Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Song of Solomon 4:8

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8. Invitation to her to leave the border mountains (the highest worldly elevation) between the hostile lands north of Palestine and the Promised Land ( Psalms 45:10 ; Philippians 3:13 ). Amana —south of Anti-Libanus; the river Abana, or Amana, was near Damascus ( Philippians 3:13- : ). Shenir —The whole mountain was called Hermon; the part held by the Sidonians was called Sirion; the part held by the Amorites, Shenir ( Deuteronomy 3:9 ). Infested by the devouring lion and the stealthy and swift leopard ( Psalms 76:4 ; Ephesians 6:11 ; 1 Peter 5:8 ). Contrasted with the mountain of myrrh, c. ( Song of Solomon 4:6 Isaiah 2:2 ); the good land ( Isaiah 2:2- : ). with me —twice repeated emphatically. The presence of Jesus Christ makes up for the absence of all besides ( Luke 18:29 ; Luke 18:30 ; 2 Corinthians 6:10 ). Moses was permitted to see Canaan from Pisgah; Peter, James, and John had a foretaste of glory on the mount of transfiguration. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-9" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-sng-4-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/sng-4-8

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological