Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
horses in Pharaoh's chariots—celebrated for beauty, swiftness, and ardor, at the Red Sea (Exodus 14:15). These qualities, which seem to belong to the ungodly, really belong to the saints [MOODY STUART]. The allusion may be to the horses brought at a high price by Solomon out of Egypt (II Chronicles 1:16-17). So the bride is redeemed out of spiritual Egypt by the true Solomon, at an infinite price (Isaiah 51:1; I Peter 1:18-19). But the deliverance from Pharaoh at the Red Sea accords with the allusion to the tabernacle (Song of Solomon 1:5; Song of Solomon 3:6-7); it rightly is put at the beginning of the Church's call. The ardor and beauty of the bride are the point of comparison; (Song of Solomon 1:4) "run"; (Song of Solomon 1:5) "comely." Also, like Pharaoh's horses, she forms a great company (Revelation 19:7, Revelation 19:14). As Jesus Christ is both Shepherd and Conqueror, so believers are not only His sheep, but also, as a Church militant now, His chariots and horses (Song of Solomon 6:4).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Song of Solomon 1:9:
Song of Solomon 1:10
Song of Solomon 6:12
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