Solomon is laying out - for the last time - his pitch for the value of seeking wisdom with the same tenacity that we would seek our next breath of air if it was taken away from us. He's about to switch gears in dramatic fashion.
But before he does, what stood out to you in this chapter today?
Fear of the Lord is the beginnng of wisdom. Just the beginning there is still more to come to be wise.
ReplyDeleteWisdom's invitation sounds like it could be an invitation from an adultress' as well. That is what struck me.
ReplyDeleteWisdom: 2 She has prepared a great banquet, mixed the wines, and set the table. 3 She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come. She calls out from the heights overlooking the city. 4 “Come in with me,” she urges...5 “Come, eat my food,and drink the wine I have mixed.
17 “Stolen water is refreshing; food eaten in secret tastes the best!”
ReplyDelete18 But little do they know that the dead are there.
wow...so if someone falls for adultery to have their needs met, they are actually slowly poisoning their own self to death.
I really feel sorry for God. How deep must be his grief to sit and watch one of his children sit and consume poison. Shiver to think of sitting and watching one of my children drinking poison...knowing their life would be changed forever.
The house that "Wisdom" has built seems pretty tempting to me...lol!
ReplyDeleteI don't think most of us set out to be foolish... but sometimes we do choose what looks good to us at the time without doing our homework.
ReplyDeleteUsing GPS last Thursday morning to get from Pepperdine University to the airport, I suddenly realized that the program had "assumed" some things about our course and charted the list of step-by-step directions incorrectly. I was reminded once again of the need to look further down the road than where it "diverges in a yellow wood"... and to be sure it will end at the destination I desire before taking too many steps along it!
As our family read vs 17 my son said, "so, it's like poison in Dr. Pepper, it is sweet, then it kills you" hmmmmm
ReplyDeleteIn chapter 9 he brings both women from the previous two chapters together to duke it out: Wisdom with HER house at the "highest point in the city (vs. 3)," and The Woman Folly with HER house at the "highest point in the city (vs. 14)."
ReplyDeleteBoth are calling out to the simple, those who still lack judgement, or ME.
Both ladies are attempting to get me into their homes. Solomon is trying to let me know that he's seen the closets of both of these gals, and wisdom has stockpiled life (vs. 11) while Folly has a cellar full of of death (vs. 18).
May God, as we fear Him, continue to allow us, allow me, to see through the deceitful call of the adulteress Folly.
The thing that stood out to me in this passage is the introduction of Folly. Folly is one bad chick. Wow, that is one lady I don't want to meet. I'm also struck that the invitation to wisdom is contrasting and contradicting the enticements that Folly brings. LEAVE FOLLY ALONE! Don't mess with her. That's my take.
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