The riddle of Proverbs 30: what is his name, and what is his son's name?

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Proverbs 30:4 read as the riddle of the divine name: 'Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?' The question of scripture is not whether God exists but what his name is. Neville unriddles it as the name I AM spelt out in JOD HE VAU HE (the wind gathered in the fist is creative spirit, the waters bound in a garment a psychological truth taken on as real, the ends of the earth established its objectification), and the son's name as sharing the Father's.

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Proverbs 30:4 | Who hath gathered the wind in his fist? Who hath bound the waters in a garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is His name and what is His son’s name? Cans’t thou tell?

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God Only Acts ¶2

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The Apple of His Eye ¶12

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The Four Mighty Ones ¶7

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Let us go back now to the riddle.

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The Four Mighty Ones ¶21

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So the whole thing begins in that 4th verse of the 30th chapter of the Book of Proverbs.

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The Four Mighty Ones ¶1

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The history of humanity is little else than a long struggle with this infinite riddle – the riddle of the Four Mighty Ones.

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The Four Mighty Ones ¶3

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The first is Spirit, the second is Water, and the third is Earth.

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The Four Mighty Ones ¶2

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“Who hath gathered the wind in his fist? Who hath bound the waters in a garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is His name and what is His son’s name? Cans’t thou tell?”

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The Four Mighty Ones ¶10

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