Verse 1
The songof songs, which is Solomon's.
The song of songs— The most excellent of all songs,Hebrewidiom (
Exodus 29:37; Deuteronomy 10:14). A foretaste on earth of the "new
song" to be sung in glory ( Revelation 5:9; Revelation 14:3;
Revelation 15:2-4).
Solomon's— "King of Israel," or "Jerusalem," is not added, as in the
opening of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, not because Solomon had not yet
ascended the throne [Moody Stuart], but because his personality is hid
under that of Christ, the true Solomon (equivalent toPrince of Peace).
The earthly Solomon is not introduced, which would break the
consistency of the allegory. Though the bride bears the chief part,
the Song throughout is not hers, but that of her "Solomon." He
animates her. He and she, the Head and the members, form but one
Christ [Adelaide Newton]. Aaron prefigured Him as priest; Moses, as
prophet; David, as a suffering king; Solomon, as the triumphant prince
of peace. The camp in the wilderness represents the Church in the
world; the peaceful reign of Solomon, after all enemies had been
subdued, represents the Church in heaven, of which joy the Song gives
a foretaste.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:-
song:
Psalms 14:1; *title; Isaiah 5:1
Solomon's:
1 Kings 4:32
The Biblical Illustrator:-
The Song of Solomon
TheSong of Songs is Solomon's, as composed by the wisest of men, under
the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and Solomon's also as composed
concerning the true Solomon the Prince of Peace, of whom the son of
David was an eminent type. It belongs to the earthly Solomon, as the
skilful work of his hands; to the heavenly Solomon, as the utterance
of his heart to the Church, and of the heart of the Church towards
him. (A. Moody Stuart. )
Wesley's Explanatory Notes:-
The song -
The most excellent of all songs. And so this might well be called,
whether you consider the author of it, who was a great prince, and the
wisest of all mortal men; or the subject of it, which is not Solomon,
but a greater than Solomon, even Christ, and his marriage with the
church; or the matter of it, which is most lofty, containing in it the
noblest of all the mysteries contained either in the Old or the New
Testament; most pious and pathetical, breathing forth the hottest
flames of love between Christ and his people, most sweet and
comfortable, and useful to all that read it with serious and Christian
eyes.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged:-
The Song of songs -
the most excellent of all songs, Hebrew idiom ( Deuteronomy 10:14). A
foretaste on earth of the "new song"to be sung in glory ( Revelation
5:9).
Solomon's -
"King of Israel,"or "Jerusalem," is not added, as in the opening of
Proverbs and Ecclesiastes; not because Solomon had not yet ascended
the throne (Moody Stuart), but because his personality is hid under
that of Christ, the true Solomon (i:e., Prince of Peace). The earthly
Solomon is not introduced, which would break the consistency of the
allegory. Though the bride bears the chief part, the Song throughout
is not her's, but that of her "Solomon." He animates her. He and she,
the Head and the members, form but one Christ. Aaron prefigured Him as
priest; Moses, as prophet; David, as a suffering king; Solomon, as the
triumphant prince of peace. The camp in the wilderness represents the
Church in the world; the peaceful reign of Solomon, after all enemies
had been subdued, represents the Church in heaven, of which joy the
Song gives a foretaste.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers:-
Song of Solomon 1:1contains the title of the book: literally, A song
of the songs (Heb., Shîr hashîrîm), which to Solomon, i.e., of which
Solomon is author. This has been understood as meaning "one of
Solomon's songs," with allusion to the 1,005 songs ( 1 Kings 4:32)
which that monarch composed. But when in Hebrew a compound idea is to
be expressed definitely, the article is prefixed to the word in the
genitive. So here not merely "a song of songs" (comp. holy of holies),
i.e., "a very excellent song," but "The song of songs," i.e., the most
excellent or surpassing song. For the question of authorship and date
of poem, see Excursus I.
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