Albert Barnes Commentary Song Of Solomon 6:10

"Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, Fair as the moon, Clear as the sun, Terrible as an army with banners?" — Song Of Solomon 6:10 (ASV)

The chorus addresses the bride here only as the Shulamite, asking her to perform a sacred dance from her country for their entertainment (see Song of Solomon 6:13). After the bride complies, they sing stanzas in her praise (Song of Solomon 7:1–5). She then receives fresh commendations from the king (Song of Solomon 7:6–10) and invites him to return with her to her mother’s house (Song of Solomon 7:8–11:4). Many Jewish allegorists interpret this entire section as referring to the time of the second temple and the present dispersion of Israel. They see it as a picture of Israel praying for final restoration, the coming of the Messiah, and the glory of the latter days, while God continues to grant His mercy. Christian interpreters have made similar applications, seeing it as the Church militant looking for the Second Advent, or as 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 out to meet them at the beginning of another day. Special poetic words are used for “sun” (burning heat) and “moon” (white one). The same terms are applied to the sun and moon in Isaiah 24:23 and Isaiah 30:26.