AGUR

SCRIPTURE

The words of Agur son of Jakeh, [man of] Massa The speech of the man to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal: "I am brutish, less than a man; I lack common sense. I have not learned wisdom, Nor do I possess knowledge of the Holy One. Who has ascended heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hand? Who has wrapped the waters in his garment? Who has established all the extremities of the earth? What is his name or his son's name, if you know it?" — Proverbs 30:1–4
 

OBSERVATION

• Agur ben Jakeh: compiler not the author of a collection of proverbs found in Proverbs 30 which is sometimes known as the Book of Agur or Sayings of Agur.
• Agur: maybe it was a another name for Solomon or… the compiler; the one who first gathered,  the one who is brave in the pursuit of wisdom
• The son of Jakeh:  the one who spat out, despised, he who is free from sin, one who obeyed
• le-Ithiel:  the words of God he who understood the signs"
• ha-massa:  the burden, he who bore the yoke of God

“Remove falsehood and lies far from me” (Proverbs 30:8). Integrity is a key to living without anxiety. When we have nothing to hide, we have nothing to fear. Deceit enslaves; honesty liberates.  “Give me neither poverty nor riches—feed me with the food allotted to me”(8)  Contentment springs from trusting God as our supplier and gratefully accepting what He provides. Agur said of the Creator that He “established all the ends of the earth. . . . He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him” (4-5).  Integrity and contentment are riches of the soul that are available to all. Our Lord is pleased to give these treasures to everyone who asks. 3/12/13 ODB

Agur's question We don't know anything about this man, where he lived or even when he lived, why he wrote or why his writings were preserved in the best-selling book of all time Agur most know for:  "What is his name or his son's name, if you know it?"

APPLICATION

• Seek wisdom, collect import stuff 
• Be known and ask God for… integrity, contentment and understand the signs
• Ask big questions of God and search for the answers
• Read one chapter of Proverbs each day
• Choose someone to become your ‘Proverbs Partner’
• Discuss what you have read each day

BONUS

Agur:  Sounds like Ogre.  Name means: gatherer. No saint has ever been named Agur.  No village has ever been named Saint Agur.  However it is a is a blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk from the village of Beauzac in the mountains of France. In Spanish the word means: good bye !