아가 1:8-9 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:8

How to find God. The daughters of Jerusalem—the inmates of Solomon's harem—who scornfully addressed these words to the faithful girl who was mourning after her beloved, never meant to utter a great spiritual truth when they thus spoke; any more than Caiaphas did when he said, "It is expedient that one man die for the people." The doctrine of the atonement is in that Caiaphas-speech; and so, sacred suggestions for souls that seek their Lord are found in these words of Jerusalem's daughters.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:9

( Entrance of the bridegroom. ) I have compared thee, O my love, to a steed in Pharaoh's chariots. There can be no reasonable doubt that these words are put into the mouth of the king. The "steed" is in the feminine ( סוּסָה ); some would point the word with the plural vowels, that is, "to my horses," or a "body of horses." There is no necessity for that. The reference to a particular very lovely mare is more apt and pointed. In 1 Kings 10:26 we read in the LXX . Version of ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:9-15

Characteristics of those whom Christ loves. We need not mind who said what is written in these verses; or why it was said, according to their literal interpretation. But we may consider what is said, for it is true of all people who are "of the Lord beloved." I. THEY ARE HIS BELOVED . This more than justice; for that would have regarded them as they were in themselves—the reverse of well pleasing to him. It is more than mercy; for that, though it may have spared the wrong doer,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:9-15

Love and admirations. It requires imagination and a knowledge of Oriental habits of thinking fully to appreciate the language of this passage, which otherwise to our colder and less fanciful natures may appear extravagant. But expressions which may be open to the charge of extravagance as applied to ordinary human affection, may well come short of the truth if interpreted as indicating the emotions which distinguish those spiritual relations of absorbed delight subsisting between Christ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:9-17

The communion of the bridegroom and the bride. I. THE APPROACH OF THE BRIDEGROOM . 1 . His address. He compares the bride to a beautiful mare of his own in the chariots of Pharaoh. The words come fitly from the lips of the speaker. He was the first king of Israel who took delight in horses and chariots, and he imported them from Egypt. The words are thought to have suggested a similar comparison in Theocritus ('Idyll,' 18.30); they indicate the stateliness of the bride's... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 1:5-8

This section is made by the Targumist and other Jewish interpreters to adumbrate the condition of Israel in the wilderness; by some Christian expositors, that of the Gentile Church on her first conversion.Song of Solomon 1:5I am black ... - Dark-hued, as the tents of Kedar with their black goats’ hair coverings, rough and weather-stained, “but comely (beautiful) as the rich hangings which adorn the pavilion of Solomon. Kedar was the name of an Arab tribe Genesis 25:13; Psalms 120:5. The word... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 1:9-14

This and the next Song of Solomon 1:15-2:7 sections are regarded by ancient commentators (Jewish and Christian) as expressing “the love of espousals” Jeremiah 2:2 between the Holy One and His Church, first in the wilderness of the Exodus, and then in the wilderness of the world Ezekiel 20:35-36.Song of Solomon 1:9Or, to a mare of mine in the chariots of Pharaoh I liken thee, O my friend. (The last word is the feminine form of that rendered “friend” at Song of Solomon 5:16.) The comparison of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 1:8

Song of Solomon 1:8. If thou know not This is Christ’s answer; go thy way, &c. Observe and follow the paths which my sheep have trodden before thee, my faithful servants, Abraham and others. For the church in all ages is one and the same, and there is but one way, for the substance, in which all the saints, from the beginning to the end of the world walk, Christ being the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever. Feed thy kids Take care for the feeding of all, and especially young... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 1:9-11

Song of Solomon 1:9-11. I have compared thee For strength and courage, to overcome all thine enemies; to a company of horses For horses are famous for that property, and the strength of the battle was then thought to consist much in horses and chariots, especially in a company or multitude of them. And the church in this book is represented not only as fair and beautiful, but also as terrible to her enemies. Thy cheeks, &c., with rows of jewels Which being fastened to the heads of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:8-17

The lovers talk together (1:8-2:7)In reply to the girl’s longing, the man invites her to come and join him in the fields (8). He praises her beauty and promises to give her the finest jewellery (9-11). The girl responds that her greatest joy is just to be in his presence and let her love flow out to him (12-14). After the man further praises the girl’s beauty (15), she expresses her desire to be with him in the fields again, where they can lie down together in the shade of the trees (16-17).The... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:9-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:9-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:9-17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 1:5-8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 1:9-14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 1:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 1:9-11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:8-17

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