The figure is that of a woman adorned in all her beauty, sitting on a couch (not a bed) at a banquet prepared for those whom she has invited. This …

A stately bed is rather the couch or divan used for reclining at a feast. Mine incense and mine oil may be taken simply a…

And sat upon a stately bed
Or honourable ^F7 , a bed of state: either a throne, a royal seat under a canop…

A history of the apostasy of God's people from Him, and its aggravation.

In this parable, Samaria and Israel are called Aholah (meaning "her…