10He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. …
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-11)The daughters of Jerusalem stood admiring the spouse and commending her, but she overlooks their praises, is not puffed up with them, but transfers all the glory to Christ, and directs them to look off from her to him, recommends him to their esteem, and sets herself to applaud him. Here he is three times called Solomon , and we have that name but three times besides in all this song, Song 1:5 ; 8…
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