Parenting by the Book
STUDY 392
Text: Proverbs 30
28 December 2008
Dear Parents,
THINGS THAT ARE PERTURBING
The following things perturbed Agur. Unfortunately these problems have not gone away after all these years!
This is the way of the adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth,
And says, ‘I have done no wickedness.’
For three things the earth is perturbed,
Yes, for four it cannot bear up:
For a servant when he reigns;
A fool when he is filled with food,
A hateful woman when she is married,
And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.Proverbs 30:20-23
1. Understanding the word “perturbed”
This word expresses the feeling of being greatly disturbed.
2. Listed and unlisted
a) There is a list of things that is presented as perturbing.
b) The expression “for three things… for four”
This is a literary adopted!
c) Not listed in the series
This does not mean that it is any less perturbing.
3. Series of perturbing things
a) An adulterous woman and her mindset.
b) A servant who becomes a ruler (he will not rule well because he is not capable).
c) A fool who is easily satisfied with nothing more than food.
d) A hateful woman when she is married (she brings her hatefulness into marriage).
e) A maidservant who succeeds in becoming a mistress (she does not know how to carry herself).
Prayerfully,
Pastor Charlie