Read: Pr. 30-31
Proverbs 30 and 31 are the only chapters in Proverbs that give Solomon another name. Proverbs 30 gives him the name Agur which is a fanciful name for Solomon which means gathered (i.e. received among the sages). He gave this group of Proverbs specifically for two men called Ithiel and Ucal. One of the commentators I read suggested that they could be pupils of Solomon. Another thought they were symbolic people. Ithiel means “God has arrived” and Ucal means “devoured”. When Jesus comes back there are a lot of people who will be devoured because of their sin. This proverb is so different from all the others. It starts like a Psalm and then becomes a prophecy of generations and ends in Solomon’s observation of life.
Proverbs 31 is written to Lemuel and is the words of his mother. Lemuel is symbolic name for Solomon and means “belonging to God”. She schools her son on how to be a king but spends most of the prophecy on describing the wife he should take.
This is a beautiful picture of the Bride of Christ. She will be all of these things. She calls her the virtuous woman. Virtuous means an army full of wealth, virtue, valor, strength; a band of soldiers full of might and power, trained for war. I can’t think of a better way to describe the true Church.
Lord, may we be this virtuous woman who Your heart can safely trust in who is ready and equipped for the days to come.
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