We are all aware thet scoffers shall come during the last times, and try to mock the Christian faith, especially during the season of Advent. Ssome that have a decidedly anti-supernatural agenda.It is also possible for people to eisegete Scripture instead of exegeting it,
The former position means "putting foreign, non Biblically supported things INTO Scripture and the latter position means "taking things FROM Scripture that are already there in the original languages. It is my opinion that you are doing the former, and not the latter because you are taking something that is not inferred from the Scriptures you cited above.
Here i am posting things from theology books, which support the fact that God is INDEED omniscient, and in giving these sources, I challenge anyone to look and see if these Scriptures are supporting the thesis of total omniscience
OMNISCIENCE State of being all knowing, which theology ascribes to God. Though Scripture affirms God’s immeasurable understanding (Psalm 147:5), God’s omniscience is not a matter of abstract speculation. Rather, God’s knowing is a matter of personal experience. God knows us intimately (Ps. 139:1–6; Matthew. 6:4, 6, 8). Such knowledge is cause for alarm for the unrighteous but for confidence for God’s saints (Job 23:10; Psalms. 34:15–16; 90:8; Prov. 15:3; 1 Pet. 3:12
Brand, C., Draper, C., England, A., Bond, S., Clendenen, E. R., & Butler, T. C. (Eds.). (2003). Omniscience. In Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
OMNISCIENCE:
om-nish'-ens: The term does not occur in Scripture, either in its nominal or in its adjectival form.
1. Words and Usage:
In the Old Testament it is expressed in connection with such words as da'ath, binah, tebhunah, chokhmah; also "seeing" and "hearing," "the eye" and "the ear" occur as figures for the knowledge of God, as "arm," "hand," "finger" serve to express His power. In the New Testament are found ginoskein, gnosis, eidenai, sophia, in the same connections.
2. Tacit Assumption and Explicit Affirmation:
Scripture everywhere teaches the absolute universality of the divine knowledge. In the historical books, although there is no abstract formula, and occasional anthropomorphic references to God'staking knowledge of things occur (Genesis 11:5; 18:21; De 8:3), none the less the principle is everywhere presupposed in what is related about God's cognizance of the doings of man, about the hearing of prayer, the disclosing of the future (1Samuel 16:7; 23:9-12; 1Kings 8:39; 2Ch 16:9). Explicit affirmation of the principle is made in the Psalter, the Prophets, the chokhmah literature and in the New Testament. This is due to the increased internalizing of religion, by which its hidden side, to which the divine omniscience corresponds, receives greater emphasis (Job 26:6; 28:24; 34:22; Ps 139:12; 147:4; Proverbs 15:3,11; Isaiah 40:26; Acts 1:24; Hebrews 4:13; Revelation 2:23).
4. Mode of the Divine Knowledge:
Scripture brings God's knowledge into connection with His omnipresence. Ps 139 is the clearest expression of this. Omniscience is the omnipresence of cognition (Jeremiah 23:23 ). It is also closely related to God's eternity, for the latter makes Him in His knowledge independent of the limitations of time (Isa 43:8-12). God's creative relation to all that exists is represented as underlying His omniscience (Ps 33:15; 97:9; 139:13; Isa 29:15). His all-comprehensive purpose forms the basis of His knowledge of all events and developments (Isa 41:22-27; Amos 3:7).
6. Religious Importance:
The divine omniscience is most important for the religious life. The very essence of religion as communion with God depends on His all-comprehensive cognizance of the life of man at every moment. Hence, it is characteristic of the irreligious to deny the omniscience of God (Ps 10:11,12; 94:7-9; Isa 29:15; Jer 23:23; Eze 8:12; 9:9). Especially along three lines this fundamental religious importance reveals itself.
by Geerhardus Vos, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
Therefore, as we look at the plan of salvation, planned in eternity, and implemented by the incarnation of Immanuel, we can take hope that the same God that brought about the supernatural events throughout history that ALL point to the death, burial and resurrection of our Savior, Sanctifier, Healer and Coming King is the same God who holds us securely in His hand, and that we are tattooed on His palm.
We rejoice, not in the glitter of the season, but in the extent of the eternal salvation which He gave to us freely and abundantly; and that surpassed everything else surrounding Christmas. So please remember that as you see a commercial of a luxury car wearing an over sized bow on top.
