“His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. … His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires. His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.” (Song 5:11-15)
Gold is Faith-specially “fine” or refined gold. This picture of the Beloved, while it is primarily Christ as distinct from and viewed by the Ecclesia, inevitably introduces the inseparable aspects of the multitudinous Christ of which he is especially the head of gold, as the Mercy-Seat, the Ark’s coverlid, was pure gold.
Gold is also preciousness, royal splendor and glory. Here is the true and eternal divine Head of Gold-Ruler of the nations-as Nebuchadnezzar and Babylon were the false, presumptuous human head of gold.
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