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Proverbs
Chapter 30
1~~The
words/'doctrinal communications' {dabar}
of
Agur {'Aguwr} . . . the son of Jakeh {Yaqeh}
even
the preaching/prophecy of the hero {Agur/Solomon}
spoke
unto Ithiel, {name means 'God with me'}
even
unto Ithiel and Ucal {name means: 'I am able'}.
{Note: 'Aguwr means 'a collector' or 'assembler' - probably pseudo-name for Solomon himself who collected the proverbs - Solomon is near the end of his life now and is passing on his collection of proverbs. The name Yaqeh means 'obedience'. Now, Solomon is back in fellowship and doing God's will in writing down these proverbs.}
{Note: Two men of Solomon's 'State Department' are mentioned here. Solomon taught them a bible class and they became 'wise advisors'. But Rehoboam refused their advice and the nation would be split in two.}
2~~"Surely
I am more 'stupid like an animal'/brutish {ba`ar}
than
any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
{Because he ignored and neglected doctrine}
{Note: Solomon could not teach Rehoboam so he is going to teach his State Department so they can advise Rehoboam when he is gone. The 'stupid like an animal' referred to the Ecclesiastes years when Solomon was out of fellowship - he was operating on animal instincts - no divine viewpoint in his operations of life}
3~~I
{Solomon out of fellowship}
neither
learned wisdom {chokmah},
nor
have the knowledge of the holies {the essence of God}.
{Note: The first thing that left Solomon was the understanding of the essence of God when he was out of fellowship.}
{5
Questions that Express Solomon's Rebound and Recovery}
4a~~Who
has ascended up into heaven, or descended?
{1st thing Solomon 'forgot' - answer would be Jesus Christ in His
Ascension and descended would be His 1st Advent}
4b~~Who
has gathered the wind in his fists?
{God controls circumstances and the ways to cope with all
circumstances of life - whether He opens His fist and gives you
good winds or bad - with doctrine you can cope}
4c~~Who
has 'bound the waters in a garment'?
{idiom for prosperity in an agricultural society - if a believer has
prosperity he owes it to God}
4d~~Who
has established all the ends of the earth?
{God created everything with ONE thought - He thought it . . . and
it was}
4e~~What
{'what' instead of 'who' is expression of disorientation}
is
His name . . . and what is His son's name . . . if you can tell?
{Only a believer can tell and one is only 'able to tell' based on your
understanding of bible doctrine}
{Verses
5-6 A Synthetic Tetrastich}
5a~~Every
word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of
'Elowahh/God . . . {is} being refined
{tsaraph - Qal passive - receives the action of the verb -
metabolism of divine viewpoint is a process like the processing of
oil - take in the 'raw material' and refine it to gasoline so it can
fuel your soul}.
5b~~Then
He is a shield {magen} unto them
who
put their trust {chacah} in Him.
{only when His Viewpoint is fueling your actions}
6a~~Add you not unto His Words.
{Note: Means anything added to the Word of God is 'creature viewpoint' or 'human viewpoint' - if you live by bible doctrine, you have inner happiness - any other thinking will result in discipline.}
6b~~Lest
he reprove/'evaluate negatively' {yakach} you,
and
you be found a liar.
7a~~I {Agur/Solomon} have petitioned two things of You {God}.
7b~~Do not refuse me before I die:
{Petition
for His Soul}
8a~~Remove
far from me vanity/"shav' "
and
'false doctrine'/lies {dabar}.
{Note:
shav' means three things -confusion, emptiness and worthlessness}
{Petition
for His Body}
8b~~Give
me neither poverty nor riches.
{these are the 'extremes' of life - he says he wants neither}
8c~~Feed me with food which is 'what I need to stay alive'.
9a~~Lest
I be full . . .
{idiom for riches here - afraid he will have his eyes on his riches
instead of God},
9b~~And deny You, and say, "Who is Jehovah/God?"
9c~~Or
lest I be poor, and steal,
and
take the name of my 'Elohiym/Godhead in vain.
{if he is too poor he thinks he will have the tendency to violate
God's commandments when a poor person says 'I must steal
because the Lord will not provide', that is taking the Lord's name in
vain and is blasphemy}
{Note: Solomon, in his old age, has come to the truth. He does not want to be occupied with the details of life that always distracted him from his intake of the Word. Now, he wants to take in doctrine and bring glory to the source of that doctrine - God!}
{My
Lonesome End - Introduces the Quaternaries of Agur (Groupings of 4)}
10a~~Be
not caused to accuse { lashan -sour grapes}
a
fellow servant {believer} to his master {Jesus Christ}.
{Note: Lashan here is in Hiphil causative stem. It is the mental attitude sins in your soul that cause you to accuse someone to malign, judge, stick your nose in their business}
10b~~Lest
He {the Master} curse you,
and
you be found guilty.
