SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 5:1 I CAME TO MY GARDEN. In her dream, the man samples all that the woman offered him in Song of Solomon 4:16. The chorus encourages him, echoing themes from Song of Solomon 4:16. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElements [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 5:2 This dream is caused by the woman’s desire to be with her beloved instead of being separated from him. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 5:3 Her initial response of trivial objections is likely the kind of disorientation that one encounters in a dream, leading to the confusing episode in vv. Song of Solomon 5:4. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.... [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 5:4 She decides to let him in, but he has already left. She pursues him. The WATCHMEN find her and BEAT her (contrast Song of Solomon 3:3), leaving her BRUISED (Song of Solomon 5:7). If this were an actual event, it would be unclear why the watchmen did this.... [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 5:8 In Song of Solomon 2:5 the man was present when the woman uttered the words SICK WITH LOVE. Now he is absent, so she is probably referring to her desire to be with him. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.leng... [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 5:13 Men in ancient Israel almost always had beards. The description of his cheeks as BEDS OF SPICES would apply more appropriately to a beard than to skin. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 5:14 The man is clearly the object of great praise in this section. The woman considers him to be ALTOGETHER DESIRABLE. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]