Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Proverbs 30:4
Who... ? Can it mean that the speaker here is the speaker of Proverbs 8. viz. the "son" of the last clause of this verse?
the wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
Who... ? Can it mean that the speaker here is the speaker of Proverbs 8. viz. the "son" of the last clause of this verse?
the wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
Verse Proverbs 30:4. _WHO HATH ASCENDED UP INTO HEAVEN, OR DESCENDED?_] Calmet paraphrases this passage thus: "_Who hath_ descended, c. In order to show the truth of what he was about to say, he obse...
Man is to be humbled to the dust by the thought of the glory of God as seen in the visible creation. WHO HATH ASCENDED UP INTO HEAVEN, OR DESCENDED? - The thought is obviously that of the all-embraci...
VI. THE WORDS OF AGUR THE SON OF JAKEH CHAPTER 30 Some hold that Agur is another name for Solomon. This opinion is also upheld by the Talmud, which speaks of six names which belonged to the King: Sol...
PROVERBS 30. THE SAYINGS OF AGUR. It is uncertain whether the title embraces the whole chapter or Proverbs 30:1, or Proverbs 30:1 only. Proverbs 30:1. The title is extremely obscure, and has been much...
_ascended … descended_ That he should go there and learn, and come back again to earth and tell what is done there. Comp. John 3:13: "No man hath risen into the region of absolute and eternal truth, s...
CHAPTER 30 TEXT Proverbs 30:1-10 1. The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal: 2. Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the un...
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and...
THE WORDS OF AGUR The simplest way of treating the title is to read as follows: 'The words of Agur, son of Yakeh, of Massa.' Then we may proceed, with RM, 'The man saith, I have wearied myself, O God;...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 30 THE PUZZLES OF AGUR AND LEMUEL (PROVERBS 30:1 TO PROVERBS 31:9) These passages are by Agur ...
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 r...
WHO HATH ASCENDED UP INTO HEAVEN... — The reason of Agur’s sadness is here declared. He feels himself far off from possessing anything that may be called knowledge of God or of His works. (Comp. Galat...
מִ֤י עָלָֽה ־שָׁמַ֨יִם ׀ וַ יֵּרַ֡ד מִ֤י אָֽס
CHAPTER 31 THE WORDS OF AGUR THE rendering of the first verse of this chapter is very uncertain. Without attempting to discuss the many conjectural emendations, we must briefly indicate the view whic...
THE ADVICE OF A SHREWD OBSERVER Proverbs 30:1-17 This chapter contains a collection of sayings of one person, Agur, of whom we know nothing further. It is supposed that he lived after the return from...
This and the following chapter constitute an appendix to the Book of Proverbs. It is impossible to say who Agur was. In this selection from his writings we have an introduction, in which he a r m s th...
Who hath ascended into (d) heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, an...
Descended. How then could I acquire such a sublime science? (Deuteronomy xxx. 11.) (Calmet) --- Christ alone could impart it, (John iii. 13.; Haydock) who is the perfect wisdom. (Worthington) --- Hand...
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and w...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
WHO HATH ASCENDED UP INTO HEAVEN, OR DESCENDED?.... That has been thither to fetch knowledge of God and divine things, and has returned to communicate it. Enoch was taken up to heaven before this time...
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and...
_Who hath ascended_, &c. What mere man hath ascended into heaven to learn the mind of God, who dwells there? None have. _And descended_ To teach men below what he had learned above. No man can fully k...
Who hath ascended up into heaven or descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in a garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? All these great acts of...
GOD'S WORD AS THE SOURCE AND DISPENSER OF ALL WISDOM...
In THE FIVE Chapter S now completed are proverbs of Solomon copied out by Hezekiah's servants. The last two Chapter s show a distinct change in character, both being called "prophecies," and written b...
WHO? what mere man? None at all; and therefore I may truly say, that I have not that which no mortal man ever yet had. HATH ASCENDED UP INTO HEAVEN; there to learn the mind of God who dwells there, an...
Proverbs 30:4 ascended H5927 (H8804) heaven H8064 descended H3381 (H8799) gathered H622 (H8804) wind H7307 fists...
CONTENTS: The words of Agur. CHARACTERS: God, Agur, Ithiel, Ucal. CONCLUSION: God's Word is sure and pure, and venturing our souls upon it, we shall find it a shield against temptations, a safe prot...
Proverbs 30:1. _The words of Agur._ The style of this book seems to be much older than that of Solomon. Its simplicity very well agrees with the times of the patriarchs, or when the judges presided. H...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 30:1 The Sayings of Agur. The identity of Agur, son of Jakeh, is unknown. One claim is that the word translated ORACLE actually should be the proper name “Massa,” so that v....
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 30:2 I AM TOO STUPID TO BE A MAN. Wisdom texts often begin with a teacher proclaiming that he is wise and so his words ought to be obeyed. Here, Agur does just the opposite:...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 30:1. AGUR. There have been many conjectures about this person. Many consider that it is a figurative name, and some have adopted the old Jewish tradition that it is an alleg...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 30:1 PART VII. FIRST APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION, containing "the words of Agur." A short introduction, teaching that the Word of God is the source of wisdom ...
This is the end of the proverbs that were gathered by Hezekiah's men. Now in the thirtieth chapter we have, The words of Agur (Proverbs 30:1) Whoever he is. He tells us who he is, but it really does...
Deuteronomy 28:58; Deuteronomy 30:12; Ephesians 4:10; Ephesians 4:9;...
Who — What mere man? None at all. Ascended — To learn the mind of God who dwells there. Descended — To teach men below what he had learned above. No man can fully know and teach us these things unless...