Song 1:13 | MHM | STEP | v. 13 : Believers love Christ deeply and call Him their beloved . They see Him as a bundle of myrrh and a cluster of camphire —symbols of sweetness and value (Song of Solomon 1:13 ). Christ is everything pleasant and refreshing to them. His gospel and His Spirit bring comfort and joy. The word for camphire also means atonement , reminding believers that Jesus is the one who makes them right with God. Each believer can say, “He is precious to me.” They want Christ to be close to their hearts always, like a perfume bag worn near the chest. Christ must live in their hearts (Ephesians 3:17 ), and nothing else should take His place (Hosea 2:2 ).

‏ Song of Solomon 1:13

v. 13: Believers love Christ deeply and call Him their beloved. They see Him as a bundle of myrrh and a cluster of camphire—symbols of sweetness and value (Song of Solomon 1:13 ^a). Christ is everything pleasant and refreshing to them. His gospel and His Spirit bring comfort and joy. The word for camphire also means atonement, reminding believers that Jesus is the one who makes them right with God. Each believer can say, “He is precious to me.” They want Christ to be close to their hearts always, like a perfume bag worn near the chest. Christ must live in their hearts (Ephesians 3:17 ^b), and nothing else should take His place (Hosea 2:2 ^c).