How did God make known the mystery of His will?
God made known the mystery of His will by revelation, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself. The secret things belonged to the Lord, but the things revealed were made known to us and to our children forever.
Les explains that the secret things belong unto the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed are made known. In Ephesians 1:9, Paul writes that God has made known unto us the mystery, or the secret, of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself. Everything starts and finishes in the mind of God. Moses dealt with the same God, who kept things secret until He saw fit to reveal them. So the mystery of His will is made known by revelation, not by human discovery.
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
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What is the mystery of His will in Ephesians 1:9?
The 'mystery' in Ephesians 1:9 is the secret of God's will.