In the book of Proverbs Solomon said a young lad met a woman who wore the attire of a harlot who said, “Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves. For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey. He has taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed. With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. He goes after her straightway, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks. Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hastes to the snare, and knows not that it is for his life”, and in chapter seven and verse twenty-four of Proverbs Solomon said, “hearken unto me now therefore, O you children” where we read,
Hearken unto me now therefore, O you children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
The verse begins, “Hearken unto me now therefore, O you children, ...”. Solomon began with the words, “hearken unto me now therefore” or “hear, perceive by the ear and listen to me, Solomon”, “O you children” which means “O you youthful offspring and progeny”. Solomon called upon the youthful offspring to listen to and perceive his words.
The verse goes on to say, “... and attend to the words of my mouth.” Solomon continued with the words, “and attend to the words” or “and be attentive to, heed, pay attention and listen to the utterances, declarations and proclamations” “of my mouth” which means “pertaining to my, Solomon's, orifice in the face used for drinking, eating and speaking”. Solomon called upon the “children” to pay careful attention to the utterances of his mouth.
When we consider the words in this verse, we learn how Solomon cared for his offspring. His words were warnings to them for damaging consequences for being seduced by sinful behavior. God warns us as well concerning sin, and when we fail to heed His warnings, we suffer. This is why He sent His Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind, and when we yield our lives to Him as our personal “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and teach us the value of paying attention to His warning words to avoid devastating results for disobeying His law.
Next time Solomon says, “let not your heart decline to her ways”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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