Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee. Song of Solomon 6:1 WHITHER IS THY BELOVED GONE? Historically, at Jesus Christ's crucifixion and burial, Joseph of Arimathea, and Nicodemus, and others, were led to openl... [ Continue Reading ]
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. GONE DOWN. Jerusalem was on a hill (answering to its moral elevation), and the gardens were at a little distance in the valleys below. BEDS OF SPICES - (balsam) which He Himself calls... [ Continue Reading ]
I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies. I (AM) MY BELOVED'S ... In speaking of Jesus Christ to others, she regains her own assurance. Literally, 'I am for my beloved ... for me,' implying appropriation and dedication to. Reverse order from . She now, after the sea... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners. TIRZAH - meaning pleasant, from the Hebrew raatsah (H7521) (Hebrews 13:21). The Church is "a city set on an hill," "well-pleasing" to God (Matthew 5:14). The royal city of one of the old Canaanite kin... [ Continue Reading ]
Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. TURN AWAY THINE EYES FROM ME, FOR THEY HAVE OVERCOME ME - (Song of Solomon 4:9; Genesis 32:28; Exodus 32:9-2; Hosea 12:4.) This is the way "the army" (Song of Solomon 6:4) "overcomes... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. THY TEETH (ARE) AS A FLOCK OF SHEEP ... Not vain repetition of Song of Solomon 4:1. The use of the same words shows His love unchanged, after her temporary unf... [ Continue Reading ]
There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number. THREESCORE - indefinite number, as . These are witnesses of the espousals; rulers of the earth contrasted with the saints, who, though many, are but "one" bride (; Luke 22:25; ; ; notes, Psalms 45:9). The one bride... [ Continue Reading ]
Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners? WHO IS SHE THAT LOOKETH FORTH - expressing the admiration of the daughters. Historically, Acts 5:24. AS THE MORNING - as yet she is not come to the fullness of her light ().... [ Continue Reading ]
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded. GARDEN OF NUTS. The bride's words; for she everywhere is the narrator, and often soliloquises, which He never does. The first garden (Song of Solomon 2:11) was... [ Continue Reading ]
Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib. OR EVER I WAS AWARE. Sudden outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost (), while the Church was using the means, "all with one accord (praying: ; ) in one place" answering to "the garden" (; ). AMMI-NADIB - supposed to be one prove... [ Continue Reading ]
Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies. RETURN, O SHULAMITE - entreaty of the daughters of Jerusalem to her, in her chariot-like flight from them (cf. ). SHULAMITE - new name applied to her... [ Continue Reading ]