"Whose Image We are Made"

"King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon." (S.O.S. 3:9)

  To be frank, I was a little hesitant to go here, as there are many questions that this type of  message can bring up; the biggest question of all, is to the reason why God might push or even make a way for redemption, before there was even a fall? Not many like to go there, as it is not the kind of message that can be finished or has any sort starting point: How can you finish a discussion that you cannot even start?
  First off, this word, "chariot," is found nowhere else in Scripture; the best way to think of it comes from the root, To Run; but followed with, To be borne, To be borne quickly. Adding to that, is the definition of a panaquin or litter, which is a box like structure that usually carries one person, with usually at least four strong people to carry using poles; bearers they are called, to rest those poles upon their shoulders.
  Oddly enough, of all the footages that come to mind, I really don't recall seeing any running involved with this type of chariot; it is hard to even imagine it, except maybe in some cartoon or comedy. So there must be some other illustration to come up with; something a little more than just a box, with two long poles, and four bearers.
  You know, I don't know why, but for some strange reason, the Four Gospels comes to mind when I think of these four bearers. I wonder why that is, and why there were four standards that led the formation of the tribes of Israel through the wilderness. Better yet, what's up with those four beasts in the midst of the Throne, and round about the Throne? (Revelation 4:6) They seem oddly similar to the Banners that children of Israel used to arrange their camps in formation; A Lion, A Man, An Ox, and An Eagle. Also the strange creatures mentioned in Ezekiel 1:10 & 10:14, which look oddly the same as those mentioned in Revelation 4:7.
  Anywho; this is something of a rabbit hole; one I dare not get too far off into. But, I will say this little tittle: When God said, "Let us make man in our image," was in Whose image He had in mind, the image of Christ? Just a little food for thought...

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith." (Romans 1:16-17)