Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
The chorus address the bride here only as the Shulamite, and beg her to perform for their entertainment a sacred dance (see Song of Songs 6:13) of her own country. The bride, after complying with their request, while they sing some stanzas in her praise Song of Songs 7:1-5, and after receiving fresh commendations from the king Song of Songs 7:6-10, invites him to return with her to her mother' s house Cant. 7:11-8:4. Many Jewish allegorists interpret the whole as referring to the times of the second temple, and to the present dispersion of Israel, during which, God continuing to vouchsafe His mercy, Israel prays for final restoration, the coming of Messiah, and the glory of the latter day. Christian interpreters have made similar applications to the now militant Church looking for the Second Advent, or to the ancient synagogue praying for the Incarnation.
As the morning - The glorious beauty of the bride bursts upon them like a second dawn, as she comes forth to meet them at the commencement of another day. Special poetical words are used for "sun" (burning heat) and "moon" (white one). The same terms are applied to sun and moon in Isaiah 24:23; Isaiah 30:26.
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