He
layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous (Prov 2:7)
The Seduction Of Wickedness: It’s Conquest: Prov
7:21-23
21) With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the
flattering of her lips she forced him.
22) He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or
as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
23) Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it [is]
for his life.
INTRODUCTION:
Solomon now finishes his
case study by showing us the ultimate end of those who are overcome in the war
against temptation…
EXPOSITION:
21) With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the
flattering of her lips she forced him.
How
he is overcome by temptation:
1. With her multiple words of that sounded so
beautiful and desirous she causes him to bend to her desires.
2. With her smooth, appealing words she
compelled him to follow her lead.
“To the chief Musician upon
Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the
faithful fail from among the children of men. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lips [and]
with a double heart do they speak.” (Psalms 12:1-2)
“Notwithstanding I have a
few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which
calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit
fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.” (Revelation 2:20)
22) He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or
as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Her
speech causes him to:
1.
follow her lead without hesitation
2.
unknowingly go to his demise
3.
walk ignorantly into punishment
“To deliver thee from the strange woman, [even]
from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words; Which forsaketh the guide
of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. For her house inclineth
unto death, and her paths unto the dead.” (Proverbs 2:16-18)
23) Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it [is]
for his life.
His
actions end in:
1. a deadly wound
2. flowing quickly to a fatal trap
3. ignorant that, from the beginning of her
enticement, it was intended to take his life
“But every man is tempted,
when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath
conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth
death. Do not err, my beloved
brethren.” (James 1:14-16)
SUMMARY:
The
end of this young man’s willful choice to follow temptation’s path is ultimate
harm and death.
For
the lost it is eternal death in the Lake of Fire. For those who are saved it is death of their
testimony for Christ, death of their eternal rewards, and death of their peace
and joy.
By
God’s grace, let us all study these proverbs diligently, giving them the value
that they deserve.
May the
Lord bless us as we receive this sound wisdom and then “Think On These Things”.
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