Spirit of wisdom seems easy enough, the spirit or way of life that is wise - living wisely. But I'll never know it unless I take the time to search and to meditate on the word of God. 1 Therefore be imitators … And now, the God of glory, the Father of glory, is the source of all knowledge. and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. From such glory in both kinds, the Trinity, or the Father primarily, is called from his power, God of glory, Psalms 29:3; and from his supremacy, King of glory, Psalms 24:7. (Ephesians 3:10 RSV) The conflict that occurs is set forth in chapter six: For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Oh, friends, God grant in these days of uncertainty, days of lack of peace, days so full of perplexity that we can turn to Him and know He will direct, that He will reveal to us His purpose and His counsel—even for us today. He saw a group of rebels who would be transformed into saints. But let it be observed, that the gifts of the Spirit are not the gifts of nature. ς δώῃ ὑμῖν πνεῦμα σοφίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεως ἐν ἐπιγνώσει αὐτοῦ, כי יתן לכם אלהי אדנינו ישוע המשיח אבי הכבוד את רוח החכמה והחזון לדעת אתו׃, ܕܐܠܗܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܢܬܠ ܠܟܘܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܕܓܠܝܢܐ ܒܝܕܥܬܗ ܀, ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 1:17 Greek NT: Nestle 1904, ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 1:17 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881, ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 1:17 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants], ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 1:17 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005, ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 1:17 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church, ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 1:17 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition, ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 1:17 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894, ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 1:17 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550. You also have this in Colossians 1:9 when Paul prays—For this cause also since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you (what for?) so as to know. That Isaiah, Paul prays we might know what is the hope of His calling; he prays we might know what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance and he prays we might know what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward. The exposition of scripture from the pulpit is a first necessity of religious wakening. This passage heavily involves the supremacy of Christ. Our days are simply jammed full of programming, of purposes, of wanting to do this and wanting to do that, and we budget our time and every half hour is accounted for. Psalm 24:7,10 Lift … He wants the whole man to be opened up to the truth of God. You see, we don't take the time to let God speak to us. together with, knowledge." Yes, He's talking about what the saints are before God in Christ. But the Spirit of revelation is chiefly given to lead us into a spiritual, experimental, and saving knowledge of Christ. KJ21. In 1 Corinthians 2:10, Paul speaks of the fact that God has revealed the things to us by His Spirit, even the very deep things of God. God wants you to know Him. The Spirit of wisdom and revelation is here put, by a figure of speech, (metonymy,) for the grace which the Lord bestows upon us by his own Spirit. The lost cannot understand the Word of God so why hock the Lord"s wares to the world? Scholarship used to indicate deep study and time involved in the Word, but today it indicates a surface look at a verse or two and a lot of "thoughts" from the author. By glory many of the Fathers understood the divine nature of Christ, and remarked that Paul here calls God, the God of Christ as a man, but his Father as God.‹3› This interpretation of the phrase ‘Father of glory,' is without the least support from the analogy of Scripture. Father, I will that all those whom thou hast given me be with me where I Amos, that they may behold my glory. As the God of glory, He appeared unto Abram and said, "Get out," and Abram got out. He saw those who were dead in sins and saw them alive and righteous before God. I ask - ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory - to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally, 18 your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has … He does lead and guide via the Holy Spirit through the Word and peace. the same confidence. Blessed and worthy of praise be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ, 4 just as [in His love] He chose us in Christ [actually selected us for … It is with our hearts that we perceive. . Second, for due appreciation of the future blessedness of the saints. God wants you and me to know Him. It means either, the source or author of glory; or the possessor of glory, i.e. That's what he is talking about. The spirit of wisdom, and the eyes of their understanding being enlightened. But when Hebrews, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth. 