Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Song of Solomon 3:4
COM commentary-section · status:draft · license:PD
4. Jesus Christ is generally "found" near the watchmen and means of grace; but they are not Himself; the star that points to Beth-lehem is not the Sun that has risen there; she hastens past the guideposts to the goal [MOODY STUART]. Not even angels could satisfy Mary, instead of Jesus Christ ( :- ). found him — ( Isaiah 45:19 ; Hosea 6:1-3 ; Matthew 13:44-46 ). held him, c.—willing to be held not willing, if not held ( Genesis 32:26 ; Matthew 28:9 ; Luke 24:28 ; Luke 24:29 ; Revelation 3:11 ). "As a little weeping child will hold its mother fast, not because it is stronger than she, but because her bowels constrain her not to leave it; so Jesus Christ yearning over the believer cannot go, because He will not" [DURHAM]. In Song of Solomon 1:4 it is He who leads the bride into His chambers; here it is she who leads Him into her mother's. There are times when the grace of Jesus Christ seems to draw us to Him; and others, when we with strong cries draw Him to us and ours. In the East one large apartment often serves for the whole family; so the bride here speaks of her mother's apartment and her own together. The mention of the "mother" excludes impropriety, and imparts the idea of heavenly love, pure as a sister's, while ardent as a bride's; hence the frequent title, "my sister—spouse." Our mother after the Spirit, is the Church, the new Jerusalem ( John 3:5-8 ; Galatians 4:19 ; Galatians 4:26 ); for her we ought to pray continually ( Galatians 4:26- : ), also for the national Jerusalem ( Isaiah 62:6 ; Isaiah 62:7 ; Romans 10:1 ), also for the human family, which is our mother and kindred after the flesh; these our mother's children have evilly treated us ( Song of Solomon 1:6 ); but, like our Father, we are to return good for evil ( Matthew 5:44 ; Matthew 5:45 ), and so bring Jesus Christ home to them ( 1 Peter 2:12 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-5" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
- part_of
pericope/per-sng-3-001
절 (explains)
Source
source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological