I am guessing that most Christians would say that the Rose of Sharon (referred to in Song of Solomon 2:1) is an 
emblem of Christ. I thought the same until recently. However, there are compelling reasons to believe that the rose of sharon is actually an emblem of the church! (Note that the ‘spouse’ in the Song refers to the church. Also, the phrase ‘rose of sharon’ quite probably refers to a rose that grew in the plain of Sharon, on the coastlands of Samaria). Below is a quote by George Burrowes, a nineteenth-century commentator:
“We interpret these as the words of the spouse, for several reasons. 1. The scope of the passage requires this view; because the evident design is to put the spouse in contrast with the beloved, by comparison of the rose and lily with the majesty of the citron-tree. 2. The lily is in the next verse expressly applied to the spouse; and these two verses are parts of the same continuous sentence; so that it is unreasonable to apply the lily as the emblem of Jesus in the former clause, and then find it restricted to the saint in the latter. 3. The Jewish interpreters in general are of this opinion. 4. With us also agree the best Christian expositors, such as Rosenmuller, Delitxsch, Dopke, Cocceius, Michaelis, Vatablus, Ainsworth, Harmer, Percy, Fry, Good, etc.” – George Burrowes
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