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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
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God's Glorious Mystery
Commentators explain that God's glory is displayed in what He conceals. His ways, His nature (like the Trinity), and His plans are beyond our full comprehension. This isn't a defect but a sign of His infinite majesty. The more we learn, the more we discover His unsearchable depths, which should lead us to humility and awe rather than frustration.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The earthly monarch might be, in some respects, the type of the heavenly, but here there is a marked contrast. The king presses further and further…
19th Century
Anglican
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing. For the more we search into the mysteries of nature or revelation, the more we…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing Secret things belong unto him, and they are kept so by him: many things which…
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God does not need to search into anything; nothing can be hidden from him. But it is the honor of rulers to search out matters, to bring to light h…
