Robertson Word Pictures - 1 Corinthians 2:7 - 2:7

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Robertson Word Pictures - 1 Corinthians 2:7 - 2:7


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God’s wisdom in a mystery (theou sophian en mustēriōi). Two points are here sharply made. It is God’s wisdom (note emphatic position of the genitive theou) in contrast to the wisdom of this age. Every age of the world has a conceit of its own and it is particularly true of this twentieth century, but God’s wisdom is eternal and superior to the wisdom of any age or time. God’s wisdom is alone absolute. See note on 1Co 2:1 for mystery. It is not certain whether in a mystery is to be taken with wisdom or we speak. The result does not differ greatly, probably with wisdom, so long a secret and now at last revealed (Col 1:26; 2Th 2:7).

That hath been hidden (tēn apokekrummenēn). See note on Rom 16:25; note on Col 1:26; Eph 3:5. Articular perfect passive participle of apokruptō, more precisely defining the indefinite sophian (wisdom).

Foreordained before the worlds (proōrisen pro tōn aiōnōn). This relative clause (hēn) defines still more closely God’s wisdom. Note pro with both verb and substantive (aiōnōn). Constative aorist of God’s elective purpose as shown in Christ crucified (1Co 1:18-24). “It was no afterthought or change of plan” (Robertson and Plummer).

Unto our glory (eis doxan hēmōn). “The glory of inward enlightenment as well as of outward exaltation” (Lightfoot).