Posted on 02/07/2022 10:46:53 PM PST by Pilgrim's Progress
“She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors” (Proverbs 8:2-3 KJV).
Now here, wisdom is likened to the right woman. There is more than one woman in this story. The woman that is sinful and leads to hell is personified as a woman, and yet righteousness is also personified as a woman. There are those believers that are part of the church that are trying to spare people—to warn people—even in Israel there is a remnant that are trying to do right.
There are five places where this woman stands.
First, “She standeth in the top of high places.” Well, that is where the heathen practice their religion.
“And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people” (Num 22:41 KJV).
You know who was standing in the high places, trying to warn the people not to serve and worship Baal? Elijah was up there. He was up there crying aloud for God, “How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him” (1 Kings 18:21).
She is standing on top of the high places—there is always somebody preaching about what is wrong.
Secondly, “by the way in the places of the paths.” This is like a crossroads, or where two paths meet or come together. Usually that is a very busy place, where there is likely to be an audience. You could get into street preaching here and going out where the multitudes are.
Thirdly, “at the gates.” Like the gates of the city, a place of multitudes. Jerusalem had twelve gates, like the Zion gate, the dung gate where they took out the refuse and tossed it into Gehenna, Herod’s gate, the Damascus gate, New gate, Joppa gate . . . those are some of the gates. Those are the places of concourse, where people are coming and going—so wisdom is out there in the street, out there trying to hail people and trying to keep people from going the wrong way. It doesn’t do any good to get in the closet to preach, you get in the closet to pray. If you are going to preach, or witness, get out there where there is somebody to hear it and be encouraged by it.
Fourth, “at the entry of the city.”
Fifth, “at the coming in at the doors.” The gates are locked at night, and multitudes are standing outside waiting for them to open in the morning.
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