Reading Proverbs – 25:2 The Glory in Concealment

August 25th, 2009 by Steve

It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.– Prov 25:2

God who knows everything has no need to search – all is in plain sight to Him. We work and struggle, on the other hand, to uncover His secrets – not often meeting with success!:

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! – Rom 11:33

We are not alone in searching – the prophets and even the angels themselves tried to uncover certain things:

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look. – 1 Pet 1:10-12

And although many things remain hidden for now, some are revealed by the Holy Spirit and bring glory to God at the revelation. For instance:

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. – Matt 16:15-17

On the human side, there are things that must be uncovered. It was the duty of a king in David and Solomon’s time to sit in judgment. People throughout the land would come for justice that was both impartial and insightful. Solomon in particular was famed for his powers here, and it is perhaps not surprising that this chapter of Proverbs is titled ‘the proverbs of Solomon’. His most famous case seemed impossible at the time – the case of the two prostitutes (1 Kings 3:16-28) – and it was the wisdom of the king that uncovered the secret.

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