"Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars. She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table" (Proverbs 9:1-2).
Before the invitations go out to all those in need of wisdom's delights, "Lady Wisdom" sets the scene as well as the table. The scene is a spacious house evidenced by seven pillars. Some Bible scholars have tried to guess the meaning of seven pillars by attributing the number seven to the six days of creation followed by one day of rest. Others have wondered if the seven refers to the sun, moon, and the five planets that were known at that time. When all is said and done, those are just guesses. The seven pillars probably just indicate that wisdom builds a big spacious house.
And yet the house is not meant to be empty. People are invited in. In the next set of verses we will study, we will find that everyone is invited to sit at wisdom's banquet in wisdom's spacious house. She has prepared the meat as well as the wine. The mixing of wine may have something to do with the practice of putting spices in it to enhance the flavor. Psalm 75:8 and Isaiah 5:22 make reference to this practice.
We are encouraged to realize that wisdom's banquet is filling and tasty. The meat of her banquet gives life and the wine gives that life a spicy flavor. If you find you are starving for real food and the spice of life only the Lord offers, be ready to accept "Lady Wisdom's" invitation to her banquet. Her house is large enough for a crowd. She desires you to be one of the many folks who sit at her table.
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