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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 6:2-3

2,3 Christ's church is a garden, enclosed, and separated from the world; he takes care of it, delights in it, and visits it. Those who would find Christ, must attend him in his ordinances, the word, sacraments, and prayer. When Christ comes to his church, it is to entertain his friends. And to take believers to himself: he picks the lilies one by one; and at the great day he will send forth his angels to gather all his lilies, that he may be for ever admired in them. The death of a believer is... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Song of Solomon 6:1-9

The Confession of the Church Rewarded. The Further Confession and Christ's Answer. The bride having answered the first question of the "daughters of Jerusalem" for a description of her soul's Bridegroom, they now ask about her relation to this marvelous King. v. 1. Whither is thy Beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Surely if He is such a paragon of excellence, the place of the bride is always at His side! Whither is thy Beloved turned aside, as though spurning her love, that we may... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Song of Solomon 6:1-13

See Song of Solomon 5:1 ff for the passage comments with footnotes.5. Conclusion. c.The question where her lover is and Shulamith’s answer. Song of Solomon 6:1-3.Song of Solomon 6:1. Whither has thy beloved gone, etc. As in what precedes Shulamith had made no distinct declaration respecting the person of her lover, but only given an ideal description of his beauty, the women might still remain uncertain who and where he was. Hence this additional question, which like that in Song of Solomon 5:9... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 6:1-3

IV. Experiences Following Betrothal (Song of Solomon 5:2-16; Song of Solomon 6:1-13; Son 7:1-9 ) 1. The Bride (Song of Solomon 5:2-16; Son 6:1-3 ). The Maiden's Troubled Dream. (a) The Coming of the Beloved in the Night ( Son 5:2-5 ) (b) The Door Opened, but the Beloved Vanished (Song of Solomon 5:6 a). (c) Her Search (Song of Solomon 5:6-16; Son 6:1-12 ). 1. Out in the Streets (6b). 2. The Ill Treatment of the Watchmen (7). 3. Appeal to the Women of Jerusalem (8). 4. Their Answer... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 6:1

The DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM reply. “Where is your beloved gone, O you fairest among women, In which direction has your beloved turned himself, That we may seek him with you?” The wife’s reply has brought home to the daughters of Jerusalem how foolish they have been in despising her beloved (Song of Solomon 5:9). Now it is their heart’s desire to seek him too, and they want to be directed to where he is. ‘In which direction has your lover turned himself?’ Literally, ‘where has your beloved... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 6:1-3

SECTION 4. HER SECOND NIGHTMARE (Song of Solomon 5:2 to Song of Solomon 6:3 ). Sadly the original warmth of the marriage appears at some stage to have grown cold, for we find now that she has a nightmare that when her beloved comes to enjoy her love, she cannot be bothered to open the door to him, especially as he has come in damp and dripping from watching over the sheep. (She still dreams of him as her shepherd). How can he thus expect to share her bed? So she refuses to open to him. She... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 6:2

The YOUNG WIFE replies. “My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, And to gather lilies. I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine, He feeds his flock among the lilies.” As could only happen in a dream she is immediately aware of where her husband will be. She is taken back to the time when he had first sought her out (Song of Solomon 2:16). She knows that he has returned to those happy surroundings, and that if she would find him she must return... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 6:1-3

Song of Solomon 5:8 to Song of Solomon 6:3 . Descriptive Poem ( Wasf) : The Strength and Beauty of the Bridegroom.— On this view, Song of Solomon 6:8 f. is taken as an introduction to the praises of “ the beloved,” and whether there is any real connexion with “ the dream poem” is uncertain. Song of Solomon 6:1-Leviticus : . These verses form a conclusion to the descriptive poem; if we cannot take them as referring to an absent shepherd lover, then we must regard the symbols of the enjoyment... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 6:1

These are the words of the daughters of Jerusalem, last mentioned, whom this full and pathetical description of the Bridegroom’s excellency had inflamed with love to him. Whither is thy Beloved turned aside, to wit, from thee, as thy words imply, Song of Solomon 6:6,Song of Solomon 6:8; where dost thou use to look for him, and to find him, when thou hast lost him? O thou who art well acquainted with all the places both of his usual abode, and of his diversion, inform us who are ignorant of... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 6:2

The spouse had hitherto been at a loss for her Beloved, but having diligently sought him, and inflamed both her own and others’ affections with love to him by her just commendations, now at last she meets with a gracious answer from God, directing her where to find him, which also comes very seasonably, not only for her own relief and comfort, but also for the benefit of others, who inquired after him. The garden seems to signify the church catholic, and the gardens, as it follows here, as also... read more

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