Posted by Jeff Short on May 6, 2016 · 1 Comment
Let us swallow then up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
– Proverbs 1:12
The enticement to sin and folly continues in this verse. The enticement presented is to sin and crime, though it isn’t always to criminal offense. The enticement has two primary appeals to the young man. First, it is a temptation to feel powerful. Swallowing up alive and whole is exercise power, to be in control. The second appeal is to get away with it. Swallowing up alive and whole point to the action and to the evidence. The offer seems to promise the feeling of power and the freedom of no consequences.
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Posted by Jeff Short on May 5, 2016 · 1 Comment
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
– Proverbs 1:11
Though Solomon poses a hypothetical, he doesn’t suppose that these temptations will not actually happen. He does choose particular examples, but this kind of temptation comes in various forms. He chose an example with certain appeals to the young man, and particularly those lacking in wisdom.
The tempters say, “Come with us,” and “let us.” A sense of security is given in numbers and also authority. A sense of comraderie and group action are very appealing to an energetic young man. Young adults are particularly prone to want to “do something.” If not otherwise directed, that something often leads to folly.
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Posted by Jeff Short on April 27, 2016 · 1 Comment
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
– Proverbs 1:10
Verses 10 to 19 describe the other way, the way of folly. The way of wisdom has been shown to be an initially difficult way that ends with ornaments of grace bestowed. The way of folly will be shown as an initially easy way that ends with humiliation and ultimately death.
Sinners in Proverbs are those who do not have the spirit of wisdom. It is a categorization more than a comment about anything in particular they’re engaged in. The word for entice literally means roomy or spacious. In that sense, it means to make the way easy. There are elements of deceit and allurement.
The fatherly address continues and proceeds from this verse to give an example of enticement. It isn’t the only sort of enticement, but a common one. The father instructs and warns the son about the various settings and ways in life where he will be compelled to go a certain way. Obviously, he needs wisdom to discern the good way from the bad. He is then to refuse his consent to the way of folly.
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Proverbs 1:12
Posted by Jeff Short on May 6, 2016 · 1 Comment
Let us swallow then up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
The enticement to sin and folly continues in this verse. The enticement presented is to sin and crime, though it isn’t always to criminal offense. The enticement has two primary appeals to the young man. First, it is a temptation to feel powerful. Swallowing up alive and whole is exercise power, to be in control. The second appeal is to get away with it. Swallowing up alive and whole point to the action and to the evidence. The offer seems to promise the feeling of power and the freedom of no consequences.– Proverbs 1:12
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