Apples of Gold in a Garden Enclosed

Song 4:11-16 … Your lips drop[05197] sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like that of Lebanon.

drop[05197]= distill, prophesy, preach, discourse

12 A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse{bride}, A spring shut up, A fountain sealed. 13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates With pleasant fruits, Fragrant henna with spikenard, 14 spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices–– 15 You are a garden spring, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. 16 Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow[06315] on my garden, that its fragrance may spread abroad. Let my lover come into his garden and taste its choice fruits.

blow[06315]= exhale or breathe out, utter

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A Song:
Refresh me with
. apples of gold (x2) –Song 2:5;Pro 25:11; 15:23
Christ revealed –2Cor 2:14-15
A garden enclosed; a fountain sealed
Full of apples of gold.
Sweeter than honey from
. the honeycomb –Song 4:11;Ps 119:103;19:10;Pro 16:24
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Refresh me with apples of gold (x2)
Let the wind blow to carry
. apples of gold
Christ revealed 
A garden enclosed; a fountain sealed
Sweet fragrance of life –2Cor 2:14-15
Breathe in, breathe out –Job 33:4;Rev 19:10
Apples of gold.
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2Corinthians 2:14-15 … But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. 15 For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
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Revelation 19:10 … Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit[4151] of prophecy[4394].

*spirit[4151]= Holy Spirit, movement of air{wind, breath of nostrils or mouth}
*prophecy[4394]=a discourse{utterance} emanating from divine inspiration and declaring the purposes of God

The garden enclosed from the above scripture is a picture of the secret place within the heart of the “bride”. It’s amazing and beautiful that it’s also a picture of the bride being Pregnant with the Word or apples of gold!
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Apples of gold are breathed by the Holy Spirit. They contain the fragrance of Christ, bringing life[02421] . These apples “breathe” – refresh, quicken, revive and restore from sickness, discouragement, faintness, and/or death. They bring life and joy. Isn’t it interesting that the “place of apples”, the place where these apples are “breathed” is in Judah, assigned to the tribe of Judah = praise/He is to be praised?!
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Word Study . From NetBible Pro 25:11  Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken at the right time. apple[08598] = apple associated with fragrance *From [05301] = to breathe, cause to breathe out and [01054] = place of apples located in Judah[03063] = praise/He shall be praised (assigned to the tribe of Judah Josh 15 v53) spoken[01696] = to declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, prophesy, sing =>These apples of gold contain a fragrance that can be breathed in and out! . From NetBible  Job 33:4 The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Spirit[07307] of God = wind/breath of heaven, Holy Spirit, inspires prophetic utterances, Shekinah glory manifest breath[05397] of the Almighty = spirit of God, divine inspiration gives life [02421]revives, quickens, restores, refreshes from sickness, discouragement, faintness, death .

Apples of Gold – Love from Above

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Proverbs 25:11 … Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken at the right time.
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Apples of gold are breathed by the Holy Spirit. They contain the fragrance of Christ, bringing life. These apples “breathe” – refresh, quicken, revive and restore from sickness, discouragement, faintness, and/or death. They bring joy. Isn’t it interesting that the “place of apples”, the place where these apples are “breathed” is in Judah, assigned to the tribe of Judah = praise/He is to be praised?!
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Isaiah 50:4 AMPC … [The Servant of God says] The Lord God has given Me the tongue of a disciple and of one who is taught, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He wakens Me morning by morning, He wakens My ear to hear as a disciple [as one who is taught]
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Apples of gold to refresh and sustain –Proverbs 15:23;25:11
Received and given midst the sacrifice of praise
Fruit of lips full of truth and grace –Heb 13:15;Jn 1:14
Sweet incense burning rising in faith –Eph 5:1-2;Rom 12:1-2;Ps 141:2
Love from above revealed and displayed
Breathe the fragrance of Christ –2Cor 2:14-15
Joy in the Morning new mercy each day! –Ps 30:5;Lam 3:21-23
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Word Study . From NetBible Pro 25:11  Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken at the right time. apple[08598] = apple associated with fragrance *From [05301] = to breathe, cause to breathe out and [01054] = place of apples located in Judah[03063] = praise/He shall be praised (assigned to the tribe of Judah Josh 15 v53) spoken[01696] = to declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, prophesy, sing =>These apples of gold contain a fragrance that can be breathed in and out! . From NetBible Isa 50:4  The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught. taught[03928] = learned, discipled, instructed wakens[05782] = rouses, to be triumphant – from primitive root (rather identical with [05783] through the idea of opening the eyes) to hear[08085] = listen(attentively) to obey, to perceive(intelligently) by ear

Isaiah 16 – Bible Study Questions .

