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Verse 15. _THOU_ HAST _DOVES' EYES_] The large and beautiful dove of
Syria is supposed to be here referred to, the eyes of which are
remarkably fine....
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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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A MUTUALLY RESPONSIVE SONG OF LOVE AND ADMIRATION. (1) The comparison
of the richly-ornamented horses of Pharaoh's chariots. Parallels from
ancient literature may be found in the commentaries. The Ara...
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MY LOVE. Here it is Feminine, showing that the shepherd lover is
replying to his betrothed. See note on Song of Solomon 1:9....
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THOU HAST DOVES' EYES— To conceive the force of this expression, we
must not refer it to our common pigeons, but to the large and
beautiful eyes of the doves of Syria. They who have seen that fine
eas...
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TEXT 1:152:6
c.
Description of a conversation between the Shepherd and the
Shepherdess, Song of Solomon 1:15 to Song of Solomon 2:6.
Dialogue: Shepherd, Song of Solomon 1:15
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Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast
doves' eyes.
FAIR - He discerns beauty in her who had said, "I am black," because
of the everlasting covenant.
DOVES' EYES - large...
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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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He compares her eyes to doves. Eastern women spend much pains on their
eyes, painting them round with kohl to add to their apparent size and
increase their expressiveness. And the comparison of maiden...
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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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This is a very happy conversation. We think that, perhaps, the couple
are using friendly humour.
Solomon says that the woman’s eyes are like doves (birds). Of
course, doves live outside. So she jokes...
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So he is now inviting her to join him. There is work for them to do
together. She suggested that she wanted to look after her *vineyard
(1:8). In springtime, the farmers need young workers to look aft...
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BEHOLD, THOU ART FAIR. — The song is now transferred to a male
speaker — the advocates for the dramatic theory cannot agree whether
Solomon or the shepherd; and no wonder, since the poem gives no
indi...
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הִנָּ֤ךְ יָפָה֙ רַעְיָתִ֔י הִנָּ֥ךְ
יָפָ֖ה עֵינַ֥יִךְ...
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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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_Behold. The spouse makes a return of praise, and thanksgiving for her
repose, to Christ. (Worthington) --- The corporal beauty of Solomon or
of our Saviour is not fully ascertained; but their inward...
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Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast
doves' eyes. (16) Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant:
also our bed is green.
I include in one reading these verses, becau...
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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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BEHOLD, THOU [ART] FAIR, MY LOVE,.... These are the words of Christ,
commending the beauty and comeliness of the church, expressing his
great affection for her, and his high esteem of her; of her fair...
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Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou [hast]
doves' eyes.
Ver. 15. _Behold thou art fair, my love._] Or, My fellow friend. _as
_ Son 1:9 And as she is his love, so he is her...
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_Behold, thou art fair_ This is the speech of Christ. The words are
doubled to manifest his fervent affection for her. _Thou hast doves'
eyes_ Which are mild and harmless, chaste and faithful. And by...
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Behold, thou art fair, my love, or companion, friend; BEHOLD, THOU ART
FAIR; THOU HAST DOVES' EYES, or, "thine eyes are doves," as lustrous
and shimmering as the iridescence on the plumage of doves. A...
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THE SONG OF SOLOMON CHAPTER 1.
The Church's Longing for Christ....
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MY LOVE:
Or, my companion...
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9-17 The Bridegroom gives high praises of his spouse. In the sight of
Christ believers are the excellent of the earth, fitted to be
instruments for promoting his glory. The spiritual gifts and graces...
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BEHOLD, THOU ART FAIR: this is the speech of Christ. The words are
doubled, partly to note the certainty of the thing, notwithstanding
her mean and modest opinion of herself; and partly to manifest hi...
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Song of Solomon 1:15 fair H3303 love H7474 fair H3303 doves H3123 eyes
H5869
thou art fair - Song of
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_ “Behold, you are fair, my love, behold you are fair. Your eyes are
as doves.”_
The beloved speaks to her of her fairness, and likens her eyes to a
dove. This was a tender compliment for doves' eyes...
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Song of Solomon 1:5 , SONG OF SOLOMON 1:15; SONG OF SOLOMON 5:16
I. Look first at the saint's "I am." It is a sad one. "I am black
black as the tents of Kedar." Every saint is consciou
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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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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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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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BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM’S MUTUAL COMMENDATIONS.
I. THE KING’S COMMENDATION OF SHULAMITE
(Song of Solomon 1:15)
Behold, thou art fair, my love;
Behold, thou art fair;
Thou hast dove’s eyes (Song of So...
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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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2 Corinthians 11:2; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 1:17; Ephesians
1:18;...
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Behold — This is the speech of Christ. The words are doubled to
manifest his fervent affection for her. Doves eyes — Which are mild
and harmless, chaste and faithful. And by the eyes he seems to desig...