Tiny Devotional for Thursday, 09-07-2023

 A great good morning to all my friends and neighbors in Internet Land! And to family members who have dropped by, with dentures, it’s possible to bite your own foot.

I was due to offer peace offerings;
Today I have paid my vows.
Proverbs 7:14, NASB

This is the Woman of Folly speaking. Is she using religious talk for seduction? 

In the verse before, she grabbed the naive young man, and kissed him.  So, why bring up a religious obligation?
Yes, it IS possible to use religious talk to mislead the innocent. If you aren’t aware of any of the massively public times this has happened, GOOD! I don’t want to talk about that stuff (still, be aware it can happen).
I don’t think that is her primary intent, although there MIGHT be a little thrill she gets from using the Good to accomplish the Bad.

I had to look it up. 
The laws of peace offerings are found in Leviticus 7, and here’s the relevant bit: part of the peace offering goes to the priests, and the rest goes home with the person making the offering, and it MUST be eaten that day; if anything is left over, it MAY be eaten the following day. The intent, though, is to have a feast associated with the sacrifice. 

So, what is she doing? 

She’s inviting the lad to PARTY with her!  

Most of my readers are Gentiles, and thus will miss this part of what she’s offering; nobody is going to miss the fact that she is offering herself as the main bit of entertainment.

What I don’t know is whether she actually plans to deliver her body, or just de-liver his body, which happens in verse 23. (SWIDY?) 

Run away, boy, RUN AWAY!

Peace be on your household.

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