Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible
Song of Solomon 1:1
1 This is "the Song of songs," excellent above any others, for it is wholly taken up with describing the excellences of Christ, and the love between him and his redeemed people.
1 This is "the Song of songs," excellent above any others, for it is wholly taken up with describing the excellences of Christ, and the love between him and his redeemed people.
THE SONG OF SOLOMON -Year from the Creation of the World, according to Archbishop Usher, 2990. -Year from the Flood of Noah, according to the common Hebrew text, 1334. -Year before the birth of Chr...
The “Song of songs,” i. e., the best or most excellent of songs. WHICH IS SOLOMON’S - literally, “to” or “for Solomon,” i. e., belonging to Solomon as its author or concerning him as its subject. In...
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...
SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1. Superscription by the collector or a later editor describing the whole book as the noblest or the most beautiful of Solomon's songs (1 Kings 4:32). SONG OF SOLOMON 1:2. A b
SONG OF SONGS, WHICH IS SOLOMON'S. Hebrew title _Shir Hashshirim_. Song of Songs. In the Septuagint it is _Asma Asmaton,_ and in the Vulgate it is _Canticum Canticorum,_ all with the same meaning. Fig...
Song of Solomon 1:1 1. _The song of songs, which_is _Solomon's_ For the superscription, which probably comes from a later hand than that of the author, see Introduction, § 1, p. ix. Chap. Song of So...
THE SONG OF SONGS, WHICH IS SOLOMON'S— This is a Hebraism, which signifies _the most excellent song:_ the latter part of the title ought perhaps to have been rendered, _which is concerning Solomon._ T...
THE SONG OF SONGS TITLE Song of Solomon 1:1 TEXT 1:1 1 The Song of songs, which is Solomon'S. THOUGHT QUESTIONS 1:1 1. Do you imagine Solomon wrote this song right after he wrote Ecclesiastes? D...
The song of songs, which is Solomon's. THE SONG OF SONGS - the most excellent of all songs, Hebrew idiom (). A foretaste on earth of the "new song" to be sung in glory (). SOLOMON'S - "King of Is...
1:1 Solomon's. (a-7) The separate paragraphs indicate, as far as possible, the succession of the various speakers....
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...
The couple continue their happy conversation. But the subject changes. The couple talk about special plants that grow among wild plants. A beautiful wild flower could grow among *thorns. A fruit tree...
Solomon collected songs and proverbs (wise words). In the end, he had 3000 proverbs and 1005 songs. We still have over 600 proverbs that he collected. They are in the Book of Proverbs. Perhaps the son...
Song of Solomon 1:1 contains the title of the book: literally, _A song of the songs_ (Heb., _Shîr hashîrîm_)_, which to Solomon, i.e., of which Solomon is author._ This has been understood as meaning...
שִׁ֥יר הַ שִּׁירִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִ שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃...
TRUE LOVE TESTED SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1; Song of Solomon 2:1; Song of Solomon 3:1; Song of So
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...
Let. Hebrew yishakeni, (Haydock) "kiss or instruct me," as if to insinuate the we must raise our thoughts from carnal to spiritual things. --- The. Hebrew, "kisses." --- His mouth. Others I reject. (M...
CONTENTS The Chapter opens with giving the title of the book. The Church then takes up the subject with expressing her love to Christ, and desiring fresh manifestations of his affection to her. She co...
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...
THE SONG OF SONGS, WHICH [IS] SOLOMON'S. Wrote by Solomon, king of Israel, as the "amanuensis" of the Holy Ghost; and not by Hezekiah and his men, as the Jews say k: or, "concerning Solomon" l; Christ...
Son 1:1 _The song of songs, which [is_] _Solomon's._ Ver. 1. _The song of songs._] Not a light love song - as some profane persons have fancied, and have therefore held it no part of the sacred canon...
Song 8:1. "O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee, yea, I should not be despised." Which wish of the church is now acc...
_The song of songs_ The most excellent of all songs. And so this might well be called, whether we consider the author of it, who was a great prince, and the wisest of all mortal men; or the subject of...
THE SONG OF SOLOMON CHAPTER 1. The Church's Longing for Christ....
The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's. This superscription clearly names Solomon as the author of the prophetic poem contained in this book, and the many references throughout the book fully substanti...
SONG OF SOLOMON CHAPTER 1 A description of the earnest longing of the church after Christ, SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1 . A confession of her deformity; prayeth for direction. SONG OF SOLOMON 1:5 . Christ's di...
Song of Solomon 1:1 song H7892 songs H7892 Solomons H8010 song - Psalms 14:1; Isaiah 5:1 Solomon's -...
_ ‘The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.'_ The ‘song of songs' means ‘the most wonderful of songs'. It is attributed to Solomon, and opens with a young woman alone, who is aware that she is loved by...
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....
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...
Song of Solomon 1:1. _The song of songs, which is Solomon's. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as...
Now, concerning our love to him, let us read a few verses of the Song of Solomon, first chapter. You have been introduced to the Beloved, red with his own blood, but never so lovely as in his passion....
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...
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...
_The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s._ THE SONG OF SOLOMON The Song of Songs is Solomon’s, as composed by the wisest of men, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and Solomon’s also as composed co...
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1 Title: The Best of Songs. The Hebrew word for “song” identifies the book as expressing joy rather than sorrow....
NOTES Song of Solomon 1:1 : _The Song of Songs which is Solomon’s_. ‘The Song of Songs,’ שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים (_shir hashshirim_). שִׁיר (_shir_), a song or poem, as opposed to prose: but distinguished f...
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...
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...
1 Kings 4:32; Isaiah 5:1; Psalms 14:1...
The song — The most excellent of all songs. And so this might well be called, whether you consider the author of it, who was a great prince, and the wisest of all mortal men; or the subject of it, whi...
How did a sensual book like this get in the Bible? PROBLEM 1: The Bible condemns the lust of the flesh and sensuality (Romans 6:6; Galatians 5:16-21; 1 John 2:16). Yet this love song is filled with se...