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, . This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. God says, "My presence shall go with thee." The stages in the revelation of that purpose and the office assigned to St Paul in regard to it will be described in chap. This resulted in a lot of fear and confusion. I love the way that the Holy Spirit operates. I'm sure that the Lord today is willing to increase your capacity and my capacity for the truth of God. Ephesians 1:18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints (NASB: Lockman). The Apostle John in 1 John 2:20 encourages his babes in Christ that they have an unction from the Holy One and know all things. 1 tn The words “I pray” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied to clarify the meaning; v. 17 is a subordinate clause to v. 16 (“I pray” in v. 17 is implied from v. 16). First, for adequate knowledge of divine truth. Wisdom is pictured in the word as to be desired, it is pictured as more valuable than all those things we often seek after. Ephesians 3:15 The Greek for family (patria) is derived from the Greek for father (pater). A proper knowledge of God and His Word would go a long way toward clearing the confusion of today. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, ASV. Ephesians 1:17-18 17 But I do more than thank. wisdom consisting in knowledge. And notice that Paul uses three terms for power here. Father of glory— See note on Acts 7:2. ( Eph 1:13, 14; 2Co 1:22; 5:5 ) This special operation of holy spirit becomes like a figurative down payment, a guarantee (or, a pledge) of … And, if you want to take the book of John, chapter17, in that great prayer of our Saviour's, notice that the keynote, especially of the first few verses is the glory of God—Father, glorify thou me with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,(A)may give you the Spirit[a]of wisdom(B)and revelation, so that you may know him better. . And here we find that the Apostle Paul is saying—May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give unto you Wisdom of Solomon, the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. Who wouldn't when the God of glory appeared unto him? As in 1 Corinthians 4:21, "spirit of meekness;" and 2 Corinthians 4:13, "The same spirit of faith," i.e. Who is this King of glory? And God said—My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. How can you know God today? And such visible glory also represents that moral glory we attribute to the divine actions and character. I'm quoting John 17:1-2; John 17:5; John 17:22; John 17:24 as these verses come to mind. John 20:17 Jesus said to her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my …. Eph 1:15-23 constitutes one sentence in Greek, but a new sentence was started here in the translation in light of contemporary English usage.. 2 tn Or … Revelation means literally an uncovering or unveiling of a concealed or covered-up object. ", The particular object for which Paul incessantly prayed in their behalf, namely, their elevation of view to take in this grandeur of the redeeming Christ, of which he gives a picture in, —In the entire passage, 20-23, St. Paul describes Christ rather in his manhood raised by process to a divine exaltation, just as in, he describes his divinity as gradually humanized and humiliated. Now, these dear Christians had faith. Just as you have in Hebrews 12:2, where we read concerning our Saviour—Who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God. 17.The particular object for which Paul incessantly prayed in their behalf, namely, their elevation of view to take in this grandeur of the redeeming Christ, of which he gives a picture in Ephesians 1:20-23. Daniel 11:32 says—The people that know their God shall be strong. Read Introduction to Ephesians . Now you have that in Ro. 2. You will be able to see more clearly. And it is so with us and God. “I continually ask God who is the source of our eternal hope to give you the supernormal gifts from the Spirit. Ephesians 4:8 Or God; Ephesians 4:8 Psalm … ς, δώῃ ὑμῖν πνεῦμα σοφίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεως ἐν ἐπιγνώσει αὐτοῦ, He will make you wise (, and reveal God to you as you understand the truth we have preached to you.”, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament, Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament, Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary, Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, John Eadie's Commentary on Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians and Philippians, Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Hodge's Commentary on Romans, Ephesians and First Corintians, Commentary by J.C.Philpot on select texts of the Bible, Mitchell's Commentary on Selected New Testament Books, Stanley Derickson - Notes on Selected Books, Corinthians, First and Second, Theology of. Till the Lord opens them, the eyes of our heart are blind. You find in 1 Corinthians 2:8 that He is called the "Lord of glory." The fact is that we are holding back. You can't read the book without realizing his tremendous desire to know God. ", "Growth in knowledge is indispensable to growth in holiness. 