Isaiah 16 – Bible Study Questions
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Counsel to Moab –Isaiah 16:1-5

• 1. v1-2: What “counsel” – what choice is presented to Moab? What does the “tribute Lamb” represent? What does offering the Lord “a living sacrifice” mean? –Romans 12:1-3
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  Matthew Henry: … submission to Christ. Send him the lamb, the best you have, yourselves a living sacrifice. When you come to God, the great Ruler, come in the name of the Lamb, the Lamb of God. Those who will not submit to Christ, shall be as a bird that wanders from her nest, which shall be snatched up by the next bird of prey. Those who will not yield to the fear of God, shall be made to yield to the fear of every thing else.
• 2. v5: Who is this king who sits on the throne of David and offers righteousness and justice, refuge? –Isa 9:6-7;32:1-2

Moab’s Choice. –Isaiah 16:6-12

• 1. v6: What is Moab’s choice? What does their pride indicate?
  –Proverbs 16:18; 15:33
• 2. v7-8: What do “raisin cakes” have to do with Moab’s choice? From these verses what does it seem Moab is taking pride in? Finding comfort in? –Hosea 3:1;Song 2:5;2Sam 6:19;Pro 25:11;Ps 119:50
• 3. v11: What does “my heart resounds/laments for Moab like a harp” mean? –Isaiah 15:5;63:15;Jeremiah 48:36
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  Biblehub: (Isaiah 16:7;Jeremiah 48:36) my bowels shall sound like a harp] The poet’s emotion flows forth spontaneously in the strains of the elegy. The bowels are the seat of the more intense emotions, especially of compassion (Jeremiah 4:19; Jeremiah 31:20). Kir-haresh] Kir-heres.
  * My bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab; i.e. they shall vibrate with thrills of grief (Kay). Isaiah 16:11
  *like the harp or flute used at funerals, with the thrills of pity – for the wealth they have gained will perish.

3 years until judgment comes on Moab. –Isaiah 16:13-14

• 1. v14: What does “the glory/splendor of Moab will be despised” mean? What is the effect of judgement? –1Peter 5:5-7;Isaiah 2:11
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  From NetBible Isaiah 2:11: *Note7: Those proud who “bow low” before idols will be forced to “bow low” before God when He judges their sin.
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  From NetBible 1Peter 5:7: *Note5: Humbling oneself is not a negative act of self-denial per se, but a positive one of active dependence on God for help.
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  1Peter 5:5-7 AMP … Likewise, you younger men [of lesser rank and experience], be subject to your elders [seek their counsel]; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another [tie on the servant’s apron], for God is opposed to the proud [the disdainful, the presumptuous, and He defeats them], but He gives grace to the humble. 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God [set aside self-righteous pride], so that He may exalt you [to a place of honor in His service] at the appropriate time, 7 casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully].

Breathe Apples of Gold

Proverbs 15:23 AMP … A man has joy in making an apt answer, and a word spoken at the right moment—how good it is!

Proverbs 25:11 NASB … Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken at the right time.

Apples of gold
Apples of gold
Lord I desire apples of gold.

Oh to breathe in Your sweet scent
The fragrance of Your breath like apples –Song 7:8
The sweet smelling scent of life –2 Cor 2:15
Lord blow upon Your garden –Song 4:15-16
Oh to breathe in and out Your apples of gold
Refresh me with apples of joy! –Song 2:5

Apples of gold
Apples of joy
An incense so sweet
A living sacrifice – Eph5:1-2; Ro12:1-2; Ps45:11
In the place of apples
In the fragrant place of praise
Lord, You are my praise! – Jer 17:14;Ex 15:2;Ps 132:13-14

These apples of gold contain a fragrance that can be breathed in and out!

