Song 3:7-8 | JFB | STEP | 7. In the wilderness character of the Church is portrayed; in , its militant aspect. In , Jesus Christ is seen dwelling in believers, who are His "chariot" and "body." In , the consummation in glory. bed —palanquin. His body, literally, guarded by a definite number of angels, threescore, or sixty ( ), from the wilderness ( ), and continually ( ); just as six hundred thousand of Israel guarded the Lord's tabernacle ( ), one for every ten thousand. In contrast to the "bed of sloth" ( ). valiant — ( ). Angels guarding His tomb used like words ( ). of Israel

Song of Solomon 3:7-8

7. In So 3:6 the wilderness character of the Church is portrayed; in So 3:7, 8, its militant aspect. In So 3:9, 10, Jesus Christ is seen dwelling in believers, who are His "chariot" and "body." In So 3:11, the consummation in glory.

bed—palanquin. His body, literally, guarded by a definite number of angels, threescore, or sixty (Mt 26:53), from the wilderness (Mt 4:1, 11), and continually (Lu 2:13; 22:43; Ac 1:10, 11); just as six hundred thousand of Israel guarded the Lord's tabernacle (Nu 2:17-32), one for every ten thousand. In contrast to the "bed of sloth" (So 3:1).

valiant— (Jos 5:13, 14). Angels guarding His tomb used like words (Mr 16:6).

of Israel—true subjects, not mercenaries.

8. hold—not actually grasping them, but having them girt on the thigh ready for use, like their Lord (Ps 45:3). So believers too are guarded by angels (Ps 91:11; Heb 1:14), and they themselves need "every man" (Ne 4:18) to be armed (Ps 144:1, 2; 2Co 10:4; Eph 6:12, 17; 1Ti 6:12), and "expert" (2Co 2:11).

because of fear in the night—Arab marauders often turn a wedding into mourning by a night attack. So the bridal procession of saints in the night of this wilderness is the chief object of Satan's assault.