"...and the book itself as an allegory depicting in great detail the experiences of the nation in its relations with its God from the Exodus down to *THE COMING OF THE MESSIAH AND THE BUILDING OF THE THIRD TEMPLE.* This in general is also the interpretation of the Midrash Rabbah and such famous scholars as Saadia ben Joseph, Rashi, and Ibn Ezra, although they differ considerably among themselves in details."
[The Interpreter's Bible Encyclopedia]

Allow me to elucidate this by bringing in its context. The area in question is chapter 5 of Shir Hashirim which is titled "Song of Songs" or "Song of Solomon" in English translations. It is a poem which uses heavy allegory and poetic license. It is a description of a woman's yearning for her "beloved" whom she is telling "the daughters of Jerusalem" about. The Christian world interprets this as a metaphor that one should love God with the same passion as one loves their lover.
 
I will type each verse with an shockingly corresponding Hadeeth. I will also include some of Umm Ma`bad al-Khuza`iyah's description of the Prophet (s) which she told her husband as recorded in Zad al Ma`ad, 2:45 and found in the earliest books of "Seeratun-Nabi" or "History of the Prophet". Remember these are hundreds of years, a different language and an entire nation apart.

SONG OF SONGS 5:10
"My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand."
 
HADEETH ON WHITE AND RUDDY (reddish) SKIN:
Rosy color [Saheeh Bukhari 4:747]; "White man reclining on his arm" [Saheeh Bukhari, 1:63]; Whiteness of his armpits [Saheeh Muslim, 4:1000]; Whiteness of his legs [Saheeh Muslim, 4:1014, 19:4437]; Whiteness of his cheek [Saheeh Muslim 4:1208]; Whiteness of his belly [Saheeh Muslim 19:4442]. In all these narrations his whiteness is pointed out as something exceptional for an Arab.
 
HADEETH ON "THE CHIEFEST AMONG TEN THOUSAND":
 
"The Prophet left Medina (for Mecca) IN THE COMPANY OF TEN THOUSAND (Muslim warriors) in Ramadan" [Saheeh Bukhari 5:574]
 
Also see Saheeh Bukhari 5:622; 626
 
BIBLE CONCORDANCE: "...and he came with TEN THOUSANDS OF SAINTS: from his right hand went a fiery law for them." [Deuteronomy 33:2] Hopefully, inshaa' Allah, if time permits, I will write a lengthy exegesis substantiating this verse's connection with the Prophet Muhammad (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). I will have to save that for another article.

IN CONCLUSION:
 
"Describing the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings be upon him), who passed by her tent on his journey of migration, Umm Ma'bad Al-Khuza'iyah said to her husband,
 
'He was innocently bright and had broad countenance. His manners were fine. Neither was his belly bulging out nor was his head deprived of hair. He had black attractive eyes finely arched by continuous eyebrows. His hair glossy and black, inclined to curl, he wore long. His voice was extremely commanding. His head was large, well formed and set on a slender neck. His expression was pensive and contemplative, serene and sublime. The stranger was fascinated from the distance, but no sooner he became intimate with him than this fascination was changed into attachment and respect. His expression was very sweet and distinct. His speech was well set and free from the use of superfluous words, as if it were a rosary of beads. His stature was neither too high nor too small to look repulsive. He was a twig amongst the two, singularly bright and fresh. He was always surrounded by his Companions. Whenever he uttered something, the listeners would hear him with rapt attention and whenever he issued any command, they vied with each other in carrying it out. He was a master and a commander. His utterances were marked by truth and sincerity, free from all kinds of falsehoods and lies."
[Zad al Ma`ad 2:45]
 
To say that all these people who described the Prophet (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) read Song of Songs in the Old Testament and plotted to make the Prophet (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sound like this "Machamad" in Song of Songs is outright ridiculous. Then one would also have to say that the plot predated even the Prophet's (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) birth as the name "Muhammad" was given to him by his parents who I seriously doubt were in on the conspiracy while these companions were babies at the time. As one can see such vain skepticism delves into the area of folly. Unless strong refutation against each and every one of these insurmountable facts can be presented we are left with no other conclusion other than:

"His words are most sweet, yea he is definitely Muhammad, this is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jersusalem."