Proverbs 30:4 - The son is rhetorical
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Proverbs 30
Proverbs 30:4 says:
Bold mine. A Christian may read this part and think "Hey, this is referring to God and his Son, Jesus!"
But, once again, paying attention to the context helps. Agur, the sage of this chapter, is not talking about God at all here. He is sarcastically asking about this human person who can do all these amazing things that only God can do.
Basically, it's like this:
Who is this amazing person? Give me his name, along with the name of his son, so we may find him and praise him for his awesomeness!
It's not about God (the Father) and Jesus, but about a human who just cannot possibly exist but is sarcastically assumed. The son is asked about here probably because if it's anything like in my culture, a father was sometimes identified in ancient Israel by the name of their oldest son.
Proverbs 30:4 says:
Proverbs 30:4 Wrote:Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
Whose hands have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and what is the name of his son?
Surely you know!
Bold mine. A Christian may read this part and think "Hey, this is referring to God and his Son, Jesus!"
But, once again, paying attention to the context helps. Agur, the sage of this chapter, is not talking about God at all here. He is sarcastically asking about this human person who can do all these amazing things that only God can do.
Basically, it's like this:
Who is this amazing person? Give me his name, along with the name of his son, so we may find him and praise him for his awesomeness!
It's not about God (the Father) and Jesus, but about a human who just cannot possibly exist but is sarcastically assumed. The son is asked about here probably because if it's anything like in my culture, a father was sometimes identified in ancient Israel by the name of their oldest son.
