Dictionary of Bible Themes
Foreknowledge is an aspect of God's knowledge of everything, and thus nothing can surprise him. Jesus Christ had foreknowledge of his own death, resurrection and coming in glory.
Isaiah 42:9God's foreknowledge
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Everything is within God's knowledge
1 Kings 22:14Daniel 2:28Matthew 24:36Isaiah 46:10-11pp Mk 13:32
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What God knows he ordains
Acts 2:23Romans 8:28-301 Peter 1:1-2Acts 3:18See also
God's foreknowledge of the Messiah
Isaiah 11:1-3; 53:7-9Micah 5:2Acts 2:22-23; 4:27-281 Peter 1:20Romans 8:29God's foreknowledge and his election of his people
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God's sovereign choice
Proverbs 16:4Romans 9:11-12; 11:2Ephesians 1:41 Peter 1:1-2,20Hebrews 2:3See also
Human responsibility
John 3:18,361 Corinthians 15:22 Corinthians 6:1-2Ephesians 5:5-6Hebrews 3:12; 6:4-62 Peter 2:1Hebrews 3:15Psalms 95:7-8
John 6:64Jesus Christ's foreknowledge
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Of events within his general ministry
Matthew 17:27; 26:31-34Luke 22:34John 13:38pp Mk 14:27-30
John 13:1See also
Of his suffering and departure
Matthew 26:18Mark 8:31Luke 12:50; 22:37John 3:14; 7:33; 13:11,33; 14:28; 17:5; 18:4; 19:28pp Lk 9:22
Matthew 16:27See also
Of his coming in glory and judgment
Matthew 24:30-31Matthew 25:31Mark 8:38pp Mk 13:26-27
Luke 24:26pp Lk 9:26
Mark 13:32Jesus Christ's lack of knowledge of the timing of his coming in glory
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pp Mt 24:36
1020 God, all-knowing1355 providence1427 prophecy2024 Christ, glory of2045 Christ, knowledge of2230 Messiah, coming of2309 Christ as judge2565 Christ, second coming5051 responsibility5932 response6638 election6708 predestination 
