Love Until the Morning - Proverbs 7:18

In the book of Proverbs Solomon said a young lad met a woman dressed in the attire of a harlot and, “she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him, I have peace offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows, therefore came I forth to meet you, diligently to seek your face, and I have found you. I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon”, and in chapter seven and verse eighteen of Proverbs Solomon shared how the woman said, “come, let us take our fill of love until the morning” where we read,

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

The verse begins, “Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning:”. Solomon began with the words, “come, let us take our fill of love” or “walk, proceed and carry forward, allow and permit us, the young man and the woman with the attire of a harlot, to be satiated, bathed, satisfied and soaked by the use of caressing, feasting and delighting in each other's love” “until the morning” which means “as far as and even to the break of day, coming of daylight and the sunrise”. Solomon shared how the woman invited the young man to feast and delight in caressing one another until sunrise.

The verse goes on to say, “let us solace ourselves with loves.” Solomon continued with the words, “let us solace ourselves” or “allow and permit us, the young man and the woman with the attire of a harlot, exult, make joyous and delight our own selves” “with loves” which means “”by the use of caresses and physical delights”. Solomon said the woman invited the young man to make themselves joyous by caressing and physically pleasing one another.

When we consider the words in this verse, we learn through Solomon how the woman used her words to seduce the young man with an invitation to spend the night with her, and all night until sunrise they would make themselves joyous by caressing one another. This young man was like a lamb being led to the slaughter, and although her seduction was attractive, he had the choice whether to submit or not. God knows sin can be attractive, but it ends in troubles, difficulties and death. (See Genesis 3) 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, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and keep us from surrendering to the seductive words of sin.

Next time Solomon shares how the woman says, “the goodman is not at home”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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