It has been some time since my conviction and commitment (or lack thereof) to stir my own heart to read and reflect on the Bible, but as they say, better late than never. Just a reminder, this is an invitation to eavesdrop (so to speak) as I synthesize my own reading of Scripture. I am aware that I need to stoke the fires of my zeal of the Word of God, I hope that as you read, you can get second hand inspiration to live out your faith.
The Text:
[15] Drink water from your own cistern,
flowing water from your own well.
[16] Should your springs be scattered abroad,
streams of water in the streets?
[17] Let them be for yourself alone,
and not for strangers with you.
[18] Let your fountain be blessed,
and rejoice in the wife of your youth,
[19] a lovely deer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight;
be intoxicated always in her love.
[20] Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with a forbidden woman
and embrace the bosom of an adulteress?
[21] For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD,
and he ponders all his paths.
[22] The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him,
and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
[23] He dies for lack of discipline,
and because of his great folly he is led astray. Proverbs 5:15–23 (ESV)
Initial Questions:
- What is the water a metaphor for?
