Bible Discussion Thread

Solomon clearly doesn't believe in death, but rather a spiritual transition, a separation from the physical body. He understands that he is not his body, and that his body, although a marvelous wonder, will return to the dust from which it was made.

All of these references are allusions to that transition.

The silver cord tethers the spirit to the body, and may very well function as an umbilical cord from which your body is quickened by the spirit.

Now he references parts of a metaphor that he feels doesn't require an explanation.

The golden bowl would be the vessel from which you drink. The pitcher is used to transfer the water from the well to the bowl, and the wheel at the cistern grants you the ability to draw from the well to fill the pitcher.

The metaphor is about drawing on the waters of life (spiritual refreshment) that you receive from God. Almost certainly the same waters Christ mentions to the woman at the well.