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A Brief Outline of an Examination of the Song of Solomon
A Brief Outline of an Examination of the Song of Solomon Author:William Davidson Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: But some very different opinions have been entertained respecting the persons there spoken of, and the subject matter of the Song itself, some of which will now ... more »be very briefly considered. SECTION IV. OP THE AUTHOR, LANGUAGE, FORM, OCCASION, NATURE, AND SUBJECT MATTER OF THE SONG OF SONGS ; AND OF THE PERSONS THERE SPOKEN OF I AS ALSO, OF THE METHOD PURSUED BY THE AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING SHORT REMARKS ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT BOOK OF HOLY SCRIPTURE. AT may be proper first to notice some erroneous opinions concerning the occasion and subjects of this Song, before we state others which appear to be more rational, and better supported. As the Song of Songs has been generally believed to be written by Solomon, the son of David, king of the natural Jerusalem; and aswe read that Solomon took the daughter of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to wife, some interpreters have thought that the whole book was composed upon the occasion of his marriage with her; and have therefore considered it as a nuptial or marriage song, primarily and chiefly referring to this Solomon and his Bride, and admitting of certain distinct divisions according to the seven days of the Jewish wedding. Bossuet, and others. But if this inspired prophetic Song, chiefly, if not wholly, refers to the spiritual Solomon or to Christ, and his Church, and particularly to their espousals; though the time of receiving of the Shulamite again, and the marriage of the Lamb (which has not yet taken place) be there foretold ; all applications to the literal Solomon and his bride, and to their marriage, are improper, and cannot be admitted. Indeed no part of it will apply to the latter without the most unnatural and forced construction; and therefore must be left for ever. Some have thought that this application was warranted by th...« less