The former position means "putting foreign, non Biblically supported things INTO Scripture and the latter position means "taking things FROM Scripture that are already there in the original languages. It is my opinion that you are doing the former, and not the latter because you are taking something that is not inferred from the Scriptures you cited above.
Here i am posting things from theology books, which support the fact that God is INDEED omniscient, and in giving these sources, I challenge anyone to look and see if these Scriptures are supporting the thesis of total omniscience
OMNISCIENCE State of being all knowing, which theology ascribes to God. Though Scripture affirms God’s immeasurable understanding (Psalm 147:5), God’s omniscience is not a matter of abstract speculation. Rather, God’s knowing is a matter of personal experience. God knows us intimately (Ps. 139:1–6; Matthew. 6:4, 6, 8). Such knowledge is cause for alarm for the unrighteous but for confidence for God’s saints (Job 23:10; Psalms. 34:15–16; 90:8; Prov. 15:3; 1 Pet. 3:12
Brand, C., Draper, C., England, A., Bond, S., Clendenen, E. R., & Butler, T. C. (Eds.). (2003). Omniscience. In Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
OMNISCIENCE:
om-nish'-ens: The term does not occur in Scripture, either in its nominal or in its adjectival form.
1. Words and Usage:
In the Old Testament it is expressed in connection with such words as da'ath, binah, tebhunah, chokhmah; also "seeing" and "hearing," "the eye" and "the ear" occur as figures for the knowledge of God, as "arm," "hand," "finger" serve to express His power. In the New Testament are found ginoskein, gnosis, eidenai, sophia, in the same connections.
2. Tacit Assumption and Explicit Affirmation:
Scripture everywhere teaches the absolute universality of the divine knowledge. In the historical books, although there is no abstract formula, and occasional anthropomorphic references to God'staking knowledge of things occur (Genesis 11:5; 18:21; De 8:3), none the less the principle is everywhere presupposed in what is related about God's cognizance of the doings of man, about the hearing of prayer, the disclosing of the future (1Samuel 16:7; 23:9-12; 1Kings 8:39; 2Ch 16:9). Explicit affirmation of the principle is made in the Psalter, the Prophets, the chokhmah literature and in the New Testament. This is due to the increased internalizing of religion, by which its hidden side, to which the divine omniscience corresponds, receives greater emphasis (Job 26:6; 28:24; 34:22; Ps 139:12; 147:4; Proverbs 15:3,11; Isaiah 40:26; Acts 1:24; Hebrews 4:13; Revelation 2:23).
4. Mode of the Divine Knowledge:
Scripture brings God's knowledge into connection with His omnipresence. Ps 139 is the clearest expression of this. Omniscience is the omnipresence of cognition (Jeremiah 23:23 ). It is also closely related to God's eternity, for the latter makes Him in His knowledge independent of the limitations of time (Isa 43:8-12). God's creative relation to all that exists is represented as underlying His omniscience (Ps 33:15; 97:9; 139:13; Isa 29:15). His all-comprehensive purpose forms the basis of His knowledge of all events and developments (Isa 41:22-27; Amos 3:7).
6. Religious Importance:
The divine omniscience is most important for the religious life. The very essence of religion as communion with God depends on His all-comprehensive cognizance of the life of man at every moment. Hence, it is characteristic of the irreligious to deny the omniscience of God (Ps 10:11,12; 94:7-9; Isa 29:15; Jer 23:23; Eze 8:12; 9:9). Especially along three lines this fundamental religious importance reveals itself.
by Geerhardus Vos, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
Therefore, as we look at the plan of salvation, planned in eternity, and implemented by the incarnation of Immanuel, we can take hope that the same God that brought about the supernatural events throughout history that ALL point to the death, burial and resurrection of our Savior, Sanctifier, Healer and Coming King is the same God who holds us securely in His hand, and that we are tattooed on His palm.
We rejoice, not in the glitter of the season, but in the extent of the eternal salvation which He gave to us freely and abundantly; and that surpassed everything else surrounding Christmas. So please remember that as you see a commercial of a luxury car wearing an over sized bow on top.