Job 24: 15 "And the eye of the adulterer watcheth for the twilight; He thinks: "no eye shall recognise me," And he putteth a veil before his face".
"The adulterer waits for the twiilight..." Adulterer translates a word which refers to a man who has sex with someone other than his marriage partner. In the Old Testament adultery took place between any man and a married or engaged woman. The result was an offense against the woman's husband, never against the male adulterer's wife. In some languages adulterer must be expressed as, for example, "The man who sleeps with other women" or "The man who takes another man's wife."
There is an analogy between moral and physical light, and between moral and physical darkness. The class of men here spoken of, who have rebelled against moral light, and refused its ways, and rejected its paths, are no great lovers of physical light according to verse 13.
Their deeds of darkness are only suited to be done in the dark, and they wait for the evening twilight to engage in immoral acts. This is the reason why Jesus says in John 3:19-21, "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God."
And he disguiseth his face. As a further precaution against discovery, the adulterer disguiseth, or covereth up, his face. The same is often done by thieves and murderers. This line may be rendered "the adulterer watches and waits until it is almost dark." Saying, 'No eye will see me': And he disguises his face: He covers his face so that no one can see him as he enter into the house of a woman."
Prov 7:7-9 depicts a young man going secretly at twilight to his prostitute. "And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding, 8 Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house. 9 In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night".
If you are doing the right thing, why do you wait for the twilight before you visit her? Why do you disguise yourself so that no one will see you?
Culled from my book "The Neighbour's Wife". Coming soon!
"The adulterer waits for the twiilight..." Adulterer translates a word which refers to a man who has sex with someone other than his marriage partner. In the Old Testament adultery took place between any man and a married or engaged woman. The result was an offense against the woman's husband, never against the male adulterer's wife. In some languages adulterer must be expressed as, for example, "The man who sleeps with other women" or "The man who takes another man's wife."
There is an analogy between moral and physical light, and between moral and physical darkness. The class of men here spoken of, who have rebelled against moral light, and refused its ways, and rejected its paths, are no great lovers of physical light according to verse 13.
Their deeds of darkness are only suited to be done in the dark, and they wait for the evening twilight to engage in immoral acts. This is the reason why Jesus says in John 3:19-21, "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God."
And he disguiseth his face. As a further precaution against discovery, the adulterer disguiseth, or covereth up, his face. The same is often done by thieves and murderers. This line may be rendered "the adulterer watches and waits until it is almost dark." Saying, 'No eye will see me': And he disguises his face: He covers his face so that no one can see him as he enter into the house of a woman."
Prov 7:7-9 depicts a young man going secretly at twilight to his prostitute. "And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding, 8 Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house. 9 In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night".
If you are doing the right thing, why do you wait for the twilight before you visit her? Why do you disguise yourself so that no one will see you?
Culled from my book "The Neighbour's Wife". Coming soon!
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