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Song of Solomon 3:6
Whois this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

Song of Solomon 6:10
Whois shethat looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun,and terrible asan army with banners?

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Song of Solomon 4:8
Come with me from Lebanon,my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

Psalm 45:10,11
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; …

Psalm 107:2-8
Let the redeemed of the LORD sayso, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; …

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2 Chronicles 32:8
With himis an arm of flesh; but with usis the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Psalm 63:8
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

Isaiah 26:3,4
Thou wilt keephim in perfect peace,whose mindis stayedon thee: because he trusteth in thee…

i raised

Song of Solomon 2:3
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, sois my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruitwas sweet to my taste.

Hosea 12:4
Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found himin Bethel, and there he spake with us;

John 1:48-51
Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee…

there she

Song of Solomon 8:1
O that thouwert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother!when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.

Song of Solomon 3:4,11
It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me…

Isaiah 49:20-23
The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The placeis too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell…

leaning on her beloved?
The image of leaning signifies dependence and intimacy, reflecting the deep trust and love between the bride and her beloved. This can be seen as a metaphor for the believer's reliance on Christ, echoing themes of divine support and companionship found in passages likePsalm 23:4 andJohn 15:5. The beloved here is often interpreted as a type of Christ, highlighting the close relationship between Christ and the Church.

I roused you under the apple tree;
The apple tree may symbolize love and desire, as apples are often associated with beauty and romance in ancient literature. This setting could also suggest a place of awakening or realization of love, reminiscent of the Garden of Eden where life and knowledge began (Genesis 2:9). The act of rousing implies an awakening or stirring of emotions, possibly indicating a moment of spiritual awakening or renewal.

there your mother conceived you;
This phrase points to origins and lineage, emphasizing the continuity of life and love. It may also reflect the cultural importance of family and heritage in ancient Israel. The mention of conception underlines the idea of birth and new beginnings, which can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual rebirth, akin to the new birth in Christ (John 3:3).

there she travailed and brought you forth.
The imagery of travail and birth highlights the pain and effort involved in bringing forth new life, paralleling the spiritual labor and growth in a believer's life. This can be connected to the concept of spiritual birth pains mentioned inRomans 8:22, where creation groans for redemption. The process of being brought forth can symbolize the believer's journey to maturity and the fulfillment of God's promises.

“Who is this coming up from the wilderness…?” (Songs 8:5a)

• The question comes from the onlookers—much like the chorus in Songs 3:6—amazed at the bride’s transformation after a season in the “wilderness.”

• Scripture often uses wilderness to describe testing that leads to deeper faith: Israel’s journey (Exodus 16:1), Elijah’s refining (1 Kings 19:4-8), and the Lord drawing His people for renewal (Hosea 2:14).

• Applied personally, the scene pictures the believer emerging from dry seasons refined and ready for intimacy with the Lord (James 1:2-4).

“…leaning on her beloved” (Songs 8:5a)

• The bride is not striding out alone; she rests her full weight on her groom, a portrait of mature, settled trust.

• David sang, “My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me” (Psalm 63:8). John leaned on Jesus’ chest at the table (John 13:23).

• This dependence mirrors the Church’s absolute reliance on Christ (John 15:5;Colossians 2:6-7).

“I roused you under the apple tree” (Songs 8:5b)

• The speaker shifts to the bride, recalling the place where love was awakened.

• Earlier she delighted under her beloved’s shade “like an apple tree among the trees of the forest” (Songs 2:3).

• Remembering where love first stirred keeps affection vibrant, echoing the call to “remember the height from which you have fallen” and return to first love (Revelation 2:4-5).

“…there your mother conceived you” (Songs 8:5b)

• By pointing to the groom’s beginnings, the bride honors the family story that produced him.

• Scripture roots covenant love in generational faithfulness: Isaac and Rebekah’s union (Genesis 24:67) and Timothy’s heritage through his mother and grandmother (2 Timothy 1:5).

• Marriage flourishes when each partner cherishes God’s providence in the other’s life story (Psalm 139:16).

“…there she travailed and brought you forth” (Songs 8:5b)

• Labor pains highlight the cost wrapped in every birth, reminding us that love is forged through sacrifice.

• Isaiah likens God’s restoration to a mother’s labor leading unfailingly to delivery (Isaiah 66:9).

