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Verse 11. _THE WINTER IS PAST_] Mr. _Harmer_ has made some good
collections on this part, from Drs. _Shaw_ and _Russel_, which I shall
transcribe. One part of the winter is distinguished from the res...
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The bride relates to the chorus a visit which the beloved had paid her
some time previously in her native home. He on a fair spring morning
solicits her company. The bride, immersed in rustic toils, r...
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CHAPTER 2
The voice of the bride is heard again in the opening verses of this
chapter; some understand it as meaning the Messiah speaking of Himself
as the Rose and the Lily of the valley, but it is r...
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SONG OF SOLOMON 2:8 contains one of the most beautiful poems in the
whole book; it breathes the air of the fresh spring-time, when,
according to our own poet, a young man's fancy lightly turns to
thou...
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Song of Solomon 2:8-17. The Beloved comes
The scene is evidently changed from Jerusalem to some royal residence
in the country. The lover, like the Shulammite herself, belongs to the
northern hills;...
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In this and the two following verses we have one of the loveliest
descriptions of the spring in Syria that was ever penned.
_the winter is past_ The word _sěthâw_, used for winter, does not
occur else...
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THE WINTER IS PAST— One part of the winter is distinguished from the
rest of it by the people of the East, in the latitude in which Solomon
lived, on account of the severity of the cold. At Aleppo it...
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TEXT 2:83:5
_SHULAMMITE:_ NARRATION TO COURT LADIES
(perhaps later)
a. Invitation from the beloved Song of Solomon 2:8-14
8. The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh, leaping upon the
mountains, s...
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My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one,
and come away.
MY BELOVED SPAKE ... COME AWAY. Loving re-assurance given by Jesus
Christ to the bride, lest she should think that...
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1. She compares herself to a simple wild flower, the crocus (RM) of
Sharon. The plain, which extended from Joppa to Cæsarea, was
proverbial for its flowers (Isaiah 35:2), and travellers continue to
re...
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A VISIT AND AN INVITATION
8-13 After an interval she relates one of his visits to her home. He
comes swiftly and easily; hills and mountains are no obstacle. He
stands behind the wall of her mother's...
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It is the right season. The winter and the rains are over, for in that
climate there is a cloudless sky from the beginning of May to the end
of October....
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WINTER. — Heb., _sethav,_ only used here; probably from root = _to
overcast:_ the season of cloud and gloom.
THE RAIN IS OVER AND GONE. — Wordsworth uses this line in a
description of an early spring...
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כִּֽי ־הִנֵּ֥ה _הַ_†_סְּתָ֖יו_†
עָבָ֑ר הַ גֶּ֕שֶׁם...
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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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B. The Betrothal (Song of Solomon 2:8; Song of Solomon 3:1; Song of
Solomon 4:1; Song of Solomon
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For, lo, the (g) winter is past, the rain is over [and] gone;
(g) That is, sin and error is driven back by the coming of Christ, who
is here described by the springtime, when all things flourish....
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_Winter. The rigour and darkness of the old law give place to that of
light and love. (Origen) --- After persecution had ceased, pruning
became more necessary. (Calmet) --- The Israelites and the worl...
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My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and
come away. (11) For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and
gone; (12) The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the sin...
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The first six Verses (omitting the second) of chapter 2 (Song of
Solomon 2:1; Song of Solomon 2:3-6) appear to me to be the voice of
the bride. They have been differently understood, but (I think)
wro...
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FOR, LO, THE WINTER IS PAST, THE RAIN IS OVER [AND] GONE. A season of
the year which keeps persons within doors, makes going abroad unsafe,
unpleasant, and uncomfortable; very unfit for travelling, ro...
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For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over [and] gone;
Ver. 11. _For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone._]
In winter the clouds commonly "return after the rain." Ecc 12:2 A
shower...
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_My beloved spake_ Invited me outwardly by his word, and inwardly by
his Spirit. _Rise up, my love_ Shake off sloth, and disentangle
thyself more fully from all the snares of this world. _And come awa...
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THE MUTUAL CALL OF LOVE...
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For, lo, the winter, the season of clouds, the time of rain, IS PAST,
the rain is over and gone, so that the in-clemencies of the season no
longer keep people in the houses;...
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8-13 The church pleases herself with thoughts of further communion
with Christ. None besides can speak to the heart. She sees him come.
This may be applied to the prospect the Old Testament saints ha...
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THE WINTER; which made the ways in some sort unpassable, and so might
seem to hinder or affright thee from coming to me. This WINTER, and
the following RAIN, may be understood either,
1. Of worldly t...
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Song of Solomon 2:11 winter H5638 past H5674 (H8804) rain H1653 over
H2498 (H8804) gone H1980 (H8804
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THE VOICE OF THE BELOVED.
_ ‘My beloved spoke, and said to me, “Rise up, my love, my fair
one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and
gone, The flowers appear on the earth,...
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Song of Solomon 2:11
There are two characteristics of spring that strike us, I do not say
as wrong, but as more belonging to human than Divine character. The
first of these is its changeableness, the...
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Here we have a dialogue of love between the Lord Jesus and his people.
Song of Solomon 2:1. _I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the
valleys._
Amongst all flowers, there is none that can be com...
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CONTENTS: The Bridegroom speaks concerning himself and his Bride. The
Bride speaks remembering her satisfaction in her beloved.
CHARACTERS: Solomon, Bride (Christ, Church).
CONCLUSION: Humble souls...
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Song of Solomon 2:1. _Sharon_ was a fertile district not far from
Nazareth. 1 Chronicles 27:29; Isaiah 33:9; Isaiah 65:10....
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_The voice of my Beloved._
THE VOICE OF THE BELOVED
I. When Christ is away from the soul of the believer, he sits alone.
Whatever he the mountains of Bether that have come between his soul
and Christ...
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RISE UP, MY LOVE, MY FAIR ONE, AND COME AWAY. FOR, LO, THE WINTER IS
PAST, THE RAIN IS OVER AND GONE.
A Sermon for Spring
The works of creation are pictures to the children of God of the
secret myste...
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SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 2:11 Springtime is often
celebrated as a time for lovers.
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NOTES
Song of Solomon 2:12: _The time of the singing of birds iS come_.
‘The time of the singing,’ עֵת הַזָּמִיר (_eth
ha-zamir_). Two meanings given to זָמִיר (_zamir_). GESENIUS and
others derive i...
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EXPOSITION
SONG OF SOLOMON 2:2
AS A LILY AMONG THORNS, SO IS MY LOVE AMONG THE DAUGHTERS. The king
responds, taking up the lovely simile and giving it a very apt and
charming turn, "My love is beyond...
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I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys (Song of Solomon
2:1).
The bridegroom responds.
As the lily among the thorns, so is my love among the daughters (Song
of Solomon 2:2).
The bride...
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Ecclesiastes 3:11; Ecclesiastes 3:4; Ephesians 5:8; Isaiah 12:1;...
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The winter — Spiritual troubles arising from a deep sense of the
guilt of sin, the wrath of God, the curse of the law; all which made
them afraid to come unto God. But, saith Christ, I have removed th...