“. . .the little foxes that ruin the vineyard…” (Song of Solomon 2:15)
COMMENT: Since I love “The Great Indoors”, I don’t know if the following is true or not. However, I’ve been told that the reason the little foxes spoil the vine is because they are not tall enough to reach the grapes; so they chew on the bottom of the plant making it fall down, thus they can then ”chow down”. By doing that, they effectively kill the plant. In 2 Samuel 11:1, the”little fox” in king David started “nibbling” on the vine when he stayed home and didn’t go to war as was the manner of kings. One night that “fox” chewed a little more when the king became a “Peeping Tom” and viewed Bathsheba taking a bath. His hormones began to rage and he eventually committed adultery. When David found out that Bathsheba was pregnant, he attempted to get her husband to “be with her” to cover his sin. Since the soldier had integrity and would not ”visit” his wife while his comrades were still in the field, king David had him killed and married his widow. Unrepentant sin in our lives, seemingly minute, can escalate in increments and end up sending us down that proverbial “slippery slope”.
SCRIPTURE STUDY: 2 Samuel 11:7-15
WISE SAYING: GIVE THE DEVIL AN INCH AND HE’LL BECOME A RULER.
