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Take me away with you. Let us hurry. The king has brought me into his chambers. Friends We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love more than wine! Beloved They are right to love you.
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A Prayer of Dependence
Multiple commentators, including Spurgeon and Matthew Henry, emphasize the phrase "Draw me" as a heartfelt prayer of dependence. It reflects the believer's recognition that they cannot achieve closeness with God through their own efforts. Spiritual intimacy begins with God's initiative; our ability to "run after" Him is a direct response to His gracious drawing.
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Song Of Solomon
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The song begins with two stanzas in praise of the king (who is now absent), sung by a chorus of virgins from the royal household. Commentators, bot…
19th Century
Anglican
The king hath brought me. —The dramatic theory of the poem (see Excursus II.) has been largely built up on inter…
Baptist
Draw me, we will run after thee:
We want to get near to Christ, but we cannot. Draw me, we cry, we will run after thee<…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Draw me With the cords of love, for what draws lovers to each other more strongly? Under the influence of that they canno…
The church, or rather the believer, speaks here in the character of the spouse of the King, the Messiah. The kisses of his mouth mean those assuran…