1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and …. That is true; but so often we would not think so. Compare Ephesians 1:8, and Philippians 1:9, "That your love may abound in, i.e. Yes; but at the same time they needed increase, that, being endowed with a larger measure of the Spirit, and being more and more enlightened, they might more clearly and fully hold their present views. And such visible glory also represents that moral glory we attribute to the divine actions and character. The simplest method is to refer them to what precedes. The wisdom and knowledge should bring light to the understanding or the mind. 3. who is glorious. Mark this, shall we take time with this, with these three things? You see, He has the hope, too. The glory which thou has given me I have given them. It is not so much that you want to know God. Both renderings agree well with the context, for he that knows the Son knows also the Father; but I prefer the former as more natively suggested by the Greek pronoun , ἐν ἐπιγνώσει αὐτοῦ. The only question Isaiah, will you and I take the time for God to speak to us? But what does Paul wish for the Ephesians? The Holy Spirit is the author of that wisdom of which the apostle speaks so fully in 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; and which he describes, first negatively as not of this world, and then affirmatively, as the hidden wisdom of God, which he had revealed, by the Spirit, for our glory. The full revelation of Christ is found in the scriptures. They won"t and then the evangelical leaders will wonder why there is confusion in their churches. In fact, the Lord Jesus Christ is the center of all His knowledge. (NASB: Lockman) Greek: hina o th eo s tou kuriou hemon Iesou Ch ristou, o pater tes doxes, doe humin pneuma sophias kai apokalupseos en epignosei autou, There is a mode of pointing and reading this passage, which I do not disapprove, and which connects the two clauses in this manner: That God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, may give to you. It's not a heart of flesh, not even our mind. (Ephesians 6:10-12 RSV) 1:17 That 2443 the God 2316 of our 2257 Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, the Father 3962 of glory 1391, may give 1325 5632 5630 unto you 5213 the spirit 4151 of wisdom 4678 and 2532 revelation 602 in 1722 the knowledge 1922 of him 846:(in…: or, for the acknowledgement) The Expositor's Greek Testament. The term for revelation is the normal word that would indicate information revealed to them. Oh, to be just like the Lord Jesus. Have we not found it so? We run around day after day. In the knowledge of him. 3 # In Greek this passage (vv 3-14), also referred to as a doxology, is one sentence. It was one of the most wonderful gifts that he could request for them, from the Lord. This title springs from the former; for God’s glory, as a Father, consists in subjecting his Son to our condition, that, through him, he might be our God. Those who have this wisdom are the wise. James 2:1, and in Psalms 24:7, "the king of glory.". One man mentioned a guest speaker that used the church copier to copy the morning"s message he was going to deliver from a book of sermons. His first prayer is thus expressed: That he may give unto you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. He wants us to have the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. This is not referring to new insights or predictions of future events. Because the analogy of Scripture is in favor of this view of the passage. 1:17 For I always beseech the God of our Lord Jesus Christ--the Father most glorious--to give you a spirit of wisdom and penetration through an intimate knowledge of Him, World English Bible 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the … It is hard to distinguish a conservative church from a charismatic church anymore. Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit; Ephesians 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit. John 15:26, "Spirit of truth;" Romans 8:15, "Spirit of adoption;" Compare Galatians 4:6, "God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father;" 1 Thessalonians 1:6, "Joy of the Holy Spirit;" Romans 15:30, "Love of the Spirit;" Galatians 5:5, "We by the Spirit wait," etc. And then in the24th Psalm, two or three times He is called the King of glory—Be ye lift up (open up), ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in. The hope of his calling, the riches of the glory of his inheritance and to know the power of God. As origin and generator of all this gloriousness he is now here called, , that St. Paul specially here speaks; the, can break upon their view through the mists of earthliness only by, to them and of quickening their inner powers to behold and realize it. This exaltation of both Christ and his elect finds its glorious cause in him who is God of both. This designation is variously explained. General Search for 'Ephesians 1:17-23' within 'New American Standard Version' on StudyLight.org It is true the word spirit is sometimes used in periphrases expressive of mental acts or states. . Maybe we should call it Confusianity, because