As observed briefly the last time we were in Proverbs 5, this is a chapter that both warns against sexual sin and celebrates marriage. Solomon contrasts Lady Folly with Lady Wisdom. Lady Folly seeks to seduce those who are in covenant relationship with God—not only
What comes to your mind when you hear the word “Pharisee”? It’s probably not a happy picture. We usually think of them as solemn, joyless, stern, and, well, perhaps a little grumpy. Theoretically, the professed doctrinal statement of the Pharisees had much that should have
Proverbs 5 serves as a warning from a father to his son about sexual immorality. Solomon warns his son about the temptations of seduction. Clearly, sexualseduction is at the core of his admonitions, but I want to suggest that the matter of seduction, more generally
Introduction As we saw previously, 2:1–3:6 contains five pericopes (narrative sections) in which controversy looms large. Conflict is a predominate theme in these verses. Though there remains at this point a sense of secretiveness to those who do not grasp the story line (unbelievers), nevertheless,
