Les Feldick Bible Study

What does Deuteronomy 29:29 show about God's secret?

Deuteronomy 29:29 presents God's secret as part and parcel of His dealing with not only Israel but the whole human race. The same concept stands behind Paul's phrase "the wisdom of God in a mystery," where the Greek word for mystery also means secret.

Les explains that Deuteronomy 29:29 is a verse he has used over and over, because it contains the word secret. That secret, he teaches, is part and parcel of God's dealing with not only Israel but the whole human race. He connects it with the phrase "we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery," noting that the Greek word for mystery is also secret. This fits the contrast between the wisdom of this world and the simple gospel of the cross, which still has power through the Word of God and the Holy Spirit.

Deuteronomy 29:29

The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.

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What does Deuteronomy 29:29 say about God keeping secrets?

Deuteronomy 29:29 teaches the same thing: God can see fit to keep things secret as long as He wants.