“Living Skillfully in the Fear of God.” A series by Dr. Matt Thornton through the book of Proverbs.
In Proverbs, there is no subject upon which more emphasis is placed than that of sexual purity. Solomon is giving wisdom to his son in this passage, as he has been throughout much of the book, so that inclines the wise father to put the warning of temptation in the form of a forbidden woman. But of course, the danger of not being prepared for any kind of sexual temptation is true across the board.
In this warning passage, Solomon tells a story in the form of a cautionary tale in such a way that the reader has cause to believe that this actually happened, and indeed it has and does even today. The story is about a naïve young man who false prey to a married woman whose husband is away from home. She invites him into her arms, into her home, into her bed, and all while encompassing it in religious talk as though God “brought them together.” However, the true reality is that she a liar and an adulteress who wants the young “simple-minded” man to sin with her. And the worst part is that he has no idea that it will cost him his life.
Solomon tells his son, and God through Solomon tells us, this tragedy of dramatic immorality as a major warning against one of the most dangerous, destructive, and even deadly sins that anyone without applied wisdom and prudence is capable of committing.
Scripture: Proverbs 7.
Pastor Matt Thornton, Speaker.
Recorded on Wednesday night, April 07, 2021.