there is little Christian about it any more. In the knowledge of him. I say God wants to give that to you that you may know Him. And I am safe on that beautiful shore, Just to be near the dear Lord I adore Father, glorify thy Son that the Son also may glorify thee. The first thing about the purpose of the prayer is that the eyes of our hearts may be enlightened. Now, I recognize that God gives according to our capacity. Ephesians 1:17 Translation & Meaning. "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him." The things that were gain to me, the things that I used to run after, I count them just the refuse of the streets. There is a twofold revelation of this wisdom, the one outward, by inspiration, or through inspired men; the other inward, by spiritual illumination. I am sure that some of the church leaders had little idea of the charismatic nature, or else they did and did not care that they were mixed up in the confusion. ‘May give you wisdom together with the knowledge of himself.' Paul's prayers for the believers of Ephesus not only include praise for their success, but an appeal for their growth. The New Testament had not been gathered at this point and the letters were recognized as only letters at that time. That which He has purposed in Himself until the countless ages of eternity He makes known to the people of God today. EXEGESIS: BACKGROUND: While this book begins, “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus” (1:1), scholars today are divided regarding both the authorship and the intended … Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Ephesians 1:15-23. The reason for the former view here is to furnish basis for the parallelism in Ephesians 2:4-7, identifying our exaltation with Christ’s, produced by our divine identification with him. The church today truly needs the wisdom of the God that they serve, and they need to get to know Him that they would serve. Eph 1:10 - that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather … He will make you wise (1 Corinthians 12:8)and reveal God to you as you understand the truth we have preached to you.”. First of all, he talks about the eyes of your heart. That will be glory, be glory for me.". Wisdom from and knowledge about God, will clear the fog that is in your mind. Did you ever stop to think that that will be glory for Him? Or, supposing that we take the book of Jude 1:24 and Hebrews 12:2—Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding great joy—Who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God. Of course, Paul is not speaking of a fleshly heart, this organ in our bodies. And David goes on to speak about our Saviour in exaltation. Indeed, God's hope will be realized when you and I stand in the presence of God looking just like His Son. This man was a part of the confusion that we call Christianity today. But in the present case the former interpretation is to be preferred. May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give unto you, &c. having the eyes of your heart enlightened, ὕπεστί μοι θράσος ἁδυπνόων κλύουσαν ἀρτίως ὀνειράτων, αὖτέ μοι φίλον κέαρ τόνδε κλύουσαν οἶκτον, what the riches of the glory of His inheritance, ῞ινα ὁ θεὸς τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ᾿ιησοῦ χριστοῦ δῴη, πνεῦμα σοφίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεως ἐν ἐπιγνώσει αὐτοῦ, ἡ μετὰ τὴν πρώτην γνῶσιν τοῦ πράγματος κατὰ δύναμιν παντελὴς κατανόησις, "William Chillingworth said: "The Bible, and the Bible only, is the religion of Protestants." 17.That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. But the gracious Spirit of revelation took this double veil away, and by giving us the light of life, made the word of God a new book, and gave us a new heart; and ever since the day when the entrance of his word gave us light, God"s word has been a lamp unto our feet, and a light unto our path. Does God ever call? From such. This might also be read, In the knowledge of himself. It is something which all believers need and for which they should pray. Another leading charismatic was having a national prayer day push and had talked most of the major evangelical preachers into signing on - confusion is rampant - how will these evangelicals" followers know that they shouldn"t contribute, listen to and support these charismatics? in both kinds, the Trinity, or the Father primarily, is called from his power, . For this they need, continually ask God who is the source of our eternal hope to give you the supernormal gifts from the Spirit. This is why we're so ignorant of the things of Christ. That revelation has all He wants us to know in this life, other than His will for our lives and this information, many times comes from the Word as well. The glory of His hope, the hope of His calling, that God has a calling? Compare Acts 7:1; 1 Corinthians 2:8, "Lord of glory." To give you the Spirit. So, Father of mercies, 2 Corinthians 1:3. When, therefore, Peter made that noble confession of his faith in Christ as "the Son of the living God," our Lord said to him—"Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah; for flesh and blood has not revealed it unto you, but my Father who is in heaven.". It is illegal, it is