Proverbs 30 June 30, 2012
Memory Verse: Proverb 30:4 “. . . who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son’s name, if thou canst tell?”
Today’s Proverb continues the proverbs to the leader, but takes a different approach. Agur was a prophet in the time of Solomon and he instructs his disciples Ithiel and Ural about being leaders through his proverbs. These proverbs open a lot of doors for discussion and we will be able to discuss these much better individually over the next months of study, because it includes many diverse elements to be considered.
1) A skeptic thinks humanity can take care of everything, and simply can not trust an unseen God. Is it not funny that the name of God’s Son is requested of humanity?
2) A believer responds that God’s fulfillment of promises proves that He is.
3) The believer requests two things of God: his own honesty, and his daily needs.
4) The proverbs include: don’t snitch on a fellow worker; they may accuse you of going behind their back
5) Don’t curse your father; always bless your mother
6) Don’t make false assumptions about yourself
7) Don’t be stuck-up and think yourself superior to others
8) Don’t be greedy, merciless, nor cruel like a wolf
9) A leech (blood sucker) has a forked tongue: Gimme and Gimme more
10) Things are never satisfied: hell, barren womb, parched land, forest fire
11) Don’t ignore your father or despise your mother
12) mysteries: how an eagle flies so high, how a snake glides over a rock, how a ship navigates an ocean, and why children act like they do
13) Prostitutes have sex, wash up, and proceed with business
14) intolerables: a janitor becomes boss, fool gets rich, a whore is voted “Woman of the Year”, and a girlfriend replaces a wife
15) small wonders: ants store up, vulnerable badger prepares a safe home, locusts work together, and lizards can get in anywhere
16) dignitaries: lion, rooster, billy goat, head of state in procession
17) Don’t offend people nor make rude gestures; riled emotions become fist fights
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