What is the meaning of Song of Solomon 6:10? Who is this “Who is this” opens with a burst of wonder. The daughters of Jerusalem look up and see someone so transformed they barely recognize her. On the surface, it is Solomon’s bride returning from the garden (Songs 6:13). Prophetically, it pictures the redeemed people of God, made glorious by the covenant love of the Bridegroom. • The question spotlights identity—once ordinary, now extraordinary (1 Peter 2:9). • It reminds us how our union with Christ turns heads: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17). • Just as the bride’s beauty provokes inquiry, the church’s holiness should draw honest curiosity (Acts 2:7, 47). who shines like the dawn Dawn breaks the night with soft, persistent light. In the same way, God’s people radiate the first beams of His kingdom. • Proverbs 4:18 says, “The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.” • Isaiah 60:1 echoes, “Arise, shine, for your light has come.” • The bride’s glow is not self-generated; it springs from intimacy with her King (John 8:12). as fair as the moon The moon reflects the sun’s glory; it has no brilliance of its own. Likewise: • We mirror Christ’s light in a dark world (Philippians 2:15). • Psalm 89:37 calls the moon “a faithful witness in the sky,” hinting at the believer’s reliability in pointing back to the Source. • The comparison also speaks of gentle beauty—softer than the scorching sun, yet unmistakable. as bright as the sun Now the imagery intensifies. What begins with dawn and moonlight crescendos to full midday radiance. • Matthew 13:43 promises, “Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” • Revelation 1:16 describes the risen Christ: “His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.” In union with Him, the bride shares that splendor (2 Corinthians 3:18). • This is not arrogance but bestowed glory—confidence rooted in the Savior’s finished work (Ephesians 5:27). as majestic as the stars in procession The phrase pictures an ordered, awe-inspiring galaxy or, in the immediate context, “an army with banners” (Songs 6:4). • Stars march across the heavens with disciplined precision; God’s people are called “a mighty host” following the Commander of heaven’s armies (Revelation 19:14). • Genesis 15:5 links stars to the promise of innumerable offspring—fulfilled as the redeemed gather from every nation (Revelation 7:9). • Majesty and order replace chaos; redeemed lives move in harmony with God’s purpose (Colossians 2:5). summary Song 6:10 paints a progressive portrait of the Bride—first questioned, then increasingly radiant: dawn, moon, sun, stars. Literally, it celebrates the Shulammite’s breathtaking return; spiritually, it previews the church clothed in Christ’s glory. What starts as timid morning light becomes blazing noon, marching across the sky in ordered beauty. Seeing His reflected brilliance in us, a watching world can only ask, “Who is this?”—and the answer points straight back to the Bridegroom who makes all things new. |
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