What is the Rose of Sharon?The Hebrew word “Sharon” means “a plain or a level place.”
The Plain of Sharon is the coastal
plain between the mountains of central Palestine and the Mediterranean Sea,
north of Joppa to Mt. Carmel.
The area is mentioned in Acts 9:35 in conjunction with the
town of Lydda, which is about eleven miles SE of Joppa and is called “Lod” in
the Old Testament (1
Chronicles 8:12).
Modern Israelis have reverted back
to the Old Testament name. This town is located in the midst of the Plain of
Sharon.
This area was proverbially fertile
and known for its flowers.
The “rose of Sharon” is found in
the Song of Solomon 2:1.
Therefore, we can surmise that the rose of Sharon flower is named for the
district of Sharon.
Webster’s says that the “rose of
Sharon” is a hardy plant of the mallow family with the name “Hibiscus Syriacus”
and has white, red, pink, or purplish flowers.
However, the Rose of Sharon
mentioned in the Song of Solomon is a crocus-like flower and the source of
saffron.
The Hebrew word habaselet as used in Song of Solomon is translated twice as
“rose,” once here in the Song of Solomon and once in Isaiah 35:1.
The translators may indeed have
used the word rose to
refer to the meaning of the Hebrew word, which is a flower similar to what we
now know as a crocus or a bulb flower like a tulip.
The NIV uses a footnote that says,
“Possibly a member of the crocus family.”
Therefore, the “rose of Sharon” is
not really what we would classify today as a “rose,” but it could be a plant similar
to
Some Bible expositors see the rose
of Sharon as Christ and the lily as the church, His bride. Some of the early
church fathers were fond of this analogy as well.
There are some parallels that may
be drawn between Christ and the rose of Sharon, but most of them fall apart
when we realize the rose is not a rose at all, but a crocus or tulip.
In addition, the church is never
portrayed as a lily in the Bible.
In fact, the word “lily” does not
even appear in the New Testament.
Some say that because the rose of
Sharon grows in dry, unfavorable conditions, it symbolizes Jesus coming from
the root of Jesse and David (Isaiah
11:1; Revelation 22:16).
Labeling the house of Jesse and
David as “dry” has no basis in Scripture, either.
Of course, Jesus is as lovely and
fragrant as a rose, but that is insufficient to definitively identify Song of Solomon 2:1 as symbolic
of Christ.
God will grant us
the ultimate gift, eternal life in His Kingdom through His grace if we repent
of our sins and obey His commands.
To experience God
as a personal, caring, loving Father, you have to receive Jesus Christ as your
personal Lord and Savior. You will become a child of God and begin the
fulfillment of the reason you were created by God.
Say the following
prayer:
“Father
God, I confess I am a sinner and my sins have separated me from You.
I
am truly sorry. I now want to
turn away from my past sinful life and live a new life pleasing to You.
Please
forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again.
I
believe that your Son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the
dead, is alive, and hears my prayer.
I
invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from
this day forward. Thank You that according to Your Word, I am now Your child,
and I am born again.
Please
send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of
my life. I promise to study Your Word – the Bible.
Please
use me for Your glory.
In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen.”
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