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To: nyconse

Eve?

"I am black, but comely . . ."
-- Song of Solomon 1:5

"Behold, thou art fair, my love . . ."
-- Song of Solomon 1:15

And, is the Song of Solomon an allegory of Adam and Eve? Enquiring minds want to know . . . ;)


36 posted on 05/25/2005 6:07:44 AM PDT by walden
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To: walden
Enquire and you shall learn:

"...black, but comely." refers to her status as an outdoor laborer. Her tanned skin was not the culturally popular concept of 'beauty.'

Nearby verse SS 1:4 kind of blows the alegory theory, btw.

An important principle in understanding God's Word is that it is spiritually discerned.

My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.

We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him" but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.

I Cor 2:4-10

71 posted on 05/25/2005 7:00:57 AM PDT by kinsman redeemer (the real enemy seeks to devour what is good)
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To: walden

The Song of Solomon is great poetry.


90 posted on 05/25/2005 7:16:45 AM PDT by furball4paws (One of the last Evil Geniuses, or the first of their return.)
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