Day 173 (Proverbs 30-31) - Year 8

Tara-Leigh Cobble· Host0:00

[upbeat music] Hey, Bible readers. I'm Tara-Leigh Cobble, and I'm your host for The Bible Recap. Today we finished our 15th book of the Bible. Congratulations. And even though there are 66 books, we're actually almost to the halfway point in our first trip through the Bible together. Let's see what the wise men had to say to us today in Proverbs. Chapter 30 is written by a man named Agur, and it's the only place in scripture where his name occurs. Some people think this may have been one of Solomon's pseudonyms, but no one knows for sure. What we do know is that he has a different approach to wisdom literature than most other wisdom authors. They typically start out by saying something like, "Listen up, I'm about to drop all my wisdom on you." But he opens with something closer to, "Hey, nice to meet you. I'm an idiot." He's not just being self-deprecating here. He's driving home a point. He's saying that his wisdom in comparison to God's wisdom is absolutely zero. He uses a lot of imagery that's reminiscent of when God spoke to Job, and he points out that God is so much more powerful and wise than any of us. In verse four, he also ends with a question that could be prophetic. He's talking about God and His power, and he says, "Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name and his son's name? Surely you know." I do. I know him. Verse six is a reminder of why this trip we're taking through the Bible is so important.