Matthew 11:25-27
Hid these things; not led them to perceive and embrace them, because there were the wisest and best reasons why he should not.Wise and prudent; in their own estimation, and so proud that they would not ask of God that wisdom which is from above.Babes; those who feel their dependence on God, and seek his aid. For all his dealings, however mysterious to men, God has the wisest and best of reasons. Those who love him will believe this, and rejoice in the conviction that he doeth all things well. It seemed good; because it was good, right, and best. All things are delivered; all things were by the Father committed to Christ as mediator. He is head over all things to his church, and the final judge of the living and the dead.Reveal him; as manifested in the person and work of the Saviour, and by his word and Spirit. None have right views of God, except those who learn his character from his Son. The course of wisdom therefore, for all who wish to know God, is to sit at the feet of Christ and learn from him. John 8:19
If ye had known me--known my Father also; the union between him and his Father was such, that to know the one was also to know the other. Compare chap Joh 14:9,10. We may have the Bible and all the means of grace, and yet be ignorant of the character of God, of Jesus Christ, and of the way of life through him. This is not because they are not plainly revealed, but because opposition to them blinds the mind, hardens the heart, and prevents the right apprehension of divine truth. John 16:3
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