(d) Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thy arm: for love [is] strong as death; jealousy [is] cruel as the grave: the coals of it [are] coals of fire, [which hath a] most vehement flame.
(d) The spouse desires Christ to be joined in perpetual love with him.
Verse Song of Solomon 8:6. _SET ME AS A SEAL UPON THINE HEART_] It was customary in the Levant and other places to make impressions of _various kinds_ upon the _arms_, the _breast_, and other parts....
The bride says this as she clings to his arm and rests her head upon his bosom. Compare John 13:23; John 21:20. This brief dialogue corresponds to the longer one Song of Solomon 4:7-5, on the day of t...
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...
THE POWER OF LOVE. The verses from Song of Solomon 8:5 to the end of the book are difficult to weave into a connected whole, and perhaps we have here a series of lyrical fragments. It is possible to d...
SET. Oh place. SEAL. signet, regarded as good as. signature. Now that writing is more common it has become an ornament. It was worn round the neck (Genesis 38:18; Genesis 38:25), or worn on the right...
Song of Solomon 8:5-7. The Return in the Might of Love The scene depicted in these verses is the return of the Shulammite with her lover to the village. As they draw near she leans upon him in wearin...
As seals are not impressed upon the heart, nor upon the arm, we must understand here the ring seals which were bound round the neck with a cord (Genesis 38:18) and carried in the bosom, or which were...
DISCOURSE: 855 THE CHURCH’S DESIRE OF CHRIST’S LOVE Song of Solomon 8:6. Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the c...
SET ME AS A SEAL UPON THINE HEART, &C.— See Exodus 13:9. The meaning is, "Place me so that I may never slip out of thy memory or affection. This request I make out of fervent love, which is strong or...
TEXT 8:5-14 _FIFTH SCENEThe Homeward Journey, Song of Solomon 8:5-14_ Villagers (or the Shepherd's Companions): Inquiry, Song of Solomon 8:5 a _The Lovers:_ Dialogue,...
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. SEAL...
MEMORIES. THE CLOSE 5. The chorus enquire who this happy bride may be. And the bridegroom points her to the apple-tree where he had once found her asleep, and to the spot where she was born. These ar...
She would fain be as inseparable from him as the seal-cylinder, which men wore on a cord round the neck, or the seal-ring on the right hand (Genesis 38:18; Jeremiah 22:24;). Love is strong as resistle...
A *seal is a mark. Its purpose is often to show that someone owns something. The mark is permanent. The woman mentions the *seal to say that their love is permanent. It will last for their whole lives...
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....
SEAL. — See Jeremiah 22:24; Haggai 2:23, &c. A symbol of something especially dear and precious. JEALOUSY. — _Strong passion,_ from a word meaning _to be red with flame;_ not in a bad sense, as the p...
שִׂימֵ֨נִי כַֽ † חֹותָ֜ם עַל ־לִבֶּ֗ךָ כַּֽ...
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;...
Arm. Working by charity, Galatians v. 6. (Haydock) --- Women in the east imprint what they like most on their bosom and arms, or carry bracelets and gems on those parts, with similar inscriptions, Ose...
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. In what...
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...
SET ME AS A SEAL UPON THINE HEART, AS A SEAL UPON THINE ARM,.... These are still the words of the church, speaking to Christ as she walked along with him, as the affixes in the Hebrew text show; in wh...
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love [is] strong as death; jealousy [is] cruel as the grave: the coals thereof [are] coals of fire, [which hath a] most vehement flame....
_Set me as a seal upon thy heart_ These are undoubtedly the words of the bride. The sense is, Let thy mind and heart be constantly set upon me. Solomon seems to allude to the engraven tablets which we...
Set me as a seal upon Thine heart, like a signet-ring worn on a cord over the heart, AS A SEAL UPON THINE ARM; FOR LOVE, in its essence, in the absoluteness of its perfection, IS STRONG AS DEATH; JEAL...
THE BLISSFUL UNION IN HEAVEN...
CRUEL: _ Heb._ hard...
5-7 The Jewish church came up from the wilderness, supported by Divine power and favour. The Christian church was raised from a low, desolate condition, by the grace of Christ relied on. Believers, b...
SET ME AS A SEAL UPON THINE HEART, AS A SEAL UPON THINE ARM: these are undoubtedly the words of the bride. The sense is, Let thy mind and thy heart be constantly set upon me, let me be engraven upon t...
Song of Solomon 8:6 Set H7760 (H8798) seal H2368 heart H3820 seal H2368 arm H2220 love H160 strong H5794
_ “Set me as a seal on your heart, As a seal on your arm, For love is strong as death, Jealousy is cruel as Sheol, Its flashes are flashes of fire, A very flame of Yah. Many waters cannot quench love,...
GRAVE Hebrew, "Sheol," (_ See Scofield) - (Habakkuk 2:5)._...
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,...
_Set me as a seal upon Thine heart, as a seal upon Thine arm._ THE SHULAMITE’S CHOICE PRAYER This is the prayer of one who hath the present enjoyment of fellowship with Christ, but being apprehensiv...
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 8:5 The Lovers Join in Marriage. The pair have gone from yearning to be joined together, to actually being married and consummating their union. The tension of...
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 8:6 LOVE, like DEATH, is persistent, always accomplishing its goal. FLAME OF THE LORD. This is the only me
NOTES Song of Solomon 8:5. _I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth; there the brought thee forth that bare thee_. ‘I raised thee up,’ עוֹרַרְתִּיךָ _’orarlicha_, P...
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...
2 Corinthians 11:2; 2 Corinthians 5:14; 2 Corinthians 5:15; 2 Timothy 2:19;...
Set me — These are undoubtedly the words of the bride. Let thy heart be constantly set upon me. He seems to allude to the engraven tablets which are frequently worn upon the breast, and to the signet...