“Verse 2 appears to be an intentional tribute to Solomon and Hezekiah as scholar-kings. “It is suggestive that those scribes put this Proverb first…had not all this resulted from the fact that they had been under the rule of a king whose supreme glory had been that of searching out the secrets of wisdom in the fear of Jehovah?” (Morgan) Campbell Morgan wrote, “That is the principle of all the triumphs of scientific investigations and it is the deepest secret of all advance in spiritual strength.” I must not arrogantly think that I can figure it all out.” As G. “What I see amazes me, but God has concealed even greater treasures of knowledge and wisdom in His creation (Romans 1:19-20). In all their searching, the scientist should still keep this humble remembrance: It is the glory of God to conceal a matter. Therefore, we say to the scientist, search on, and do so with all your strength. When men and women seek out scientific knowledge, trying to understand the mystery and brilliance of what God has concealed in His creation, they express an aspect of the glory of humanity, even the glory of kings. This speaks to our pursuit of God’s mysteries in the spiritual world, but perhaps even more so to God’s mysteries in the material world. The glory of kings is to search out a matter: It is the glory of great men ( kings) to search out what God has concealed. For here we see through a glass darkly but there, face to face: here we know in part but there we shall know as we also are known.” (Clarke)ī. “I know not, however, that there are not matters in the Book of God that will not be fully opened till mortality is swallowed up of life. – these make exceeding much to the glory of his infinite wisdom and surpassing greatness.” (Trapp) “Those unsearchable secrets of his – such as are the union of the three persons into one nature, and of two natures into one person, his wonderful decrees, and the no less wonderful execution thereof, etc. It is one of God’s ways to say, “You are amazed by what you see yet what you don’t see, what I have concealed, is even greater.” There are many things God has concealed, and this is one expression of His glory.
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter: There are many mysteries in the universe, both material and spiritual mysteries. Take away the wicked from before the king,Īnd his throne will be established in righteousness.Ī. It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,īut the glory of kings is to search out a matter.Īs the heavens for height and the earth for depth,Īnd it will go to the silversmith for jewelry. The men of Hezekiah: “Certain persons appointed by Hezekiah for that work, whether prophets, as Isaiah, Hosea, or Micah, who lived in his days, or some others, it is neither evident nor material.” (Poole) 2. He added these chapters to the previous collection of proverbs, having found these yet-to-be-published proverbs of Solomon.
Which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied: King Hezekiah of Judah reigned over a time of national spiritual revival. Even with Hezekiah’s addition, not all of them are contained in the Book of Proverbs.ī. 1 Kings 4:32 tells us that Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs. These also were written by Solomon yet collected under the supervision of Hezekiah king of Judah – some 270 years after Solomon’s death. These are the proverbs of Solomon: This collection of proverbs is from 25:1 through 29:27, making up five chapters of the book of Proverbs. These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:Ī. (1) Hezekiah’s collection of Solomon’s proverbs. Proverbs 25 – Hezekiah’s Collection of Solomon’s Proverbs A.
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