SONG OF SOLOMON 5:8 TO SONG OF SOLOMON 6:3. DESCRIPTIVE POEM (_Wasf) :_ THE STRENGTH AND BEAUTY OF THE BRIDEGROOM. On this view, Song of Solomon 6:8 f. is taken as an introduction to the praises of the beloved, and whether there is any real connexion with the dream poem is uncertain. Song of Solomon... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BRIDE'S POWERFUL BEAUTY. There is much uncertainty as to the best way of dividing this chapter, and especially as to the position of Song of Solomon 6:10; this would go well before Song of Solomon 7:1; a place at the beginning of this song has also been suggested for it. This small piece consist... [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON 6:8 F. THE SIMPLE HOME NOBLER THAN THE ROYAL HAREM. The reference is probably to Solomon's domestic establishment as pictured in the historical books (1 Kings 11:3); some critics change the word translated THERE ARE into _to Solomon,_ i.e. _Solomon had._ CONCUBINES: subordinate wives... [ Continue Reading ]
It is very difficult to explain, as they now stand, the relation of these verses to the context and each other. It is possible that Song of Solomon 6:10 is misplaced, and that it may have stood as an introduction to another song. The interpretation also of Song of Solomon 6:11 f. is unusually diffic... [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON 6:13 TO SONG OF SOLOMON 8:4. THE DANCING BRIDE AND THE RAPTURE OF LOVE. This section also is probably composed of different lyrics, though it is difficult to separate them; we have first the description of the loved one or bride in the act of dancing, then the comparison of her figur... [ Continue Reading ]