His countenance - Or, his appearance (his whole bearing and demeanor, but especially his head and face) is as the Lebanon.

Marble. —Hebrew shesh. Here and in Esther 1:6.

His legs [are as] pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold

The allusion may be to the "femoralia", or garm…

Even those who have little acquaintance with Christ, cannot but see amiable beauty in others who bear his image. There are hopes of those who begin…