Category Archives: Song of Solomon

“If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be scorned.” — Song of Solomon 8:7. That is a general truth, applying to all forms of real love; you cannot purchase love. If … Continue reading →

“Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.”—Solomon’s Song 6:13. The translation into the word “Shulamite” is unhappy: it is unmusical, … Continue reading →

“Thou art beautiful, O my love as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.”—Song of Solomon 6:4. There are various estimates of the Christian church. Some think everything of her; some think nothing of her; and probably … Continue reading →

“Yea, he is altogether lovely.”—Song of Solomon 5:16. When the old Puritan minister had delivered his discourse, and dwelt upon firstly, and secondly, and thirdly, and perhaps upon twenty-fifthly, before he sat down he usually gave a comprehensive summary of … Continue reading →

“Yea, he is altogether lovely.”—Solomon’s Song 5:16. No words can ever express the gratitude we owe to Him who loved us even when we were dead in trespasses and sins: the love of Jesus is unutterably precious and worthy of … Continue reading →

“What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?”—Song of Solomon 5:9. This morning, we had the great privilege of preaching the … Continue reading →

“Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.”—Song of Solomon 4:16. What a difference there is between … Continue reading →

“How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under … Continue reading →

“Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant? Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of … Continue reading →

“Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.”—SONG OF SOLOMON 2:17. The spouse sings, “Until the day break, and the shadows … Continue reading →

“My Beloved is mine, and I am His: He feeds among the lilies. Until the day breaks, and the shadows flee away; turn, my Beloved, and be like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.” Solomon’s … Continue reading →

“My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feeds among the lilies.” -Song of Solomon 2:16 “My Beloved” — this is a sweet name which our love takes liberty to apply to the Lord Jesus. His inexpressible beauty has … Continue reading →

“My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.”—Song of Solomon 2:16. Last Sabbath, in our morning’s sermon (“The Turning Point”), we began at the beginning and described the turning point in which the sinner sets … Continue reading →

“I sat down under His shadow with great delight, and His fruit was sweet to my taste.” Solomon’s Song 2:3. Christ known, should be Christ used. The spouse knew her Beloved to be like a fruit-bearing tree, and at once … Continue reading →

“As the lily among thorns, so is my darling among the daughters.” -Song of Solomon 2:2. We shall not enter into any profitless discussion this morning. We take it for granted that the Song of Solomon is a sacred marriage … Continue reading →

“I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.” -Song of Solomon 2:1. Here are sweet flowers blooming serenely in this wintry weather. In the garden of the soul you may gather fragrant flowerets at all seasons … Continue reading →

“I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.”—Song of Solomon 2:1. The time of flowers has come, and as they are in some faint degree emblems of our Lord, it is well, when God thus calls, … Continue reading →

“A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.”—Song of Solomon 1:13. Certain divines have doubted the inspiration of Solomon’s Song; others have conceived it to be nothing more than a specimen … Continue reading →

“While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.”–Song of Solomon 1:12. This passage may be read in several ways. Literally, when Christ tabled among men, when he did eat and drink with them, being … Continue reading →

“Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, where you feed, where you make your flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turns aside by the flocks of your companions?” Song of Solomon 1:7. … Continue reading →