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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:8-17

The soul wooed and won. In this lovely pastoral the literal meaning is, we think, as stated in introduction to homily on Song of Solomon 2:15 . But it may be taken as setting forth how Christ woes and wins the souls he loves. The various stages are shown. I. THE SOUL HEARS HIS VOICE . "The voice of my Beloved" ( Song of Solomon 2:8 ). It is as said in John 10:1-42 ; "My sheep hear my voice." They hear it in the loving exhortations of those who would win them for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:9

My beloved is like a roe or a young hart; behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh in at the windows, he showeth himself through the lattice. The tsevi is the gazelle, Arabic ghazal. Our word is derived through the Spanish or Moorish gazela . The young hart, or chamois, is probably so called from the covering of young hair (cf. 2 Samuel 2:18 ; Proverbs 6:5 ; Hebrews 3:19 ). Shulamith represents herself as within the house, waiting for her friend. Her beloved is standing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:10

My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. The word "spake" Conveys the meaning in answer to a person appearing, but not necessarily in answer to a voice heard. We most suppose that Shulamith recognized her beloved, and made some sign that she was near, or looked forth from the window. As the soul responds, it is more and more invited; the voice of the Bridegroom is heard calling the object of his love by name, "I have called thee by thy name; thou art... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 2:8-17

The bride relates to the chorus a visit which the beloved had paid her some time previously in her native home. He on a fair spring morning solicits her company. The bride, immersed in rustic toils, refuses for the present, but confessing her love, bids him return at the cool of day. It is a spring-time of affection which is here described, still earlier than that of the former chapter, a day of pure first-love, in which, on either side, all royal state and circumstance is forgotten or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 2:8

Song of Solomon 2:8. The voice of my beloved Christ’s voice, the word of grace revealed outwardly in the gospel, and inwardly by the Spirit of God. Behold, he cometh leaping She saith, leaping and skipping, to denote that Christ came readily and swiftly, with great desire and pleasure; and adds, upon the mountains and hills, to signify Christ’s resolution to come in spite of all difficulties. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 2:9

Song of Solomon 2:9. My beloved is like a roe In swiftness. He is coming to me with all speed, and will not tarry a moment beyond the proper season. He standeth behind our wall And while he doth, for wise reasons, forbear to come, he is not far from us. Both this and the following phrases may denote the obscure manner of Christ’s manifesting himself to his people, under the law, in comparison of his discoveries in the gospel. He looketh forth at the window This phrase, and that, ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 2:10-13

Song of Solomon 2:10-13. My beloved spake Invited me outwardly by his word, and inwardly by his Spirit. Rise up, my love Shake off sloth, and disentangle thyself more fully from all the snares of this world. And come away Unto me, and with me; follow me fully, serve me perfectly, labour for a nearer union, and more satisfying communion with me. The winter is past Spiritual troubles, arising from a deep sense of the guilt of sin, the wrath of God, the curse of the law; all which made... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:8-17

2:8-6:3 MEMORIES AND DREAMSSpringtime and night-time (2:8-3:5)A fresh poem begins with the girl’s recalling the coming of her shepherd-lover across the hills to visit her at her house (8-9). She remembers his words as he invited her to go with him to visit the fields and vineyards, where the dreariness of winter had passed and the new life of spring was bursting out (10-15). But now she is alone again and he is in the fields looking after his sheep. She longs for the day when he will return to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 2:8

voice = sound: e.g. footsteps (Genesis 3:8 ). my beloved. Masculine. Showing that the Shulamite is the speaker. he: emphatic = this (very one). cometh = came. skipping = bounding. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 2:9

standeth = there he was standing. looketh forth = looked through. shewing himself = he glanced. read more

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