Solomon reminds the woman about her words in 2:17. Then, she told him to go away to the mountains. But now she wants him. So he jokes that he will go to the mountains. But he is not going away from her. Instead, he chooses the wonderful places where there are lovely smells. These smells will remind him about their love.
Verse Song of Solomon 4:6. _UNTIL THE DAY BREAK_] Until the morning _breeze_. See Song of Solomon 2:17. _THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY_] Till the _sun sets_. _MOUNTAIN OF MYRRH_] Probably the same as the m...
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...
DESCRIPTIVE POEM (_WASF_) SETTING FORTH THE BEAUTY OF THE BRIDE (_cf._ Song of Solomon 5:10; Song of Solomon 6:4, and see the Introduction). On the allegorical view, Christ here commends the beauty of...
UNTIL. When. The Shulamite speaks in Song of Solomon 4:6, referring to Song of Solomon 2:17, answering that that very evening she will quit Jerusalem and go to their delightful country. BREAK. cools....
Song of Solomon 4:1-7. The Royal Suitor King Solomon is here the speaker, and in these verses he presses his suit anew by praise of the Shulammite's beauty. The whole song is evidently modelled, as s...
_Until the day break_ As in Song of Solomon 3:7 we must translate, UNTIL THE DAY COOL AND THE SHADOWS HAVE FLED, i.e. until the evening. This verse, by its transition to action on the part of one of t...
MOUNTAIN OF MYRRH, &C.— Myrrh and frankincense were among the most valuable perfumes of the East: the bridegroom therefore concludes his encomium on the bride's person, by comparing her to an entire h...
TEXT 4:1-7 _THIRD SCENEThe Lover's Interviews Song of Solomon 4:1_ to Song of Solomon 5:1 First Meeting (Jerusalem?): Shepherd's Monologue, Song of Solomon 4:1-7 1. Beh
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. THE MOUNTAIN OF MYRRH ... THE HILL OF FRANKINCENSE. Historically, the hill o...
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...
UNTIL THE DAY BREAK. — See Note, Song of Solomon 2:17. _Until the day breathe = when evening is come._ Commentators have tried to identify the _mountain of myrrh and hill of frankincense,_ but these o...
עַ֤ד שֶׁ יָּפ֨וּחַ֙ הַ יֹּ֔ום וְ נָ֖סוּ
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...
_Retire. In the morning, (Sanctius) or rather the bridegroom takes his leave early, promising to return in the evening, chap. ii. 17. (Calmet) --- Myrrh. To Calvary, where the fervent will pour forth...
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. The Church once before had expressed herself in regard to the dispersion of the...
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...
UNTIL THE DAY BREAK, AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY,.... Until the day of grace breaks on every elect sinner, and the shadows of darkness, ignorance, and unbelief, are in a great measure fled and gone; or...
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. Ver. 6. _Until the day break, and the shadows flee away,_] _i.e., _ Till that...
_Until the day break_, &c. These words are uttered by the bride, (chap. 2:17,) and here returned by the bridegroom as an answer to that request. And this place may be understood of the day of glory, w...
Until the day break, rather, "until the day cools," until the approach of evening, AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY, rapidly lengthening toward the east, I WILL GET ME TO THE MOUNTAIN OF MYRRH AND TO THE HIL...
THE CHURCH'S STATE OF GRACE. The Comeliness of the Church...
BREAK: _ Heb._ breathe...
1-7 If each of these comparisons has a meaning applicable to the graces of the church, or of the faithful Christian, they are not clearly known; and great mistakes are made by fanciful guesses. The m...
UNTIL THE DAY BREAK, AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY: these words are uttered by the bride, SONG OF SOLOMON 2:17, and here returned by the Bridegroom, as an answer to that request. And this place may be und...
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PREPARATION AFTER THE WEDDING FOR THE FINAL LOVE-MAKING. The BRIDEGROOM anticipates the pleasure ahead. _ “Until the day be cool, And the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, A...
“Behold, you are fair, my love; behold, you are fair, Your eyes are as doves behind your veil. Your hair is as a flock of goats, Which lie along the side of mount Gilead. Your teeth are like a flock...
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...
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 4:1 The first part of v. Song of Solomon 4:1 is repeated in v....
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 4:6 MOUNTAIN and HILL could be continuing the theme of the previous verse and refer to the woman’s breasts, or it may be a more general reference to her beauty....
NOTES Song of Solomon 4:6: _Until the day dawn, and the shadows flew away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense_. ‘Until the day dawn’ (עַדשָׁיָּפוּחַ הַיּוֹם, _adh s...
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 John 2:8; 2 Peter 1:19; Deuteronomy 12:5; Deuteronomy 12:6; Exodu
Until — These words are uttered by the bride, Song of Solomon 2:17, and here returned by the bridegroom as an answer to that request. And this place may be understood of the day of glory, when all sha...