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8. white--in token of joy
(Isa 61:3).
Solomon was clad in white (JOSEPHUS,
Antiquities, 8:7,3); hence his attire is compared to the
"lilies"
(Mt 6:29),
typical of the spotless righteousness of Jesus Christ, which the
redeemed shall wear
(Re 3:18; 7:14).
ointment--
(Ps 23:5),
opposed to a gloomy exterior
(2Sa 14:2;
Ps 45:7;
Mt 6:17);
typical, also
(Ec 7:1;
So 1:3).
JFB.
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