Song 1:17 | JFB | STEP | 17. our house —see on ; but primarily, the kiosk ( ), "His rest." Cedar is pleasing to the eye and smell, hard, and never eaten by worms. fir —rather, "cypress," which is hard, durable, and fragrant, of a reddish hue [GESENIUS , WEISS , and MAURER ]. Contrasted with the shifting "tents" ( ), His house is " our house" ( ). Perfect oneness of Him and the bride ( ). There is the shelter of a princely roof from the sun ( ), without the confinement of walls, and amidst rural beauties. The carved ceiling represents the wondrous excellencies of His divine nature.

Song of Solomon 1:17

17. our house—see on So 1:16; but primarily, the kiosk (Isa 11:10), "His rest." Cedar is pleasing to the eye and smell, hard, and never eaten by worms.

fir—rather, "cypress," which is hard, durable, and fragrant, of a reddish hue [GESENIUS, WEISS, and MAURER]. Contrasted with the shifting "tents" (So 1:5), His house is "our house" (Ps 92:13; Eph 2:19; Heb 3:6). Perfect oneness of Him and the bride (Joh 14:20; 17:21). There is the shelter of a princely roof from the sun (Ps 121:6), without the confinement of walls, and amidst rural beauties. The carved ceiling represents the wondrous excellencies of His divine nature.