From Reformation to Reformation

The sons of Israel; of Judah by Tamar: the children of Jesse, 1-17. Of Caleb the son of Hezron; of him by the daughter of Machir, 18-21....

Verse 6:[1] And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine (or, Philistines[2]), that...

The Parts: I. The desire of the coming of the Bridegroom, Chapter 1:1-4. II. The Dialogues between the Bridegroom and the Bride...

8. The order of the book is difficult to explain. Yet some method is shown by Sanchez, Broughton, Lyra. There are two parts: I. The...

Verse 1:[1] And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that (Gen. 44:30) the soul of Jonathan was knit with the...

Jonathan loveth David; they covenant together, 1-4. Saul envieth David’s praise; in his fury seeketh to kill him, 5-11: is afraid of...

7. The most reliable key for understanding or explaining the Song. Meanwhile, the most reliable key for understanding is able to be...

Verse 48:[1] And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the...

6. What sort of reader does the book require? Do the Hebrews rightly prohibit the young? The Hebrews prohibit the young from reading...

5. The time when the Song was written by Solomon is searched out. At what time this Song was written by Solomon is uncertain. That he...

4. It is not treated according to the letter concerning the mutual love of Solomon and his Egyptian Bride. Psalm 45 is an Epitome of...

[circa 1496] Verse 51:[1] Hadad died also. And the (Gen. 36:40) dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah (or, Alvah[2]), duke...

3. The Church of Christ in this life is being prepared like a chaste virgin for Christ. Thence the argument of the Song is explained. ...

Verse 42:[1] And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he (Ps. 123:3, 4; 1 Cor. 1:27, 28) disdained him: for he was but a...

2. Why is it said to be לִשְׁלֹמֹה, to Solomon? Now, it is called the Song of Songs (ᾆσμα ᾀσμάτων, the ode of odes, in Greek), which is...

Verse 40:[1] And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook (or, valley[2]), and put them in a...

1. The Inscription. Why is the book called, not שיר, the Song, butשיר השירים, the Song of Song? The conjectures of the Hebrews,...

The Inscription. Why is the book called, not שיר, the Song, but שיר השירים, the Song of Song? The conjectures of the Hebrews,...

Verse 31:[1] And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him (Heb. took him[2])....

HOLY FATHERS: Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory Neo-Cæsariensis,[1] Hippolytus, Theophilus of Antioch, Jerome, Olympiodorus, Salonius, Alcuin....