CHAPTER VIII _The love of the bride to her spouse, and the nature of that_ _love_, 1-7. _The younger sister_, 8-10. _Solomon's vineyard_, 11, 12. _The confidence of the bride and bridegroom in ea...
Royal rank and splendor are grown wearisome. The king once called her “sister” and “sister-bride.” Would he were indeed as a “brother,” her mother’s own child whom she might meet, embrace, and welcome...
CHAPTER 8 The last chapter of the Song is a review of the whole. There is unquestionably a recapitulation of the entire book. The bride's desires are once more given to be loved and caressed by Him. F...
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 fir...
DESPISED. reproached....
Song of Solomon 8:1. _O that thou_wert _as my brother As_should probably be omitted, as the accidental repetition of the last letter of the preceding word. She wishes that her lover were her brother....
Song of Solomon 7:7 Chap. Song of Solomon 8:4. The King and the Shepherdess the last Assault We may suppose that after her attendants have completed the Shulammite's adornment, and have finished thei...
O THAT THOU WERT AS MY BROTHER— _O that thou wert as my_ infant _brother, sucking my mother's breasts!_ New Translation....
TEXT 7:118:4 _Shulammite:_ Invitation to the Shepherd, Song of Solomon 7:11 to Song of Solomon 8:2 Aside to Court Ladies, Song of Solomon 8:3 Adjuration to Court Ladies,...
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. Song of Solomon 8:1 OH THAT THOU (WERT) AS M...
A DIALOGUE. HER LOVELINESS 10-13. A dialogue between these ladies and her. They compare her to the dawn, stooping down to look on the earth from the sky. It is still common in Arabic poems to address...
Love is not just about the relationship between a bride and her bridegroom. It is much more wonderful even than that. In this chapter, the poet mentions some new subjects, like love between brothers a...
A WONDERFUL SONG ABOUT LOVE SONG OF SONGS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ CHAPTER 8 THE WOMAN V1 I wish that you were like my brother. My mother fed him at her breasts....
VIII. (1) O THAT THOU WERT AS MY BROTHER. — The poet makes his beloved recall the feelings she had for him before the obstacles to their union were removed. She dared not then avow her affection for...
מִ֤י יִתֶּנְךָ֙ כְּ אָ֣ח לִ֔י יֹונֵ֖ק שְׁדֵ֣י
MYSTICAL INTERPRETATIONS THUS far we have been considering the bare, literal sense of the text. It cannot be denied that, if only to lead up to the metaphorical significance of the words employed, tho...
C. The United Life (Song of Solomon 7:10; Song of Solomon 8:1) I. The Bride (Song of Solomon 7:10;...
O (a) that thou [wert] as my brother, that was nourished at the breasts of my mother! [when] I should find thee outside, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised. (a) The Church called of the...
_Mother. The synagogue continues to pray for Christ's coming. (Worthington) --- Her request has been heard, and He has assumed our nature; so that we may receive from him all the marks of tenderness,...
CONTENTS This beautiful Song is now drawing to a close, and the Church repeats her earnest desires for increasing knowledge of, and communion with her Lord. In the body of this Chapter, it is hard to...
SUMMARY TO THE SONG OF SOLOMON Chapter 8 stands by itself, and appears to me to recapitulate the principles of the whole book. It returns to the foundation of that which gave rise to all these exercis...
O THAT THOU [WERT] AS MY BROTHER,.... Or, "who will give thee as a brother to me?" q an usual form of wishing, Deuteronomy 5:29 Psalms 14:7. The church here not only requests that Christ would be lik...
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. Ver. 1. _Oh that thou wert as my brother._...
_O that thou wert as my brother_ Most intimate, and free, and familiar with me, as brethren and sisters commonly are; _that sucked the breasts of my mother_ That came out of the same womb and sucked t...
O that Thou wert as my brother, literally, "as a brother to me," THAT SUCKED THE BREASTS OF MY MOTHER! WHEN I SHOULD FIND THEE WITHOUT, out in the open country, the far reaches of the world, I WOULD K...
THE JOYS OF THE HEAVENLY MARRIAGE. The Longing Cry of the Church...
I SHOULD NOT BE DESPISED: _ Heb._ they should not despise me...
1-4 The church wishes for the constant intimacy and freedom with the Lord Jesus that a sister has with a brother. That they might be as his brethren, which they are, when by grace they are made parta...
SONG OF SOLOMON CHAPTER 8 The church expresseth her desire of familiarity with Christ, SONG OF SOLOMON 8:1, by the entertainment she would make him, SONG OF SOLOMON 8:2,3. She charges the daughters of...
Song of Solomon 8:1 that H5414 (H8799) brother H251 nursed H3243 (H8802) mothers H517 breasts H7699 find H467
The YOUNG WIFE continues, but now there is a desire to enter more deeply into what her beloved can offer her, for she is aware of his great wisdom. She still wants to kiss him and bring him to her mot...
CONTENTS: The affections between the Bridegroom and His Bride. CHARACTERS: Solomon, Bride (Christ, Church). CONCLUSION: Those who are espoused to the Lord Jesus, should desire constant intimacy and...
Song of Solomon 8:1. _Oh that thou wert as my brother._ The Chaldaic is a metaphrase of the text. “In the time that king Messiah shall be revealed to the congregation of Israel, they shall say to him,...
SHULAMITE’S WISH Chap. Song of Solomon 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. I w...
EXPOSITION SONG OF SOLOMON 8:1 Oh that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; and none would despise me. I would lead thee,...
The bride continues her song. O that thou wert as my brother, that nursed upon the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised. I would lead...
1 Corinthians 1:28; 1 Timothy 3:16; Galatians 4:26; Galatians 6:14;...
O that — The church here expresses her desire of a stricter union, and closer communion with Christ. Without — In the open streets....