Her feet go down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol. Proverbs 5:5
Here is another reminder of the way that the immoral woman is going - and by the way - the way she will also take you if you decide to take her up on her offer of sexual pleasure to you.
Why should we read these verses ourselves - and also share them with our children as they grow up in life? It is because a wise man makes his decisions based on the fact of where those decisions are taking him. Only a fool makes decisions based upon the pleasure that is offers in the here and now with no thought to long term consequences.
The immoral woman has a path. Her feet go down to death. Death is the word "maveth" in the Hebrew and it means to be dead. The interesting part of this term is that it often is combined with things like sickness and plague that the Lord brings upon the disobedient. Considering the rampant sexually transmitted disease rate in our nation - this passage is prophetic of our current situation. The second statement says that her steps take hold of Sheol. Sheol is a words that is used to describe the place of the dead as well. What is interesting is that the word is used to describe the place of the dead more in spiritual than in just medical language. Thus we learn that this immoral lady is making a fast track to death. She is going there physically as well as spiritually.
Now, for the education for the young man or woman who needs to be warned as a result of this passage. Do you really want to die? Do you want to die from the plague that attends sexually immoral conduct? Do you want to destroy your spiritual well being? If you answer to both of these questions is no - then you might want to steer far from the paths of those who walk in sexual immorality. It is a wise thing to do. And for the parent who desires the best for their children - it is also a wise thing of which to speak when talking to your young ones about the dangers of a sexually immoral lifestyle.
Here is another reminder of the way that the immoral woman is going - and by the way - the way she will also take you if you decide to take her up on her offer of sexual pleasure to you.
Why should we read these verses ourselves - and also share them with our children as they grow up in life? It is because a wise man makes his decisions based on the fact of where those decisions are taking him. Only a fool makes decisions based upon the pleasure that is offers in the here and now with no thought to long term consequences.
The immoral woman has a path. Her feet go down to death. Death is the word "maveth" in the Hebrew and it means to be dead. The interesting part of this term is that it often is combined with things like sickness and plague that the Lord brings upon the disobedient. Considering the rampant sexually transmitted disease rate in our nation - this passage is prophetic of our current situation. The second statement says that her steps take hold of Sheol. Sheol is a words that is used to describe the place of the dead as well. What is interesting is that the word is used to describe the place of the dead more in spiritual than in just medical language. Thus we learn that this immoral lady is making a fast track to death. She is going there physically as well as spiritually.
Now, for the education for the young man or woman who needs to be warned as a result of this passage. Do you really want to die? Do you want to die from the plague that attends sexually immoral conduct? Do you want to destroy your spiritual well being? If you answer to both of these questions is no - then you might want to steer far from the paths of those who walk in sexual immorality. It is a wise thing to do. And for the parent who desires the best for their children - it is also a wise thing of which to speak when talking to your young ones about the dangers of a sexually immoral lifestyle.
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