Song of Solomon 3:7

Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel. In time wilderness character of the Church is portrayed; in Song of Solomon 3:7, its militant aspect. In Song of Solomon 3:9, Jesus Christ is seen dwelling in believers, who are His "chariot" and "body." In the consummation in glory. BED - palanquin. His body, guarded by a definite number of angels, "three score," or sixty (), from the wilderness ...

6-11 A wilderness is an emblem of the world; the believer comes out of it when he is delivered from the love of its sinful pleasures and pursuits, and refuses to comply with its customs and fashions, to seek happiness in communion with the Saviour. A poor soul shall come up, at last, under the conduct of the Comforter; like a cloud of incense ascending from the altar, or the smoke of the burnt-offerings. This signifies pious and devout affections, and the mounting of the soul heaven-ward. The believer is filled with the graces of God's Spirit; his devotions now are very lively. These graces and comforts are from the heavenly Canaan. He, who is the Peace of his people, the King of the heavenly Zion, has provided for the safe conveyance of his redeemed through the wilderness of this world. The bed, or palanquin, was contrived for rest and easy conveyance, but its beauty and magnificence s...

Verse Song of Solomon 3:7. _THREESCORE VALIANT MEN_] These were the _guards_ about the pavilion of the bridegroom, who were placed there _because of fear_ _in the night_. The _security_ and _state_ of the prince required such a guard as this, and the passage is to be _literally_ understood....

The principal and central action of the Song; the bride’s entry into the city of David, and her marriage there with the king. Jewish interpreters regard this part of the poem as symbolizing the “first” entrance of the Church of the Old Testament into the land of promise, and her spiritual espousals, and communion with the King of kings, through the erection of Solomon’s Temple and the institution of its acceptable worship. Christian fathers, in a like spirit, make most things here refer to the espousals of the Church with Christ in the Passion and Resurrection, or the communion of Christian souls with Him in meditation thereon. Song of Solomon 3:6 Two or more citizens of Jerusalem, or the chorus of youths, companions of the bridegroom, describe the magnificent appearance of the bride borne in a royal litter, an

EXPOSITION SONG OF SOLOMON 3:1 BY NIGHT ON MY BED I SOUGHT HIM WHOM MY SOUL LOVETH: I SOUGHT HIM, BUT I FOUND HIM NOT. The bride is probably relating a dream. The time referred to is the close of the day on which she had been visited by her lover. She is retired to rest, and dreams that she searches for the beloved object in the neighbouring city (cf. Job 33:15). It is another way of telling her love. She is always longing for the beloved one. She had been waiting for him, and he came not, and retired to rest with a heart troubled and anxious because her lover did not appear as she expected at the evening hour. The meaning may be "night after night (לֵילוֹת)" (cf. So...

BEHOLD HIS BED WHICH [IS] SOLOMON'S,.... Not Solomon the son of David, and penman of this song, but a greater than he, the antitype of him; so it is interpreted of the Messiah by many Jewish writers q: they were both sons of David and sons of God, and kings and preachers in Jerusalem. Solomon was a type of Christ in his wisdom and wealth, in the largeness and peaceableness of his kingdom; in his marriage with Pharaoh's daughter, and in building the temple, a figure of the church: and by his bed is meant the place where saints meet together for religious worship, his church visible, which is his resting and dwelling place; where souls are begotten and born again, and have fellowship with Christ; and which he has a property in by gift and purchase: and a behold is prefixed to it as a note of attention, directing the daughters of Jerusalem to turn off the discourse from her, and from commen...

CHAPTER 3 The scene changes. The bride is now alone and in the darkness of the night. She is seeking her Beloved and is unable to find Him. Her heart is filled with the same love she exhibits in the previous chapter, but the joy and comfort she lacks. We see her walking through the streets and in the broadways, looking for Him whom her soul loveth; she sought Him but found Him not; Then the watchmen of the night which pass through the street came across the seeking one and she eagerly inquires, “Have ye seen Him whom my soul loveth?” They have no answer for her, probably they knew not what she meant. No sooner had she passed them by, when she found Him. All this is prophetic, as it reveals the soul exercise of that godly remnant of Israel during the night of tribulation. There is no need of giving a meaning to every detail. As already stated, His coming described in So

THE COMING OF THE KING. These verses are generally taken to describe the procession of the king with his attendants coming to the wedding. On the dramatic theory it is Solomon coming to the north where the Shulammite (see on Song of Solomon 6:13) is supposed to be; but on the view upon which this exposition is based, we regard it as the peasant king coming to claim his bride. The same form of address is applied to the Shulammite in Song of Solomon 6:10; Song of Solomon 8:5, and by LXX and Vulg. here. The pronoun may, however, be translated What and referred to THE LITTER in Song of

Song of Solomon 3:6-11. The King's Return King Solomon must be supposed to be coming from Jerusalem, to the royal residence in the North where the Shulammite is, or to be returning thither after an absence. Apparently he comes in special splendour, seeking to overawe her thereby. She notices the approaching train, and asks what it may be, Song of Solomon 3:6. In the remaining verses a watchman or attendant tells her that it is the litter of Solomon surrounded by his guards, Song of Solomon 3:7. He then describes the litter, Song of Solomon 3:9, while in...

TEXT 3:6-11 _SECOND SCENEThe Royal Procession REMARKS OF THE SPECTATORS_ First Speaker: Song of Solomon 3:6 6. Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant? _Second Speaker:_ Song of Solomon 3:7-8 7. Behold, it is the litter of Solomon; three score mighty men are about it, of the mighty men of Israel. 8. They all handle the sword, and are expert in war; Every man hath his sword upon his thigh, because of fear in the night. _Third Speaker:_ Song of Solomon 3:9-10 9. King Solomon made himself a palanquin of the wood of Leb