“ My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphireb in the vineyards of Engedi. ”
This and the next Song of Solomon 1:15-2 sections are regarded by ancient commentators (Jewish and Christian) as expressing “the love of espousals” Jeremiah 2:2 between the Holy One and His Chu...
A Mutually Responsive Song of Love and Admiration . (1) The comparison of the richly-ornamented horses of Pharaoh's chariots. Parallels from ancient literature may be found in the commentaries. The...
My beloved. Masculine. Same word as "well-beloved" in Song of Solomon 1:13 . camphire . henna, or cypress flowers.
My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi. A cluster of camphire - Mr. Hasselquist supposes this to mean a bunch of the Cyprus grape; but this is supposed to mean...
As a cluster of camphire— As a cluster of cypress flowers; the New Translation. By cypress here, is not meant the trees so called, but an aromatic plant which, Sir Thomas Brown tells us, produc...
My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi. Cluster - Jesus Christ is one, yet manifold in His graces. Of camphire - or, cypress. The hennah is meant, whose...
The Ardent Affection of the Lovers 2-7. Songs of the bride: her enquiry and his answers.
Camphire. — Marg ., cypress: Heb., côpher. There is no doubt of the identity of this plant with the Henna of the Arabs, the Lawsonia aïba or inermis of botanists. Robinson found it growing i...
TRUE LOVE TESTED Song of Solomon 1:1-17 ; Song of Solomon 2:1-17 ; Song of Solomon 3:1-11 ; Song of Solomon 4:1-16 ; Song of Solomon 5:1 THE poem opens with a scene in Solomon's palace. A co...
No Book has been provocative of more controversy than this. The question at issue is as to its place and value in Holy Scripture. While there are different varieties of each, the interpretations may...
A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. (14) My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi. I bring both these verses into...
My beloved [is] unto me [as] a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi. Engedi was a place near Jericho, and famous for palm trees, as that was, hence called Hazazontamar, 2 Chronicles 20:2...
My beloved [is] unto me [as] a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi. Ver. 14. My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire. ] "My beloved," and "unto me." This particular application i...
A bundle of myrrh Myrrh was ever reckoned among the best perfumes; shall lie , &c. This phrase may denote the church's intimate union with, and hearty affection to Christ. My beloved is as a...
Conference between Christ and His Church. 12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smel...
Camphire; or, cypress , as others render it. It was an odoriferous plant growing in vineyards, and some think that it was a most pleasant kind of vine, like that which bears muscatel grapes; yea,...
“While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent out its fragrance. My beloved is to me as a bundle of myrrh, That lies between my breasts. My beloved is to me as a cluster of henna-flowers, In...
BRIDE’S REPLY TO THE KING’S GREETING Shulamite expresses her Delight in her Beloved . Song of Solomon 1:12-14 While the King sitteth at his table, My spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof....
Song of Song of Solomon 1 I. Though written very possibly by Solomon with reference to the daughter of Pharaoh, this Song seems evidently to have had a deep symbolical meaning from the very begi...
We will this evening read in the one Book of the Bible which is wholly given up to fellowship; I allude to the Book of Canticles. This Book stands like the tree of life in the midst of the garden, an...
Song of Solomon 1:1 . The Song of songs, which is Solomon's. Here our version varies from the Hebrew. The particle prefixed to the noun Solomon is rendered in the genitive, instead of the dative c...
My Beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi. A beautiful symbol Terraced on the side of the mountains were the vineyards of En-gedi. Oh, they were sweet places! F...
EXPOSITION Song of Solomon 1:1 The song of songs, which is Solomon's. This is certainly the title of the book which follows, although in our present Hebrew Bible it is the first verse of...
The Song of Solomon Chapter 1. The Church's Longing for Christ.
1 Samuel 23:29 ; 1 Samuel 24:1 ; Joshua 15:62 ; Song of Solomon 4:13 ; Song of Solomon 4:14 ; Song of Solomon 1:13 ; Song of Solomon 2:3
Camphire — We are not concerned to know exactly what this was; it being confessed, that it was some grateful plant, and that it sets forth that great delight which the church hath in the enjoyment...