thesicilian:
Just seeing that now. The wisest man in history was a black man.

platinumphotos:

There is no where in the above scriptures that says king Solomon was a black man.
And btw, Solomon was not the wisest man in history.

Omudia11:
Are you alright? Even in the fave of proof you still find a way around this?

What else does "I am black" mean? Na wa o!

platinumphotos:

There is no where in the above scriptures that says king Solomon was a black man.
And btw, Solomon was not the wisest man in history.

thesicilian:

Oh, I forgot. You are the wisest.

platinumphotos:

Matthew 12:42 tells us about the wisest man of all time.

"The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here."
So you already know HIM.

thesicilian:

Solomon was a man, a human being in all ramifications, whereas Jesus is God. There is no basis for comparison.

platinumphotos:

All New Testament believers are infinitely wiser than Solomon, our wisdom is in Christ.

thesicilian:

Have to agree with you on that.
But technically speaking, 99.9% of these new testament believers hardly utilize up to 0.1% of this 'infinite wisdom' you speak of. So at the end of the day, ...

platinumphotos:

Solomon wasn't the one that uttered that statement. It was his lover (the female). Read the passage from verse one, you will understand better.

platinumphotos:

There is no where in the above scriptures that says king Solomon was a black man.
And btw, Solomon was not the wisest man in history.

platinumphotos:

Matthew 12:42 tells us about the wisest man of all time.

"The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here."
So you already know HIM.

platinumphotos:

There is no where in the above scriptures that says king Solomon was a black man.
And btw, Solomon was not the wisest man in history.

Omudia11:
Are you alright? Even in the fave of proof you still find a way around this?

What else does "I am black" mean? Na wa o!

1. Solomon’s Most Wonderful Song.
2 Cover me with kisses,
for your love is better than wine.
3 Your perfume smells wonderful,
but your name[a] is sweeter than the best perfume.
That is why the young women love you.
4 Take me with you. Let’s run away. The king took me into his room.
We will rejoice and be happy for you. Remember, your love is better than wine. With good reason, the young women love you.

5 Daughters of Jerusalem,I am dark and beautiful, as black as the tents of Kedar and Salma.
6 Don’t look at how dark I am, how dark the sun has made me. My brothers were angry with me. They forced me to take care of their vineyards, so I could not take care of myself.
7. I love you with all my soul! Tell me, where do you feed your sheep? Where do you lay them down at noon? I should come to be with you or I will be like a hired woman caring for the sheep of your friends. -- Songs of Solomon 1 vs 1 - 7

Kobojunkie:
I also concur that indeed, the woman, Solomon's supposed lover in the poem, is the one who the statement in chapter about being black are attributed to, this in Songs of Solomon.

Solomon did not have siblings and so we can conclude that he didn't have brothers whose vineyards he was forced to care for.

Neither was Solomon a woman that we would pose as a hired woman for any one.

irepnaija4eva:

5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
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Songs of Solomon chapter 1 vs 5-6.
For the obvious above,I will really love more enlightened minds and bible scholars to throw more light on the above topic.
The floor is open for debates.

Let the show begin.

9 Beautiful woman, how is your lover different from other lovers? Is your lover better than other lovers? Is that why you ask us to make this promise?

10 My lover is tanned and radiant. He would stand out among 10,000 men.
11 His head is like the purest gold. His hair is curly and as black as a raven.
12 His eyes are like doves by a stream, like doves in a pool of milk, like a jewel in its setting.
13 His cheeks are like a garden of spices, like flowers used for perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with liquid myrrh.
14 His arms are like gold rods, filled with jewels. His body is like smooth ivory with sapphires set in it.
15 His legs are like marble pillars on bases of fine gold.
He stands tall like the finest cedar tree in Lebanon!
16 Yes, women of Jerusalem, my lover is everything I desire. His mouth is the sweetest of all. This is my lover; this is my darling. - Songs of Solomon 5 vs 9 - 16

Kobojunkie:
In Songs of Solomon chapter 5, the woman however describes her lover as tanned.

Not a typical description for any black man, particularly the marble and ivory references.

thesicilian:
Just seeing that now. The wisest man in history was a black man.

kuss:
the word black does not mean skin colour
even Jeremiah used the same word
please read your Bible commentary very well

Jeremiah 8:21 (KJV) For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.

1. Solomon’s Most Wonderful Song.
2 Cover me with kisses,
for your love is better than wine.
3 Your perfume smells wonderful,
but your name[a] is sweeter than the best perfume.
That is why the young women love you.
4 Take me with you. Let’s run away. The king took me into his room.
We will rejoice and be happy for you. Remember, your love is better than wine. With good reason, the young women love you.

5 Daughters of Jerusalem,I am dark and beautiful, as black as the tents of Kedar and Salma.
6 Don’t look at how dark I am, how dark the sun has made me. My brothers were angry with me. They forced me to take care of their vineyards, so I could not take care of myself.
7. I love you with all my soul! Tell me, where do you feed your sheep? Where do you lay them down at noon? I should come to be with you or I will be like a hired woman caring for the sheep of your friends. -- Songs of Solomon 1 vs 1 - 7