“It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter” (Proverbs 25:2).
Noted scientist Albert Einstein once declared: “God is subtle, but He is not malicious.” He later explained this observation by stating that nature hides it secrets because of its profundity, not because it is deliberately trying to trick us.
Nearly three thousand years earlier, Solomon had already noted God’s subtlety in nature and attributed it to His glorious superiority. An enduring trait of God’s handiwork in natural and supernatural revelation is profound simplicity and simple profundity.
Throughout most of human history, the common man had neither the time, energy, nor wealth to engage in scientific investigation. Daily sustenance was too pressing and time consuming. Therefore, discovering the divine subtleties of our universe was the domain of a few. Often, only kings had the leisure time and abundance of resources to engage in an extended pursuit of in-depth scientific knowledge.
Because of the revelation, preservation, and translation of His word, searching the most glorious of God’s gifts is not something only the kings of this world can do today. We can search the Scriptures daily and learn their profoundly simple truths and live thereby. Because we are a royal priesthood, we ought.
