September 29, 2018: Day 49 – Proverbs 7

Here we have a classic Scripture of a father admonishing his son not to pursue after the prostitute.  But do you notice how the son is almost pictured as a victim, while the prostitute is definitely seen as the aggressor in these verses?  It is really interesting how today we know for sure that the prostitute is almost always forced into the role because of fear of violence, or destitution as a result of events beyond her control, or trafficked and forced to play that role.  The john who uses the prostitute is not an innocent victim, he is the one who is propitiating this vicious and tragic cycle.

The last verse describes how strong the author feels: Her house is the way to Sheol (read hell), going down to the chambers of death.  Just so we are clear, the son is the one who would be responsible for his own downfall, not the person who owns the house to where he is invited.