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 allegorical designation of Solomon. “The name,” says Delitzsch, “means ‘_the gathered_’ ” (see chap. Prov... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 30:15. HORSELEECH, or “_vampire_, an imaginary spectre or ghost, supposed to suck the blood of children.” _(Stuart.)_ PROVERBS 30:15. On these verses, Dr. Aiken, the American translator of the Proverbs for Lange’s Commentary, remarks, “As compared with the numerical prover... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 30:18_ DEPTHS OF WICKEDNESS I. THERE ARE DEEDS OF INIQUITY WHICH LEAVE NO OUTWARD IMMEDIATE TRACE. The path which the eagle opens by her wings when she soars aloft cannot be traced by the human eye. The air closes behind her as she moves, and she leaves... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 30:23. ODIOUS, or _unloved_. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 30:21_ BURDENS GRIEVOUS TO BE BORNE I. IT IS SOMETIMES DANGEROUS TO THE PEACE OF A COMMUNITY TO RAISE A PERSON FROM A LOW TO A HIGH POSITION. To place a man who has never before crossed a horse, up... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 30:26. CONIES. A gregarious animal of the class Pachydermata, which is found in Palestine living in the caves or clefts of the rocks. Its scientific name is _Hyrax Syriacus_.… It is like the Alpine marmot, scarcely the size of a domestic cat, having long hair, a very short... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 30:29. GO WELL, rather, “are of stately walk.” PROVERBS 30:31. Delitzsch renders the last clause of this verse:—“_A king with whom is the calling out of the host_.” _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 30:29_ KINGLY QUALITIES These words seem to set forth anima... [ Continue Reading ]