The Hidden Wisdom of God — 1 Corinthians 2:6-9 Explained

B26L5 What has God already prepared for those who love Him — things no eye has seen and no human mind can imagine? In 1 Corinthians 2:6-9, Paul unveils the hidden wisdom God kept secret from eternity past — now revealed through the Apostle to the Gentiles. Les picks up at verse 6 — where "perfect" means mature — contrasting God's wisdom with the wisdom of this world and its princes who come to nothing. He turns to Deuteronomy 29:29, where the secret things belong unto the Lord, showing that God has always concealed truth until His sovereign timing. Les introduces the Hebrew name Jehovah Olam — the God who hides things — traced back to Abraham in Genesis. He references Acts 2, where Peter's sermon reveals the crucifixion was part of God's predetermined counsel and foreknowledge. The study then moves into Galatians 1:11-16, where Paul gives his own account: his gospel came not from Peter, James, or John but by direct revelation from the risen, ascended Christ. God deliberately kept Paul from Jerusalem, sending him to Arabia and likely Mount Sinai for three years, where alone God revealed to him the doctrines of grace. Returning to 1 Corinthians 2:8, Les explains that the princes of this world — both Jewish and Roman — crucified Christ because they did not truly know who He was. 📖 Key Topics Covered: • 1 Corinthians 2:6 — "perfect" means mature; God's wisdom is not the wisdom of this world • Deuteronomy 29:29 — the secret things belong unto the Lord our God • Jehovah Olam — the Hebrew name for God as the One who hides and reveals in His timing • Acts 2 — Christ crucified by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God • Galatians 1:11-16 — Paul's gospel came by revelation of Jesus Christ, not from the Twelve • Paul went to Arabia, not Jerusalem — three years alone with God at Mount Sinai • 1 Corinthians 2:8 — the princes of this world crucified Christ not knowing who He was • 1 Corinthians 2:9 — eye has not seen, ear has not heard, what God has prepared for those who love Him ✝️ This study covers the hidden wisdom of God, why Paul's gospel of grace was kept secret from the Old Testament and the Gospels, Paul's three-year revelation in Arabia, and the incomprehensible eternal glory awaiting every believer. 📖 Visit our website: www.lesfeldickbiblestudy.com If this study blessed you, please LIKE the video and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear this teaching. 00:00 — Introduction: 1 Corinthians 2 — The Hidden Wisdom of God and the Wisdom of Men 00:57 — Announcements: Past Programs Available on Video and in Print Booklets 01:38 — Picking Up at 1 Corinthians 2 — Paul's Recurring Theme: Man's Wisdom vs. God's Wisdom 02:40 — Paul at Athens: The Greek Philosophers Called Him a "Babbler" on Mars Hill 03:38 — Corinth: A City Steeped in Idolatry, Mythology, and Gross Immorality 03:51 — Paul Didn't Come with Oratory or Advance Teams — Just the Simple Preaching of the Cross 05:00 — Verse 6: "Perfect" Means Mature — The Wisdom Paul Speaks Is Not of This World 06:38 — Verse 7: We Speak the Wisdom of God in a Mystery — Hidden Until God's Appointed Time 07:08 — Deuteronomy 29:29 — The Secret Things Belong unto the Lord Our God, Revealed Things unto Us 09:09 — Paul's Gospel Was Kept Secret — Not Found in the Old Testament or the Four Gospels 10:00 — Jehovah Olam: The Hebrew Name for God Who Hides Things Until He Chooses to Reveal Them 11:03 — Acts 2: Christ Was Crucified by the Determinate Counsel and Foreknowledge of God 12:10 — Turning to Galatians 1 — Paul's Own Account of How His Revelations Came to Him 12:49 — Galatians 1:11-12 — Paul's Gospel Is Not After Man but by Revelation of Jesus Christ 13:57 — Galatians 1:13 — Paul's Former Life in the Jews' Religion: Persecuting the Church 15:23 — Galatians 1:14 — Profited Above His Peers, Exceedingly Zealous of the Traditions of the Fathers 16:22 — Galatians 1:15 — Saul Was Separated from His Mother's Womb and Called by God's Grace 17:31 — Galatians 1:16 — God's Purpose: To Reveal His Son in Paul to Preach Among the Gentiles 19:21 — Paul Conferred Not with Flesh and Blood — He Did Not Go Up to Jerusalem to the Apostles 20:30 — God Sent Paul to Arabia and Mount Sinai — Not to Peter, James, and John 21:03 — Three Years in the Desert: God Alone Revealed the Doctrines of Grace to This Man 21:44 — Back to 1 Corinthians 2:8 — The Hidden Wisdom That None of the Princes Knew 22:34 — The Princes of This World Crucified Christ Because They Did Not Know Who He Really Was 23:34 — Pilate Came Close but Ultimately Did Not Recognize He Was Judging the Lord of Glory 24:27 — Verse 9: Eye Has Not Seen, Ear Has Not Heard — What God Has Already Prepared 25:00 — Heaven Is More Than a Destination — We Cannot Comprehend What Awaits Those Who Love Him 26:00 — Get Excited About Your Eternity — Even Earth's Most Beautiful Mountains Fall Short 26:52 — Closing: This Old World Is Nothing Compared to the Glory That Is Still Coming