The Blood Knife

After thinking through Proverbs 7, I am reminded of the parable, “How to Kill a Wolf in Alaska.” The one thing a wolf is attracted to more than anything else is blood. Once a wolf smells blood, it becomes bloodthirsty. Their appetite for blood is insatiable. By using their weakness against them, Alaskan hunters came up with a simple trap and hunted the wolves.  

The Alaskan hunters would dip the end of a knife in blood and then freeze it. They would then add a second and third layer, creating, for lack of a better word, a blood popsicle. They would then take the blood knife and bind it to something solid. 

Smelling the scent of blood from many miles away, the wolf would come to the knife with a strong sense of hunger. Initially, there is much joy and delight. The wolf becomes consumed with the blade, licking it repeatedly until it eventually slices their tongue to shreds. Unable to distinguish their blood from the blood on the blade, they will continue to lick the blade, thinking they were enjoying an incredible meal. 

As blood spatters on the surrounding snow, the wolf has no idea they are lacerating their own mouth, causing a slow bleeding death. The same can be said for those being seduced by worldly pleasures and those with a “crafty heart.” 

Reflective Questions: 

1.  What do we learn about people in Proverbs 7?

2.  Who, what, or where is your “blood knife”?

3.  What can you learn from someone that has been consumed by the blood knife? 

Memory Verse:

For she has cast down many wounded, and all who were slain by her were strong men. Proverbs 7:26

Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for the warning from this parable. Help me to heed the warning to not be seduced by worldly pleasure which ultimately ends in my destruction.