Apples of gold are breathed by the Holy Spirit. They contain the fragrance of Christ, bringing life. These apples “breathe” – refresh, quicken, revive and restore from sickness, discouragement, faintness, and/or death. They bring joy. Isn’t it interesting that the “place of apples”, the place where these apples are “breathed” is in Judah, assigned to the tribe of Judah = praise/He is to be praised?!

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Word Study . Proverbs 25:11 NASB … Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken at the right time. From  Prov 25:11 apple[08598] = apple associated with fragrance *From [05301] = to breathe, cause to breathe out and [01054] = place of apples located in Judah[03063] = praise/He shall be praised (assigned to the tribe of Judah Josh 15 v53) spoken[01696] = to declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, prophesy, sing =>These apples of gold contain a fragrance that can be breathed in and out! Job 33:4 AMP … [It is] the Spirit of God that made me [which has stirred me up], and the breath of the Almighty that gives me life [which inspires me]. From  Job 33:4 spirit[07307] = breath, wind, to inspire prophetically *From [07306] = to smell, scent, perceive odor breath[05397] = spirit, divine inspiration gives life [02421] = revives, quickens, restores, refreshes from sickness, discouragement, faintness, death Song 4:16 AMP … (The Shulammite Bride)“Awake, O north wind, and come, south wind [blow softly upon my garden]; Make my garden breathe out fragrance, [for the one in whom my soul delights], Let its spices flow forth. Let my beloved come into his garden and eat its choicest fruits.” From  Song 4:16 blow[06315] = to cause to exhale or breathe out/utter *to kindle (a fire) breathe out[05140] = flow: running water/stream, drip/drop =>very similar to drip/prophesy[05197] honey(Song 4:11) eat[0398] = consume (consuming fire Dt 4:24)

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Fragrant Apples of Gold

Proverbs 15:23 AMP
23 A man has joy in making an apt answer, and a word spoken at the right moment—how good it is!

Proverbs 25:11 NASB
11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in right circumstances.

Song of Solomon 2:5 NASB
5 Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, because I am lovesick.

Refresh me O Lord
With Your word
Breathe on me the sweet fragrance of life
Revive, refresh, restore my soul
with fragrant apples
Your precious apples of gold.

Your word, Lord, breathed
Spoken at the right time
Brings life
O how good it is
What a joy and delight!

The above scripture and word from the Lord prompted me to look more closely at the relationship between fragrant apples, and the breathing in and out of God’s words. I was surprised at the study of the word apple from the verses above.

From  Prov 25:11

• apple[08598] = apple associated with fragrance
  *From [05301] = to breathe, cause to breathe out
  and [01054] = place of apples located in Judah[03063] = praise/He shall be praised (assigned to the tribe of Judah Josh 15)
• spoken[01696] = to declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, prophesy, sing

These apples of gold contain a fragrance that can be breathed in and out!

2 Corinthians 2:14-15 AMP
14 But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of Christ’s victory] and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere,
15 For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which exhales] unto God, [discernible alike] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing …

Job 33:4 AMP
4 [It is] the Spirit of God that made me [which has stirred me up], and the breath of the Almighty that gives me life [which inspires me].

From  Job 33:4

• spirit[07307] = breath, wind, to inspire prophetically
  *From [07306] = to smell, scent, perceive odor
• breath[05397] = spirit, divine inspiration
• gives life [02421] = revives, quickens, restores, refreshes
  • from sickness, discouragement, faintness, death

 

Apples of gold are breathed by the Holy Spirit. They contain the fragrance of Christ, bringing life. These apples refresh, quicken, revive and restore from sickness, discouragement, faintness, and/or death. They bring joy. Isn’t it interesting that the “place of apples”, the place where these apples are “breathed” is in Judah, assigned to the tribe of Judah = praise/He is to be praised?!

 

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Refresh with Apples

Matthew 11:28 AMP … Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.]

Jeremiah 31:25 … I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.

O Lord I come to You
Word of God – Faithful and True
Refresh, refresh my soul
with apples
apples of gold.

Refresh my heart in Christ
Breathe on me the sweet fragrance of life
Revive, refresh, restore my soul
with apples
Your precious apples of gold. -Prov 25:11;Song 7:8

Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. -Song 2:5