Song of Solomon 2:1-2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1-2

See here, I. What Christ is pleased to compare himself to; and he condescends very much in the comparison. He that is the Son of the Highest, the bright and morning star, calls and owns himself the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys, to express his presence with his people in this world, the easiness of their access to him, and the beauty and sweetness which they find in him, and to teach them to adorn themselves with him, as shepherds and shepherdesses, when they appeared gay, were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1

I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. Whether Christ, or the church, is here speaking, is not certain: most of the Jewish writers F20 Zohar in Gen. fol. 46. 2. Targum, Aben Ezra, & Yalkut in loc. , and some Christian interpreters F21 Ainsworth, Brightman, Vatablus; Cocceius; Michaelis. , take them to be the words of the church, expressing the excellency of her grace, loveliness, and beauty, she had from Christ; and intimating also her being in the open... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:2

As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. These are manifestly the words of Christ concerning his church, whom he calls "my love"; see Gill on Song of Solomon 1:9 ; and was his love still, though in such company, and in such an uncomfortable condition. In what sense she is comparable to a lily has been shown in Song of Solomon 2:1 ; but here she is compared to one among "thorns": by which may be meant wicked men, comparable to thorns for their unfruitfulness and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:1

I am the rose of Sharon - Sharon was a very fruitful place, where David's cattle were fed, 1 Chronicles 27:29 . It is mentioned as a place of excellence, Isaiah 35:2 , and as a place of flocks, Isaiah 65:10 , Perhaps it would be better, with almost all the versions, to translate, "I am the rose of the field." The bridegroom had just before called her fair; she with a becoming modesty, represents her beauty as nothing extraordinary, and compares herself to a common flower of the field.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1

The rose and the lily. We have suggested here the self-consciousness of the renewed soul as to its true character and condition. It is the maiden who speaks, not her beloved, who in the next verse lovingly responds to what she says of herself. She likens herself— I. TO THE ROSE OF SHARON . That is, to a common field flower, not rare or distinguished, but of the lowliest if also of the loveliest kind. 1 . It is the utterance of humility. (Cf. Paul's word of himself as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1-2

Wildflower beauty. The scene which suggests this imagery is one abounding in rural delights. In a remote country retreat, the lovers are seated on a couch of verdant turf, decked with lovely flowers. It seems as though nature has prepared for them a pleasant house whose rafters and galleries are formed by the lofty cedars and firs above them. The dialogue is coloured by the suggestions of the rustic spot. To the praises of the lover the bride responds with simplicity and humility: "I am as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1-7

Converse of the bridegroom and the bride continued. I. THE VOICE OF THE BRIDE . 1 . The rose of Sharon. They were sitting, it seems, in a forest glade at the foot of some lofty cedar, sheltered by its embowering branches; beneath was their grassy seat, bright with many flowers. The bride feels that she is as one of those fair flowers in the bridegroom's eyes. "I am the rose of Sharon," she says, in her artless acceptance of the bridegroom's loving approval. We cannot... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:2

As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. The king responds, taking up the lovely simile and giving it a very apt and charming turn, "My love is beyond comparison the chief and all around her are not worthy of notice beside her." The meaning is not thorns on the tree itself. The word would be different in that case. Rather it is thorn plants or bushes ( choach ); see 2 Kings 14:9 . The daughters ; i.e. the young damsels. The word "son" or "daughter" was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:2

The Lord's response to the lily. "As the lily among thorns." I. HE DOES SET HIS LILIES AMID SUCH SURROUNDINGS , By the thorns we may understand: 1 . The world of the ungodly. "Among them that are set on fire, eve, the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword" ( Psalms 57:4 ). "The saint must expect to find himself, while in this world, among uncongenial and hostile spirits." 2 . Trials and temptations. (Cf. Paul's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:2

Eminent piety seen in contrast. Some similarities must exist, or the contrast could not be seen. The godly and the ungodly are both men, or we could not put their characters in contrast. Thorns are rooted in the same soil as the lily. They are nourished by the same sun, watered by the same rain, enjoy the same course of the seasons. But the inner life of the lily deals differently with the natural elements than does the inner life of thorns. So the ungodly live in the same land as the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1-2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:2

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