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Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all spices of the merchant?
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A Journey from the Wilderness
Commentators widely interpret the "wilderness" not just as a physical place but as a spiritual metaphor. It can represent the world's sinful pursuits, a state of spiritual barrenness before salvation, or a period of trial. The journey "out of the wilderness" powerfully symbolizes a believer's deliverance from a former life and their progress toward intimate communion with Christ.
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Song Of Solomon
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The principal and central action of the Song is the bride’s entry into the city of David and her marriage there with the king. Jewish interpreters …
19th Century
Anglican
Who is this that cometh. —The dramatic feeling is decidedly shown in the passage introduced by this verse. However, we st…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Who [is] this that comes out of the wilderness
This is said by the daughters of Jerusalem, adjured in ([Reference …
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A wilderness is an emblem of the world; the believer comes out of it when he is delivered from the love of its sinful pleasures and pursuits, and r…
