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I had scarcely passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother`s house, Into the chamber of her who conceived me.
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Clinging to Christ in Faith
Commentators see the woman's refusal to let go as a picture of a believer's relationship with Jesus. This 'holding fast' represents an active, earnest faith that clings to Christ through prayer and trust in His promises. Scholars like Matthew Henry note that Jesus is not offended by this persistence; rather, He is 'well pleased with it,' providing a model for how we should cherish our communion with Him.
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Song Of Solomon
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I held him — This begins the fourth stanza. The bride’s mother is mentioned again in Song of Solomon 6:9;[Reference Song of Sol…
19th Century
Anglican
I held him ...—Bossuet, following Bede, regards this as prophetic of Mary Magdalen (type of the Church) on the morning of the Resurrection…
Baptist
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,
Jacob's wre…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[It was] but a little that I passed from them Either a small moment of time, as the Targum and Aben Ezra; or a little dis…
It was hard for the Old Testament church to find Christ in the ceremonial law; the watchmen of that church gave little assistance to those who soug…
