Proverbs 30:26: The rock badgers are a feeble folk, yet they make their homes in the crags;
Insight
These “conies” are the hyrax syriacus. They have long hair, a short tail, and round ears. They are “feeble” and defenseless. They are not able to burrow in the ground, which makes them vulnerable little creatures; so they hide in the rocks to find a place of safety. They are included in the Leviticus list of unclean animals. The coney has a message for man. Like the coney, man is poor, helpless, and unclean. We are sinners, and we need to recognize our pitiful plight. This is why David prays, “… Lead me to the rock that is higher than I” (Ps. 61:2). We sing this in the hymn “The Rock That is Higher Than I” by E. Johnson: Oh, then to the Rock let me fly, To the Rock that is higher than I. That Rock is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ. 1
Application
Brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:1–4
Our Christian heritage is founded on the Rock. Is your life built upon that Rock? Do you run to the Rock? Is you life hidden in the Rock? The Rock is Christ. Will you pray right now and ask Jesus to be your Rock and your strong Tower? Your refuge!
Motivation
The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers. Psalm 104:18
If you take refuge in the Rock, the Rock will always be your refuge. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, please hide me in You. Please protect my thoughts tonight.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: Poetry (Proverbs) (electronic ed., Vol. 20). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
