Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret things belong to the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children for ever… I. THAT THERE ARE IN THE UNIVERSE CERTAIN DOMAINS ACCESSIBLE TO NONE BUT GOD. This holds true in reference to — 1. Material creation. Secrets of nature. 2. The decrees of Providence. "Clouds and darkness are round about Him." Social inequalities. 3. The mysteries of redemption. "Great is the mystery," etc. II. THAT IMPENETRABLE SECRECY IS COMPATIBLE WITH PATERNAL BENEVOLENCE. 1. All nature proves this. 2. Family mercies prove tiffs. 3. Never make God's secrets a plea for neglecting His bounties. III. THAT DIVINE SECRECY IS NO ARGUMENT FOR HUMAN DISOBEDIENCE. "Those things which are revealed belong unto us." 1. An acknowledgment of a Divine revelation. 2. The confession of our relationship to God. 3. An implication of our power to obey the Divine requirements. IV. THAT INQUISITIVENESS INTO SECRET THINGS IS A FRUITFUL CAUSE OF SCEPTICISM. Let us leave God to deal with His own decrees, to manage the boundless realm of causes, and to work out His inconceivable purposes. (J. Parker, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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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