That thou dost so charge us—We would like to understand the reasons why you are so deeply concerned, and why you persist in saying, “The Harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.”
5:10. My Beloved is white—“Holy, harmless, undefiled and separate from sinners.” The Foolish Virgin class responds to the Lord's professed people in nominal Zion.
And ruddy—A reference to His pierced side. “He was clothed in a vesture dipped in blood.”
The chiefest—The standard-bearer or chieftain.
Among ten thousand—Among ten thousand warriors.
5:11. His head—“God gave Him to be the Head over all things to the Church which is His Body, that in all things He might have the preeminence.”
Is as the most fine gold—“Who only hath immortality.”
His locks are bushy—His consecration is perfect and complete.
And black as a raven—And He remained steadfast in it unto death.
5:12. His eyes—Wisdom.