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Verse Song of Solomon 1:6. _BECAUSE THE SUN HATH LOOKED UPON ME_] The
bride gives here certain reasons why she was _dark complexioned_. "The
sun hath looked upon me." I am sunburnt, tanned by the sun...
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This section is made by the Targumist and other Jewish interpreters to
adumbrate the condition of Israel in the wilderness; by some Christian
expositors, that of the Gentile Church on her first conver...
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ANNOTATIONS
SONG OF SONGS
In studying this Love Song the primary application to the remnant of
Israel must not be lost sight of. It is to be kept in mind that we are
on Jewish ground and that the per...
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SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1. Superscription by the collector or a later editor
describing the whole book as the noblest or the most beautiful of
Solomon's songs (1 Kings 4:32).
SONG OF SOLOMON 1:2. A b
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LOOK NOT UPON ME. Look not down on: i.e. regard me not. Compare 1
Chronicles 17:17; Psalms 106:44.
THE SUN HATH LOOKED. Figure of speech _Prosopopoeia_ (App-6), to
emphasize the cause of her swarthin...
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_because I_am _black_ The word for black here is a diminutive of the
former word, and would be better translated SWARTHY.
_the sun hath looked upon me_ Rather, HATH SCORCHED ME (R.V.).
_my mother's c...
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LOOK NOT UPON ME, &C.— _Look not down upon me, because I am brown;
for the sun hath discoloured me. My mother's children were severe unto
me: they made me keeper of the vineyards: mine own vineyard ha...
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TEXT 1:5, 6
APPEAL
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Black am I, yet comely, ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of
Kedar, as the hangings of Solomon. Look not on me because I am black,
because the sun has scorched me.
6
My...
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Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked
upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the
keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept....
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1:6 me. (d-15) Or 'hath burned me.'...
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THE ARDENT AFFECTION OF THE LOVERS
2-7. Songs of the bride: her enquiry and his answers....
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Her mother's sons have made it impossible for her to avoid this,
treating her with that arbitrary tyranny which male relatives so often
display in the East. 'I have known an ill-natured child,' says
D...
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HOW TO LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART
SONG OF SONGS
_COMMENTARY: KEITH SIMONS. TRANSLATION: MARK KIRKPATRICK_
ABOUT THE SONG OF SONGS
The Song of Songs is a poem about love. The main speakers are a...
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The woman is aware that she is not perfect. She has two problems:
• She thinks that her skin is too dark. She wants to marry the king.
But she does not look like a princess. Instead, she looks like a...
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Perhaps this woman is so weak that she falls. Perhaps Solomon has to
hold her so that she does not hurt herself. His touch is gentle.
She should be very excited that he is touching her. But instead,...
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LOOK NOT..._ — i.e., with disdain,_ as in Job 41:34 (Heb. 26).
BLACK. — Literally, _blackish._
THE SUN... — The word translated _looked upon_ occurs only twice
besides (Job 20:9; Job 28:7). The “all-...
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אַל ־תִּרְא֨וּנִי֙ שֶׁ אֲנִ֣י
שְׁחַרְחֹ֔רֶת שֶׁ...
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TRUE LOVE TESTED SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1; Song of Solomon 2:1; Song of
Solomon 3:1; Song of So
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No Book has been provocative of more controversy than this. The
question at issue is as to its place and value in Holy Scripture.
While there are different varieties of each, the interpretations may
b...
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Look not upon me, because I [am] (i) black, because the (k) sun hath
looked upon me: (l) my mother's children were angry with me; they made
me the keeper of the vineyards; [but] my own vineyard have I...
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Liest. Hebrew, "makest thy flock to rest." (Protestants) (Haydock) ---
Mid-day. She represents herself and her beloved as guarding flocks,
which were usually driven into some shady place during the he...
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Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon
me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper
of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
If,...
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Chapter 1 presents in the most clear and simple manner the assurance
of the full enjoyment of blessing; but still, though affection be
there, all is more characterised by desire than by peace. And aft...
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LOOK NOT UPON ME,.... Meaning not with scorn and disdain because of
her meanness; nor as prying into her infirmities to expose her; nor
with joy at her trials and afflictions; neither of these can be...
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Look not upon me, because I [am] black, because the sun hath looked
upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the
keeper of the vineyards; [but] mine own vineyard have I not kept....
