From Reformation to Reformation

Verse 42:[1] And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he (Ps. 123:3, 4; 1 Cor. 1:27, 28) disdained him: for he was but a...

2. Why is it said to be לִשְׁלֹמֹה, to Solomon? Now, it is called the Song of Songs (ᾆσμα ᾀσμάτων, the ode of odes, in Greek), which is...

Verse 40:[1] And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook (or, valley[2]), and put them in a...

1. The Inscription. Why is the book called, not שיר, the Song, butשיר השירים, the Song of Song? The conjectures of the Hebrews,...

The Inscription. Why is the book called, not שיר, the Song, but שיר השירים, the Song of Song? The conjectures of the Hebrews,...

Verse 31:[1] And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him (Heb. took him[2])....

HOLY FATHERS: Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory Neo-Cæsariensis,[1] Hippolytus, Theophilus of Antioch, Jerome, Olympiodorus, Salonius, Alcuin....

The Parts: I. The Thesis of the whole book, that all things are vain, Chapter 1:1, 2. II. The demonstration of the thesis, with the...

6. A certain order and accurate method is hardly able to be discovered in this book. The parts of the book are three: I. The Thesis of...

Verse 25:[1] And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be,...

5. It was written by Solomon, having already fallen, but now penitent. The time of the writing of the book is not wont to be determined...

4. The Argument of the book. Now, by Solomon, the King, having reached the pinnacle of wisdom and wealth, is this book, set forth to the...

3. The attempt of the ancient Jews, undertaking to hide the book. The Divine and Canonical Authority of the book. The ancient monuments...

2. Why he imposed the name קֹהֶלֶת/Qoheleth/Preacher upon himself? Solomon imposed the name קֹהֶלֶת/Qoheleth/Preacher upon himself,...

Verse 16:[1] And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. [He was proceeding morning and evening,...

1. The Inscription. Solomon was the author of the book, not the collector. The author of this book is called קֺהֶ֣לֶת בֶּן־דָּוִ֔ד...

Verse 12:[1] Now David was (1 Sam. 17:58; Ruth 4:22; 1 Sam. 16:1, 18) the son of that (Gen. 35:19) Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose...

HOLY FATHERS: Ambrose, Basil, Gregory, Jerome, Hippolytus, Theophilus of Antioch,[1] Salonius,[2] Bede, Honorius. REFORMED: Cocceius,...

The Parts of this book are five: I. The Preface of the book, in which the foundation of all virtues, Wisdom and the true knowledge of...

Verse 8:[1] And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am...