I. The Mutual Affection of Bride and Bridegroom. 1:1–2:7. A. Superscription. The Maiden’s Expression of Her Love for Her Lover. 1:1-4. 1. For this verse see the Introduction. 2. The bride speaks first, eloquently expressing her great love and longing for her lover. Let him kiss me. Not the expression of mere sensuous desire. In Scripture the kiss is frequently referred to as an expression of a deep and pure love (Rom 16:16; I Thess 5:26; I Pet 5:14). The bride’s use of the pronouns him and his
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