John Gill's Exposition on Proverbs 31:22

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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She maketh herself coverings of tapestry, etc.] For the furniture and ornament of her house, or for her bed; which may signify the ordinances of the Gospel, and the decent, orderly, and beautiful administration of them, wherein the church has communion with her Lord; (see <220116>Song of Solomon 1:16). The Vulgate Latin version renders it, “garments of divers colours”, such as was Joseph’s coat, (<013703>Genesis 37:3); and, in a spiritual sense, may be applied to the above mentioned garments, and agrees with what goes before and follows; her clothing [is] silk and purple; the Tyrian purple, which, Strabo saysf962, is the best; or purple silk, silk of a purple colour: or rather fine linen of this colour; a dress suitable to a queen, as the church is, who is represented as clothed with clothing of wrought gold, with raiment of needlework, (<194509>Psalm 45:9,13,14); (see <261610>Ezekiel 16:10,13). This is not her own natural clothing, for she has none by nature that deserves the name; nor of her own working, not works of righteousness done by her; nor of her own putting on, but what Christ has wrought out for her, and clothes her with; and which is very rich in itself, the best robe, very ornamental to her; her wedding garment, and which will last for ever; (see <236110>Isaiah 61:10).

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