Song of Solomon 4:1-7
THE CHURCH'S STATE OF GRACE. The Comeliness of the Church... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CHURCH'S STATE OF GRACE. The Comeliness of the Church... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, thou art fair, My love, so the Bridegroom tells the Church; BEHOLD, THOU ART FAIR; THOU HAST DOVE'S EYES, or, "thy eyes are doves," gleaming in iridescent beauty, WITHIN THY LOCKS, or "behind the veil"; THY HAIR IS AS A FLOCK OF GOATS THAT APPEAR, OR REPOSE, FROM MOUNT GILEAD, the country ea... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing, regular and snow-white; WHEREOF EVERY ONE BEAR TWINS, and none is barren among them, the upper and the lower set of teeth being perfect and exactly corresponding to each other.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, their crimson forming a beautiful contrast to the dazzling whiteness of her teeth, AND THY SPEECH IS COMELY, rather, "thy mouth is lovely," both in shape and in speech; THY TEMPLES ARE LIKE A PIECE OF A POMEGRANATE, whose cut segment offers a soft red mingled w... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armory, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. The reference here is to graceful and powerful stateliness, enhanced by splendid ornaments.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, fawns, twins of a gazelle, WHICH FEED AMONG THE LILIES, of delicate and exquisite beauty. This declaration on the part of the Bridegroom causes Shulamith to respond:... [ Continue Reading ]
Until the day break, rather, "until the day cools," until the approach of evening, AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY, rapidly lengthening toward the east, I WILL GET ME TO THE MOUNTAIN OF MYRRH AND TO THE HILL OF FRANKINCENSE, where she could commune with God in undisturbed solitude. And the King answers, i... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou art all fair, My love; there is no spot in thee. We have here a fine description of the inner beauty of the Church, as Christ sees it, the purity, holiness, majesty, and glory which is known to Him, because wrought by Him. The Church and all its members should be distinguished by guilelessness,... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RAVISHING LOVE OF THE CHURCH... [ Continue Reading ]
Come with Me from Lebanon, My spouse, His affianced bride, WITH ME FROM LEBANON, here representing a mountainous and inhospitable country. LOOK FROM THE TOP OF AMANA, FROM THE TOP OF SHENIR AND HERMON, all three peaks being in the Anti-Lebanon range, FROM THE LIONS' DENS, FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF THE L... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou hast ravished My heart, robbing Him of His heart by the miracle of her beauty, MY SISTER, as the adopted child of His heavenly Father, MY SPOUSE; THOU HAST RAVISHED MY HEART WITH ONE OF THINE EYES, literally, with one from thy eyes, that is, with a glance of love, with one chain of thy neck, wi... [ Continue Reading ]
How fair is thy love, pleasant and acceptable, MY SISTER, MY SPOUSE! HOW MUCH BETTER IS THY LOVE THAN WINE, sweet to the taste and pleasant in every way, AND THE SMELL OF THINE OINTMENTS THAN ALL SPICES!... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy lips, O My spouse, drop as the honeycomb, distilling sweetness; HONEY AND MILK ARE UNDER THY TONGUE, in the loveliness of her speech; AND THE SMELL OF THY GARMENTS IS LIKE THE SMELL OF LEBANON, whose fragrance, the balsamic odor of cedars, was proverbial in Palestine.... [ Continue Reading ]
A garden enclosed is My sister, My spouse, one locked against intruders, open only to the owner; A SPRING SHUT UP, A FOUNTAIN SEALED, the meaning being that the place where the sparkling water wells from the ground is inaccessible to all but the Bridegroom Himself.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits, all her acts being charming and excellent; CAMPHIRE, or cyprus flowers, WITH SPIKENARD, from which precious perfume was made,... [ Continue Reading ]
spikenard and saffron, from which an agreeably pungent liquid perfume was made; CALAMUS, used for similar purposes, AND CINNAMON, WITH ALL TREES OF FRANKINCENSE; MYRRH AND ALOES, A FINE AROMATIC BALSAM, WITH ALL THE CHIEF SPICES, all of these being important articles of trade, since they were used a... [ Continue Reading ]
a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, fed by inexhaustible springs, AND STREAMS FROM LEBANON, fed by its perpetual snows, cool and refreshing. The bride, wrought up to the highest pitch of excitement by this fulsome praise in the mouth of the Bridegroom, exclaims,... [ Continue Reading ]
Awake, O north wind, cool and refreshing, AND COME, THOU SOUTH, warm and moist, but usually not boisterous; BLOW UPON MY GARDEN THAT THE SPICES THEREOF MAY FLOW OUT, its perfume be wafted in every direction. LET MY BELOVED COME INTO HIS GARDEN AND EAT HIS PLEASANT FRUITS, enjoy the companionship and... [ Continue Reading ]