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_Look not upon me_ With wonder and disdain; _because the sun hath
looked upon me_ My blackness is not essential and inseparable, but
chiefly caused by the scorching beams of the sun; that is, sore
per...
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2-6 The church, or rather the believer, speaks here in the character
of the spouse of the King, the Messiah. The kisses of his mouth mean
those assurances of pardon with which believers are favoured,...
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LOOK NOT UPON ME, with wonder and disdain, because of my blackness, as
it follows. BECAUSE THE SUN HATH LOOKED UPON ME: my blackness is not
essential, and inseparable, but chiefly caused by the scorch...
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Song of Solomon 1:6 look H7200 (H8799) dark H7840 sun H8121 tanned
H7805 (H8804) mothers H517 sons H1121
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SECTION 1.
The First Assignation of The Lovers (Song of Solomon 1:2 to Song of
Solomon 2:7).
In this first section a young Northern maiden is thinking about the
handsome young shepherd king, Solomon,...
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_ “Do not look upon me, Because I am swarthy, Because the sun has
scorched me. My mother's sons were incensed against me. They made me
keeper of the vineyards, But my own vineyard have I not kept.”_
W...
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GRAVE
Hebrew, "Sheol,"
(_ See Scofield) - (Habakkuk 2:5). _...
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Song of Solomon 1:4
I. Note (1) what it is that the Church desires from Christ what every
pious soul must desire who would make prayer to Christ at all. "Draw
me," allure me, bring my soul under the p...
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Song of Solomon 1:6
I. What is this complaint? "Mine own vineyard have I not kept." The
spiritual nature of a godly man is here supposed to be likened to a
vineyard. (1) It is a soil in which things a...
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SONG OF SONG OF SOLOMON 1
I. Though written very possibly by Solomon with reference to the
daughter of Pharaoh, this Song seems evidently to have had a deep
symbolical meaning from the very beginning....
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We will this evening read in the one Book of the Bible which is wholly
given up to fellowship; I allude to the Book of Canticles. This Book
stands like the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and...
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Song of Solomon 1:1. _The song of songs, which is Solomon's. Let him
kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than
wine. Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as...
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Now, concerning our love to him, let us read a few verses of the Song
of Solomon, first chapter. You have been introduced to the Beloved,
red with his own blood, but never so lovely as in his passion....
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CONTENTS: The Bride and Bridegroom in joyful communion.
CHARACTERS: Solomon, Bride (Christ, Church).
CONCLUSION: Those who are full of Christ earnestly desire the
manifestations of His love to their...
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Song of Solomon 1:1. _The Song of songs, which is Solomon's._ Here our
version varies from the Hebrew. The particle prefixed to the noun
Solomon is rendered in the genitive, instead of the dative case...
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_Look not upon me, because I am black._
SELF-HUMBLING AND SELF-SEARCHING
I. The fairest Christians are the most shamefaced with regard to
themselves. The person who says, “Look not upon me, because I...
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_I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem._
THE CHURCH’S BLACKNESS
I. The church of God and Christians, whilst they are here, are in an
imperfect state. There is a mixture of some light a...
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SONG OF SOLOMON 1:2 The Lovers Yearn for Each Other. The two main
characters, apparently betrothed, are introduced as they sing of their
desire for each other. On the difference between betrothal and...
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SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 1:6 MY OWN VINEYARD refers
in a poetic image to the woman’s physical appearance. The sun has
damaged her skin as she has tended her family’s vineyard....
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NOTES
Song of Solomon 1:6. _Look not upon me because I am black, because the
sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me;
they made me keeper of the vineyards; but my own vineyard...
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EXPOSITION
SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1
THE SONG OF SONGS, WHICH IS SOLOMON'S. This is certainly the title of
the book which follows, although in our present Hebrew Bible it is the
first verse of the book pre...
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Tonight we want to look at the Song of Songs which is Solomon's. By
the title it indicates that Solomon felt that this was the finest of
the one thousand and five songs that he wrote. This is the exce...
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Acts 14:22; Galatians 4:29; Jeremiah 12:6; Jeremiah 8:21; Job 30:30;...
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Look not — With wonder and disdain. Mother's children — False
brethren, who pretend that the church is their mother, when their
actions demonstrate, that God, the husband of the church, is not their
f...