SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 6:1 In Song of Solomon 5:6 the woman lamented that her beloved “had turned and gone.” Now the chorus asks her, WHERE HAS YOUR BELOVED GONE, and WHERE HAS he TURNED? ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 6:2 GARDEN. See note on 4:12. The garden is HIS, for she has committed herself to him. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 6:3 The lovers gladly declare that they have given themselves to each other. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 6:4 The Lovers Yearn for Each Other Again. The dream of Song of Solomon 3:1 is over. The man and woman now offer words of praise to each other. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 6:5 The woman’s glances OVERWHELM the man (see Song of Solomon 4:9). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 6:8 Notice how the numbers increase from SIXTY to EIGHTY to WITHOUT NUMBER. The woman is without equal. All women, even royal women, praise her. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 6:10 DAWN, MOON, and SUN all reflect the woman’s radiant beauty. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 6:13 The chorus picks up on the idea of “looking” (v. Song of Solomon 6:11). As she had gone down to the orchard to look, so they want her to RETURN, that they might LOOK UPON her. SHULAMMITE likely refers to the woman’s origin. The nature of the DANCE BEFORE... [ Continue Reading ]