not spiritual and it is unethical. Ephesians 1:17 • Ephesians 1:17 NIV • Ephesians 1:17 NLT • Ephesians 1:17 ESV • Ephesians 1:17 NASB • Ephesians 1:17 KJV • Ephesians 1:17 Commentaries • Ephesians 1:17 Bible Apps • Ephesians 1:17 Biblia Paralela • Ephesians 1:17 Chinese Bible • Ephesians 1:17 French Bible • Ephesians 1:17 … How to succeed at life, for the viewer was the promise. Will through the ages be glory for me. But we have little time for God. He chose us and He desires us to become complete, absolutely complete in Him. The word expresses adequate and proper knowledge, the precise nature of which depends on the object known. The Father of glory. Paul asks that the blessing imparted by God the Father to the Ephesians will be strengthened in them through the message of the gospel (Eph 1:13, 17–19). Greek… The knowledge of the godly is never so pure, but that some dimness or obscurity hangs over their spiritual vision. Our hope is the coming of the Saviour; His hope is the believer standing in the presence of His Father without a spot or a wrinkle or any such thing. Ephesians 1:17. : that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is speaking of the seat of our personality, the seat of our affections, of our devotions. Of both these the apostle speaks in 1 Corinthians 2:10-16, and both are here brought into view. See M. Barth, Ephesians (AB 34), 1:68 and ExSyn 282. in Christ … There are three leading petitions expressed in the prayer here recorded. This glory can break upon their view through the mists of earthliness only by the double process of verbal revelation to them and of quickening their inner powers to behold and realize it. Let us remember, however, that this relates to his human nature; so that his subjection takes nothing away from his eternal godhead. The apostle's prayer is for the Holy Spirit to dwell in them, as the author of divine wisdom, and as the revealer of the things of God, which insight into the things of the Spirit, is connected with that knowledge of God in which eternal life essentially consists. As to the revelation in the knowledge of God, I would assume that they would have a knowledge of God from the revelation they have, both natural (Romans one) and written, the Old Testament. He is not the author of confusion and that is usually what comes when people claim that He has revealed something to them. That Isaiah, you do not have the capacity to receive it. In Colossians 2:3, we read that God has hidden in Him, that Isaiah, in Christ, all His wisdom and all His knowledge. . Indeed, isn"t that spirit of wisdom supposed to fit in here somewhere - if the people used the Word wisely they would not make these foolish statements to others. God wants to really increase our capacity to see the wonderful truths in Christ. The glory, sometimes made visible to human eyes in the old dispensation, represented the divine splendour which our thoughts necessarily attribute to God, like the light we attribute to the sun. The prayer moves from God and Christ (Eph 1:17, 20–21) to the Ephesians (Eph 1:17–19) and the church (Eph 1:22–23). The confusion in the church today is so great I wonder if we will ever dig our selves back to a proper Biblical base. Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed …. Today a proper footnote is an option to many preachers. ... Ephesians 1:21. far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. Ephesians 1 / Ephesians 1:17 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. The Greek says it is not just like God’s power, it is God’s power. Indeed, this seems to be the implication of the following verse. It's an amazing thing that the gospel of Jesus Christ is an appeal to the heart. He has said, "My presence shall go with thee." You remember in Acts 7:2, we read that the God of glory appeared unto Abram when he was in Ur of the Chaldees. Read Introduction to Ephesians 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 17 that “That” indicates the purpose of Paul’s prayer in verse 16. This week I saw one of the major evangelical preachers hocking a series of studies on an infomercial. The emphasis in this context is on understanding what God has already done and provided. I trust as we read this book of Ephesians there will be the cry of your heart and mine that God will increase our capacity to know Christ Jesus our Lord and to be like Paul when he could say, "I count everything but loss just to know Him.". David Allan Black comments that in Ephesians 5, [T]here is a break between verse 20 and verse 21 in most English versions, and the Greek participle in verse 21 (“submitting yourselves to one another”) is translated as an imperative (“Submit yourselves to one another”). This is His hope; this is my hope. Does that really sound like something God wants for His children? As time went on the young person became quite fixed on the coming revelation and overworked and under fed himself into exhaustion. . The God of our Lord Jesus Christ. We do not take the time to search and to desire that ye might be filled with joy as presents. Become complete, absolutely complete in Him as Meyer says, `` my presence shall go thee. 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