{Note: The curse is self-induced misery and the discipline for judging and also the discipline for the other's sin that you mention is removed from them and imputed to you (if they did not do it, they had no discipline so they receive blessing instead - and you get the discipline they would have had if it were not a lie). And you will be found guilty of everything that is negative - judging, interfering in the activities of others, gossip, curse, retaliation etc.}
{Note:
'Quaternaries of Agur' - 4 things that are put together (usually
parallel) that make a doctrine. Sometimes they will say 3 things, yes
4 - then 3 give an illustration and the 4th gives the doctrine.}
{Verses
11-14: Quaternary of Generations - an Octastich (8 lines) -
How teenagers can combine to destroy a country}
11~~There
is a generation that curses their father,
and
does not bless their mother.
{Note: Generation of teenagers who have no concept of respect for authority - starting with the parents.}
12~~{There
is} A generation . . .
{which
is} pure/clean/ethical {tahowr}
in
their own eyes, {their own 'righteousness' - self righteousness}
and
yet is not washed from their filthiness.
{Note: Then the second generation is when all other authority is rejected - they come up with their own set of norms so good or bad, this is self-righteousness - they can not wash themselves - no one can - only by accepting the one Work of Christ on the cross can anyone be cleaned - and they prefer their own 'human good' to Christ's divine good - so they say no and remain in filth}
13~~There
is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes (!) . . .
and
their eyelids are lifted up.
{the third generation is 'proud' - arrogance - each generation
creates the next generation}
14~~There
is a generation whose teeth are as swords,
and
their jaw teeth as knives . . .
{idiom for 'killer lust' based on hatred, lust, jealousy, bitterness,
etc.}
to
devour the poor from off the land,
and
the needy from among men.
{pride must be fed - so the third generation leads to the 4th
generation with its lust pattern and desire to feed pride - they
take advantage of the poor and need to satisfy their lust pattern}
{Note: So each generation passes on to the next generation and this nation destroys itself from within.}
{Verses
15-16: 2nd Quaternary - 2 Verses - The Four Insatiables
Insatiable for Lust for things - Starting with the Character of the
4th Generation above}
15-16~~The
"insatiable vampire/'blood sucker'/demon"
{`aluwqah - a vampire with insatiable desire to suck blood
or 'a demon with insatiable desire to indwell someone'}
has
two daughters, crying, "Give, give."
There are three things that are never satisfied.
Yes,
four things say not, It is enough: 16~~
{Illustration for Materialism Lust}
the
grave . . .
{never gets satisfied with dead bodies - always wants more}
the
barren womb . . .
{never gets satisfied with wanting children - always wants one or
more in ancient world a woman was in disgrace without children}
the
earth that is not filled with water . . .
{the desert always desires more water}
and
the fire that said not, "It is enough".
{the fire always desires more wood/fuel}
{Note: When a generation finally arrives, whether the nation survives or not from the 5th cycle of discipline or not depends entirely on bible doctrine. If there is a revival - people return to God and His Word, the nation can be saved!}
{Verses
17: An Integral Tetrastich}
{The
Lone Proverb (1 of 3 Found in this Passage)}
17~~The
eye that mocks at his father . . .
and
despises to obey his mother . . .
the
'ravens of the valley shall pick it (their eye) out' . . .
{this is an idiom for dying horribly}
and
the young eagles shall eat it.
{some of the birds that eat dead animals in the desert and keep it
clean}
{Note: Actually this is related to the above Quaternaries. It is what started the ball rolling (rejection of authority). This shows us what happens to teenagers who have no respect for the authority of their parents - they die violently.}
{Verses
18-20: Third Quaternary Deals with Boredom -
Quaternary of the 4 Perilous Attacks when People are Bored}
18-19~~There
be three things
which
are most difficult to resist for me,
yes,
four which I do not understand at all: 19~~
the
way of an eagle in the air;
{the surprise attack swooping down - and he leaves NO tracks in
the air! A dangerous attack}
the
way of a serpent upon a rock;
{snakes leave tracks - but they leave no tracks traveling across a
rock - another dangerous attack you don't see the snake until he
hits you}
the
way of a ship in the middle of the sea;
{this ship looks like a regular ship but is really a pirate ship - they
get close like to ask for water and then they attack you by
surprise}
and
the way of a man with a 'young woman'/virgin {`almah}.
{here is a teenager about to make a decision that could destroy
her whole life - a man comes along and seduces the young girl
who is bored and unaware of what is happening - a perilous
attack}
{Note: Boredom is a mental attitude. If a teenager is bored or bitter, they are both mental attitude sins.}
{Reversed
Situation - Girl Snagging the Man}
20~~Such
is the way of an adulterous {na'aph} woman:
she
eats,
{woman going after a bored teenage boy - analogy of taking in the
boy's seed/sperm}
and
wipes her mouth,
{same principal of 'no tracks' in the air, rocks, or sea}
and
says, "I have done no wickedness".
{Note: So here we have a bored teenage boy who gets involved in 'heavy necking' activities with an adulterous woman. It is an attack on him that can end up destroying his whole life. So, beware of the danger. It can destroy his own discernment because he has lost all his perspective on life.}
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