Song of Solomon 1:7 Tell me, O you whom I love, Where you feed your flock, Where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one who veils herself by the flocks of your companions? NKJV

GNT Tell me, my love, Where will you lead your flock to graze? Where will they rest from the noonday sun? Why should I need to look for you among the flocks of the other shepherds?

Several things emerge from this passage that are enhanced by the different translations. This woman loves her Shepherd, her Beloved. She is searching for Him and will not settle for any other shepherd. She knows that in His Presence there is food and rest. She wants her veil removed so she can see Him fully. Nothing else matters! 2 Corinthians 3:13-17 states: …unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away. But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ. ¹⁵ But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. ¹⁶ Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. ¹⁷ Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 

It’s no coincidence that Moses was a shepherd before he began shepherding Israel out of Egypt through the wilderness. Moses, His instruction, and revelation from the Law, remain veiled. Only in Jesus, our True Shepherd, is the veil removed to clearly see our Beloved. (Contrary to a lot of modern preachers foolishness Jesus can be clearly seen in the Law). For Jesus provides us with the Holy Spirit Who provides us with the desire and freedom to see.

As a pastor, or under-shepherd, I have always been captivated and amazed at spiritual blindness; the blindness in myself and others. There are revelations the Shepherd has provided in Scripture which can only be seen by the Spirit. Many have returned to “graze” upon its “manna” only to discover the veil had returned. Only through persistent prayer, and trust in the Spirit, is anyone enabled to see, to feed once again. John 10:7,11 and Revelation 3:20 remind us that Jesus is the Shepherd, and the DOOR. John 10:3 reveals that the Holy Spirit is the One Who opens Jesus the DOOR – for the sheep that are listening for Him. No matter how hard you try to pry open the DOOR in your own strength or intellect – the DOOR, the Revelation, and Understanding will never open. You must be willing to submit to the Spirit, and have a hunger to see. The whole message to the Laodiceans was, Are you willing to make room to commune with Jesus? Are you willing to listen for His knocking? Are you hungry, truly hungry, to see and know Jesus? Have you settled for other shepherds rather than going to the True and Only Shepherd?