.
In Jesus Christ we have a Hope and Future.
We will finish Well.
Thank You for our Health.
Thank You for Your Enduring Word.
Thank You for building us up to give again
in Hope, Faith and Love.
Surround us and those we Love
with Your Protection
and Guiding Love.
We pray for all those who
have asked for Prayer
and would like help.
Remember them to Jesus.
You have our word
we Pray for you.
Bless this Nation with all who Pray
So Very Much.
Bless us who Pray for Rain.
We ask the Oceans to blow Refreshing Rain Plentifully.
Say the Word Lord
and Rain we need of all forms will have Your Blessing.
We will Believe in Your Word
in Your Encouragement
and in the History You show of Pandemic Recovery.
Thank You, Father,
You Do Not Worry
You Forgive us when we tell You we are sorry.
You Encourage us to Try Again.
Bless us Jesus as You have so Many Times.
Thank You, Father, For Jesus Christ.
Amen and Amen.
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