Lectionary Calendar
Friday, May 3rd, 2024
the Fifth Week after Easter
the Fifth Week after Easter
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Bibliographical Information
Scofield, C. I. "Scofield Reference Notes on Song of Solomon 5". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/srn/song-of-solomon-5.html. 1917.
Scofield, C. I. "Scofield Reference Notes on Song of Solomon 5". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". https://www.studylight.org/
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Verse 2
sleep
The bride is satisfied with her washed feet while the Bridegroom, His "head filled with dew," and His "locks with the drops of night," is toiling for others. See Luke 6:12; Luke 14:21-23. The state of the bride is not one of sin, but of neglect of service. She is preoccupied with the graces and perfections which she has in Christ through the Spirit ; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; Galatians 5:22; Galatians 5:23. It is mysticism, unbalanced by the activities of the Christian warfare. Her feet are washed, her hands drop with sweet smelling myrrh; but He has gone on, and now she must seek Him (cf. Luke 2:44; Luke 2:45).
Verse 6
I sought him
Observe, it is now the Bridegroom Himself who occupies her heart, not His gifts-- myrrh and washed feet John 13:2-9.
Verse 12
fitly set Heb. "sitting in fulness;" i.e. fitly placed, and set as a precious stone in the foil of a ring.