Song of Solomon 3:1
The spouse seeks Christ. The glory of his humanity.
1Bride: On my bed, throughout the night, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, and did not find him. ▼▼3:1She uses the masculine ‘quem’ and ‘illum’, so this is her speaking to him. +The Church seeks knowledge of Christ, but Christ is greater than the ability of the Church to understand Him, so He always remains partly unknown to the Church. Christ is ineffable, even to Mary and to the Church.(Conte)
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▼▼3:1 In my bed by night, etc: The Gentiles as in the dark, and seeking in heathen delusion what they could not find, the true God, until Christ revealed his doctrine to them by his watchmen, (ver. 3,) that is, by the apostles, and teachers by whom they were converted to the true faith; and holding that faith firmly, the spouse (the Catholic Church) declares, ver. 4, That she will not let him go, till she bring him into her mother’s house, etc., that is, till at last, the Jews also shall find him.(Challoner)
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