Proverbs 30:4

Agur wanted someone to teach him. He so wanted to learn about God. Agur’s ideas in this verse are like God’s questions in Job 38.

Agur knew that somebody must have created the world. But he did not realise that God created the world.

Agur knew that somebody must control the wind and the seas. But he did not realise that God controls these things.

Verse 4 is an important verse. The verse shows that God guided the Bible writers (see 2 Timothy 3:16). Verse 4 is about Jesus, who is God’s son. But Agur knew nothing about Jesus. Agur lived over 1000 years before Jesus was born. Nobody knew about Jesus then. But Agur mentioned subjects that nobody knew before Jesus.

The people of Agur’s time did not know that Jesus is God’s son. They did not even think that God had a son. (See John 10:30-36.) But Agur wanted to know about God’s son. And Jesus is God’s son (John 3:16).

The people of Agur’s time believed that God was in heaven. They did not think that God would come to earth. But Agur thought that God would come to earth. And Jesus came to earth to save us (Philippians 2:5-8).

Agur knew few things (verse 2). But God guided Agur, so that Agur wrote great words in the Bible.

v5 God’s words are always perfect.

He protects everyone that trusts him.

v6 Do not change what God has said.

He will correct you. And he will prove that you are lying.