Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
Calamus - `sweet cane,' an ingredient in the "holy anointing oil" for the high priest (; ).
Myrrh and aloes - so . Ointments are associated with His death, as well as with feasts (). The bride's ministry of "myrrh and aloes" is recorded, .
The loveliness and purity of the bride are now set forth under the image of a paradise or garden fast barred against intruders, filled with rarest plants of excellent fragrance, and watered by abundan...
CHAPTER 4 The King, the Bridegroom speaks of her, who is “perfect through His comeliness put upon thee” Ezekiel 16:14. He tells out all she is in His sight and loving estimation. He has called her fro...
SONG OF SOLOMON 4:13 TO SONG OF SOLOMON 5:1. THE BRIDE AS A GARDEN. The charms of the bride are now described under the figure of the fruits of the garden. Song of Solomon 4:16
ALL TREES OF FRANKINCENSE. all sorts of frankincense trees. SPICES. spice plants....
_saffron_ Heb. _karkôm_occurs in the O.T. only here, but its meaning is clear from the Arabic _kurkum_= the _Crocus sativus_. There are many species of crocus in Palestine, and from most of them saffr...
These verses are a further comparison of the bride in her beauty to a garden in its splendour of colour and its fertility, but a garden shut or closed to all but its lawful owner. The reference is to...
Song of Solomon 4:8 Chap. Song of Solomon 5:1. A true Lover's Pleading With Song of Solomon 4:8 a new song, representing another scene, begins. In it the peasant lover of the Shulammite comes to b
CALAMUS, &C.— _Sweet cane, and cinnamon, with all kinds of trees of incense, myrrh, and cedar-oil,_ &c....
TEXT 4:8 to Song of Solomon 5:1 _SECOND MEETING (Jerusalem_); Prolepsis, Song of Solomon 4:8 to Song of Solomon 5:1 (Chronologically coming between...
4:14 Calamus (b-4) As 'sweet cane;' Jeremiah 6:20 ....
DESCRIPTION OF HER CHARMS. HER INVITATION 1-7. This short poem belongs to the class which the Arabs call wasf, in which the bride's charms are described: they are sung while she is being dressed, or...
The SAFFRON is the autumnal crocus, the dried flowers of which are employed in medicine, dyeing and perfumery. The thick, creeping rootstock of the CALAMUS is pungent and aromatic. The resin of ALOES...
A WONDERFUL SONG ABOUT LOVE SONG OF SONGS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ CHAPTER 4 THE MAN V1 My *dear, you are so beautiful! Oh, you are beautiful!...
In fact, the woman did not come from Lebanon. So Solomon uses another description. Solomon had great knowledge about plants (1 Kings 4:33). He knew about plants with beautiful smells from many countri...
SPIKENARD. — See Note, Song of Solomon 1:12. _Saffron;_ Heb. _carchom_; only here. The Arabic name is still _kûrkûm = Crocus sativus,_ a well-known bulb of the order _Iridaceœ._ The pistil and stigma....
נֵ֣רְדְּ ׀ וְ כַרְכֹּ֗ם קָנֶה֙ וְ קִנָּמֹ֔ון...
TRUE LOVE TESTED SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1; Song of Solomon 2:1; Song of Solomon 3:1; Song of So
III. The Actual Betrothal (Song of Solomon 3:6; Song of Solomon 4:1) 1. The Singer Song of Solomon 3:6). The Coming of Solomon. 2. Solomon...
_Cinnamon. Very rare, Exodus xxx. 23. --- Libanus, or "incense." (Hebrew)_...
Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, (14) Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all t...
And now, chapter 4, He declares all that she is in His sight, although she has been in the lion's den. From thence He calls her, all fair and without spot in His eyes; His heart expressing His delight...
SPIKENARD AND SAFFRON,.... The former is the best sort of nard, and therefore mentioned and repeated, to which saints may be compared, because of the graces of the Spirit in them; which, when exercise...
Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: Ver. 14. _Nard._] Called in John 12:3, "spikenard very costly," or rather, as...
_Thy plants are an orchard_ Believers, which are planted in thee, are like the plants or fruits of an orchard, which are pleasant to the eye, and delicious to the taste or smell, whereby he signifies...
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 BALSA...
THE RAVISHING LOVE OF THE CHURCH...
8-15 Observe the gracious call Christ gives to the church. It is, 1. A precept; so this is Christ's call to his church to come off from the world. These hills seem pleasant, but there are in them lio...
TREES OF FRANKINCENSE; such trees as produce frankincense. Or, as others, both ancient and modern, render it, _trees of Lebanon_; such sweet-smelling trees and plants as grew in Lebanon, of which SEE...
Song of Solomon 4:14 Spikenard H5373 saffron H3750 Calamus H7070 cinnamon H7076 trees H6086 frankincense H3828 Myrrh H4753 aloes...
The BRIDEGROOM now delights in the fact that his bride is his, and his alone. _ “A garden enclosed is my sister, my bride, A spring shut up, a fountain sealed. Your shoots are an orchard of pomegrana...
This is a chapter which is, perhaps, more adapted for private meditation than for rending in public. Nevertheless, as this is a communion season, and I trust that the most of us are partakers of the l...
CONTENTS: The Bridegroom commends the beauty of the Bride and delights in her affection. CHARACTERS: Solomon, Bride (Christ, Church). CONCLUSION: Whatever others think of the Bride of Christ, she is...
Song of Solomon 4:8. _Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse._ This endearing appellative occurs here for the first time. This summerhouse of Solomon was built in the forest of Lebanon, and was intended...
_Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees Of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the c...
NOTES Song of Solomon 4:9. _Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse: thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck_. ‘Thou hast ravished my heart’ (לִבַּבְתּ...
EXPOSITION SONG OF SOLOMON 4:1 BEHOLD, THOU ART FAIR, MY LOVE; BEHOLD, THOU ART FAIR; THINE EYES ARE AS DOVES BEHIND THY VEIL; THINE HAIR IS AS A FLOCK OF GOATS, THAT LIE ALONG THE SIDE OF MOUNT GILE...
And now the bridegroom speaks. Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. Thy teeth...
1 Kings 10:10; 2 Chronicles 9:9; Exodus 30:23; Ezekiel 27:19;...
All trees — Such trees as produce frankincense....