Eyes to See

The reason I included this study on the two symbolic women in Proverbs, is because they have something deep to teach us about the spiritual dimension of our choices in this world. Their message is needed because it is so easy for the effects of our choices to become unreal to us. Just as Jesus told some of the most important truths about the kingdom in story form, the descriptions of Lady Wisdom and the Harlot are a way for us to realize truths about the power of our choice to love or rebel against God. Sometimes it seems that there are not so many differences between those who love God and the people who hate Him; many writers in Scripture struggled with not having the eyes to see the reality of the mark God leaves on the people who choose Him. They asked why it rained on the righteous and the unrighteous, and prosperity and health came to enemies of God.

Earth is not the place where the full compensation for our choices manifests, but a time is coming when all men will die their appointed death and after that comes the judgment. The effects of our love of God on earth will consume our awareness as His Spirit finishes His work in raising us up into eternal life, and grants the souls who hated God the fruit of their rebellion: self-inflicted separation from Him.

The Bible says that the Harlot, who represents sin, rebellion, and hatred of God, leads to death. Wisdom is a fountain of life, and all who seek her find honor and strength. How you choose life everyday in practical ways, is what this picture in Proverbs can teach you. So realize as we look at these archetypes that their message is not only one for us to speak to the world through who we are, but also a picture of what each of us can become.