CHAPTER ONE

 

 

1:1:  “song of songs” = Since Solomon is the wisest man that ever lived, and since this is called the “song of songs,” or “greatest of the songs,” then it would behoove us to read this.

 

1:4:  “the upright love thee” = Since “the upright love thee,” this would indicate that this type of love is the acceptable love that God would have between a man and a woman.

 

1:5:  “sick of love” = This is an old English rendition.  In today’s English, we would say that she is “love sick.”

 

1:6:  “but mine own vineyard have I not kept” = From “Wesley’s Bible Commentary” we read:  “They gave me such a full employment in the drudging work about their vineyards, that they left me no time to mind my own; they hindered me from doing my own duty, and from minding my own concerns.  And therefore, it is no wonder if I be uncomely and scorched by the sun.”

 

From “Jamieson, Fausset And Brown Commentary:”  “They made her a common keeper of vineyards, whereby the sun looked upon, that is, burnt her; thus she did ‘not keep her own’ vineyard, that is, fair beauty.”

 

1:7:  “one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions” = From “Adam Clark’s Bible Commentary” we read:  “As a wanderer; one who, not knowing where to find her companions, wanders fruitlessly in seeking them.”

 

 

CHAPTER TWO

 

 

2:2 & 3:  “[2] As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. [3] As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons” = In other words, as her beauty is greater than the “daughters” (this takes care of the comment in Chapter 1, verse 5), so is she “beloved among the sons.”

 

2:5:  “Stay me” = Or, support me, keep me from fainting.

 

“flagons” = something closely pressed together, that is, a cake of raisins or other comfits such as wine.

 

“sick of love” = See my Song Of Solomon 1:5 Note.

 

2:7:  “by the roes” = From “Wesley’s Bible Commentary” we read:  “By the example of those creatures, which are pleasant and loving in their carriage towards one another.”

 

 

CHAPTER THREE

 

 

3:5:  “by the roes” = See my Song Of Solomon 2:7 Note.

 

 

CHAPTER FIVE

 

 

5:8:  “sick of love” = See my Song Of Solomon 1:5 Note.

 

5:16:  “lovely” = The Hebrew is “H4261; Machmad,” normally considered to mean, “Altogether Lovely,” of which it is a “Title” and in reference to Solomon.

 

However, Muslims attempt to associate this “Title” as a “name” that is in reference to “Muhammad,” in a poor attempt to justify their Qur’an (7:157), which promotes their false prophet as being in the Jewish Scriptures.  See my Study:  “MUSLIMS, A MUST READ,” which proves this Arab religion was made up and created as an attack upon Christ.

 

By contrast, Origen (3rd century) interpreted this word as an “eschatological nuptials of Christ and His Bride are present.”  Saint Ambrose (4th century) interpreted it as a reference to “MHMD,” which is to be considered as a “Title for Jesus Christ, the Messiah.”  Then Gregory of Elvira (392 A.D.); Saint John Cassian (360-435 A.D.); Saint Augustine (396-430 A.D.); and Apponius (7th century), all agreed with the early theologian’s assessment.

 

Also, according to a 523 A.D. rock inscription found in “situ in Bi r Hima Najraan,” in Yemen, it reads, “rb-Hd b-mhmd.”  The Translation is, “[By the] Lord of Jews.  By the Mhmd.”  The “Sabaic Script,” reading from right to left, would read, “DMHM,” if it were written by Abrab’s (Muslims), if they existed then, which this proves they did not. Once again, this is a Title.

 

 

CHAPTER SIX

 

 

6:10:  “Who is she” = According to “Albert Barns Notes On The Bible,” “Many Jewish allegorists interpret the whole [Sos. 6:10-8:4] as referring to the times of the second temple.”

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