Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Song of Solomon 1:13
Myrrh — Myrrh, was ever reckoned among the best perfumes. Shall lie — This phrase may denote the churches intimate union with, and hearty affection to Christ.
Myrrh — Myrrh, was ever reckoned among the best perfumes. Shall lie — This phrase may denote the churches intimate union with, and hearty affection to Christ.
Verse 13. _HE SHALL LIE ALL NIGHT BETWIXT MY BREASTS._] Mr. _Harmer_ contends that it is the _bundle of myrrh_ which the bride says shall _lie all night betwixt her breasts_, to which she compares the...
This and the next Song of Solomon 1:15-2 sections are regarded by ancient commentators (Jewish and Christian) as expressing “the love of espousals” Jeremiah 2:2 between the Holy One and His Church, fi...
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...
A MUTUALLY RESPONSIVE SONG OF LOVE AND ADMIRATION. (1) The comparison of the richly-ornamented horses of Pharaoh's chariots. Parallels from ancient literature may be found in the commentaries. The Ara...
BUNDLE. little bag. MY WELLBELOVED. Masculine, showing of, and to whom she is speaking. HE SHALL LIE. it (i.e. the bag of myrrh) will lodge....
The Shulammite replies to Solomon's wooing....
Song of Solomon 1:9 Chap. Song of Solomon 2:7. A King's Love despised In this scene Solomon presses his love upon the Shulammite for the first time; but in reply to his endeavours to win her she alwa...
_A bundle_ From Isaiah 3:20 we learn that Israelite women were accustomed to carry perfume boxes. The bundle of myrrh here would seem to be something of that kind, probably a small bag with myrrh resi...
A BUNDLE OF MYRRH— The orientals were accustomed to tie up myrrh in bundles, and to put them into the bosom to exhilarate the spirits. Some interpret the words המר צרור _tserror hammor, a wreath,_ or...
TEXT 1:13, 14 b. Estimation of her Beloved Song of Solomon 1:13-14 13 A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night between my breasts. 14 My beloved is unto me as a cluste...
A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. BUNDLE OF MYRRH - implying abundant preciousness. So the Greek for "precious" [ timee (G5092)], literally, pr...
1:13 night (g-14) Or 'That passeth the night,' or 'abideth.'...
THE ARDENT AFFECTION OF THE LOVERS 2-7. Songs of the bride: her enquiry and his answers....
Song of Songs 2:4 also seems to describe a special meal. Perhaps the meal begins at 1:12 and continues until 2:7. Engedi is a place with many beautiful gardens. But its situation is unusual. It is in...
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...
This is a beautiful invitation. It is a description of spring. Solomon starts with a description of the country at the end of winter. Then he describes the start of spring. And now it is the time when...
A BUNDLE OF MYRRH. — The mention of perfumes leads the poet to a new adaptation of the language of flowers. For myrrh (Heb., _môr_)_,_ see Genesis 37:25. For various personal and domestic uses, see Ps...
צְרֹ֨ור הַ מֹּ֤ר ׀ דֹּודִי֙ לִ֔י בֵּ֥ין שָׁדַ
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...
A bundle of myrrh [is] my wellbeloved to me; he shall lie all night between my (s) breasts. (s) He will be most dear to me....
_Cyprus. A shrub with leaves like the olive-tree, and fruit growing in clusters, of a very agreeable smell. See Pliny, [Natural History?] xii. 24. Christ has given us his sacred blood on the cross, an...
A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. (14) My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi. I bring both these verses into o...
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...
A BUNDLE OF MYRRH [IS] MY WELL BELOVED UNTO ME,.... These are the words of the church continued; expressing her great delight in Christ, and her strong love and affection for him, and therefore calls...
A bundle of myrrh [is] my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. Ver. 13. _A bundle of myrrh is my well beloved, &c._] The bride proceeds to return all the glory to her bride...
_A bundle of myrrh_ Myrrh was ever reckoned among the best perfumes; _shall lie_, &c. This phrase may denote the church's intimate union with, and hearty affection to Christ. _My beloved is as a clust...
A bundle of myrrh, which was kept in a small sack or receptacle and carried in the bosom, IS MY WELL-BELOVED UNTO ME; HE SHALL LIE ALL NIGHT BETWIXT MY BREASTS....
THE SONG OF SOLOMON CHAPTER 1. The Church's Longing for Christ....
9-17 The Bridegroom gives high praises of his spouse. In the sight of Christ believers are the excellent of the earth, fitted to be instruments for promoting his glory. The spiritual gifts and graces...
A BUNDLE OF MYRRH; or, _a bag of myrrh_; in which there was a considerable quantity of the gum which droppeth from the myrrh tree. Myrrh is bitter to the taste, but sweet to the smell, and therefore w...
Song of Solomon 1:13 bundle H6872 myrrh H4753 beloved H1730 lies H3885 (H8799) breasts H7699 bundle -...
_ “While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent out its fragrance. My beloved is to me as a bundle of myrrh, That lies between my breasts. My beloved is to me as a cluster of henna-flowers, In t...
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...
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...
_A bundle of myrrh is my Well-beloved unto me._ A BUNDLE OF MYRRH I. Christ Jesus is unutterably precious to believers. Observe first, that nothing gives the believer so much joy as fellowship with C...
SONG OF SOLOMON 1:2 The Lovers Yearn for Each Other. The two main characters, apparently betrothed, are introduced as they sing of their desire for each other. On the difference between betrothal and...
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 1:13 MY BELOVED is the woman’s most common term of endearment for the man (31 times). ⇐...
BRIDE’S REPLY TO THE KING’S GREETING _Shulamite expresses her Delight in her Beloved_. Song of Solomon 1:12 While the King sitteth at his table, My spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. A bundl...
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...
Ephesians 3:17; Genesis 43:11; John 19:39; Psalms 45:8; Song o