• Jesus used childbirth to describe the sorrow that turns to joy after His resurrection (John 16:21-22).

• In marriage, remembering the price invested—by parents and ultimately by Christ—fuels gratitude and commitment (Ephesians 5:2).

Song of Solomon 8:5 paints the journey from testing to triumphant love: the bride emerges from wilderness leaning on her beloved, remembers the spot where love was awakened, and honors the costly beginnings that made their union possible. The verse calls believers to rest wholly on Christ, revisit their first love, and cherish the sacrificial foundations that undergird every God-given relationship.

Leaning upon her beloved . . .--The LXX. add hereshining white,and the Vulgate,flowing with delights.

I raised thee up.--Literally,aroused: i.e.,I inspired thee with love. For this sense of exciting a passion, given to the Hebrew word, compareProverbs 10:12;Zechariah 9:13. Delitzsch restores from the Syriac what must have been the original vowel-pointing, making the suffixes feminine instead of masculine.

There thy mother. . .--Not necessarilyunderthe apple-tree, which is commemorated as the scene of the betrothal, but near it. The poet delights to recall these early associations, the feelings with which he had watched her home and waited her coming. The Vulg. has hereibi corrupta est mater tua, ibi violata est genetrix tua,which savours of allegory. So in later times thetreehas been taken to stand for theCross,the individual excited to love under it theGentilesredeemed at the foot of the Cross, and the deflowered and corrupted mother thesynagogue of the Jews(the mother of the Christian Church), which was corrupted by denying and crucifying the Saviour.

"Where is the blessedness I knew
When first I saw the Lord?
Where is the soul-refreshing view
Of Jesus and his Word?" It is a blessedness when we come up from the wilderness. It is a joy to ourselves and a matter of praise to our fellow believers when we are manifestly filled with a sense of the Saviour's presence and fellowship. The wordmidhbaur, translated "wilderness," does not, however, necessarily mean a desolate and barren desert, but rather the open country, as the Valley of Jezreel The LXX. had either a different reading in the Hebrew or has mistaken it. They have rendered the last clause "clothed in white," which perhaps Jerome has followed with hisdeliciis affluens. The word is, however, from the rootrauvaq, which in the hiph. is "to support one's self." The meaning, therefore, is, "leaning for support." It might, however, be intended to represent the loving confidence of married life, and therefore would be equivalent in meaning to the Greek and Latin renderings, that is, "Who is this? Evidently a young newly married wife with her husband." Perhaps this is the best explanation of the words as preparing for what follows, as the bridegroom begins at once to speak of the first love. Some think that the road in which the loving pair are seen to be walking brings their footsteps near to the apple tree over against Shulamith's house where they had first met. But there is no necessity for that supposition. It is sufficient if we imagine the apple tree to be in sight.Verse 5b. -Under the apple tree I awakened thee; there thy mother was in travail with thee; there was she in travail that brought thee forth. I awakened thee;i.e. I stirred thee up to return the affection which I showed thee (cf.Song of Solomon 2:7). The Masoretic reading prints the verbעורַרתִּיך, as with the masculine suffix, but this renders the meaning exceedingly perplexed. The bride would not speak of awakening Solomon, but it was he who had awakened her. The change is very slight, theך becomingך, and is supported by the Old Syriac Version. It must be remembered that the bridegroom immediately addresses the bride, speaking of her mother. The apple tree would certainly be most naturally supposed to be situated somewhere near the house where the bride was bore perhaps overshadowing it or branching over the windows, or trained upon the trellis surrounding the house. The bridegroom points to it. "See, there it is, the familiar apple tree beside the house where thy dear self wast born. There, yonder, is where thy mother dwelt, and where thou heartiest my first words of affection as we sat side by side just outside the house under the shade of the apple tree." The language is exquisitely simple and chaste, and yet so full of the tender affection of the true lover. The spot where the first breathings of love came forth will ever be dear in the remembrance of those whose affection remains faithful and fond. The typical view certainly finds itself supported in these words. Nothing is more delightful and more helpful to the believer than to go over in thought, again and again, and especially when faith grows feeble, when the heart is cold and fickle under the influence of worldly temptations and difficulties of the Christian course, the history of the first beginning of the spiritual life. We recall how dear the Lord was to us then, how wonderful his love seemed to us, how condescending and how merciful. We reproach ourselves that we faint and fail; we cry out for the fulness of grace, and it is given us.

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