I have Col. 2:3 written on a Post-it and stuck on my computer. I read it every single day and marvel at its brilliant simplicity. Don’t be fooled by its shortness; it is a total powerhouse. Each word is worthy of meditation and drips with truth.
All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Him. – Col. 2:3 (HOL)
Let me unpack it:
All – all is all. Is anything left out of all? Nope. If so, it would only be some. All means “each & every part; the whole, totality, thoroughly, and ‘all manner of.'”
the treasures = “a storehouse for precious things” from thesaurus, where we get the English term “thesaurus” which refers to a “storehouse (treasure) of synonyms.”
of wisdom & knowledge – knowledge is facts, wisdom is application of those facts. We all know people who had the facts, but did not apply them or who misapplied them and it resulted in folly or destruction (Also see Rom. 11:33
are hidden = kept secret; the concept is having something so valued that you store it away. Do we have anything like that today? Banks, maybe?
in Him – this, of course, refers to Xristós, “the Anointed One,” the Christ (Hebrew, “Messiah“): Jesus Christ!
All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Him. – Col. 2:3 (HOL)
Here’s a visual for you, remember the “Cave of Wonders” in Aladdin? Imagine that, only extending forever in every direction. In Eph. 3:8, Paul calls these riches “unsearchable” (boundless, endless, unfathomable, incalculable, infinite). In a million years, the treasures of Christ could still not be fully explored.
The Greek word means “past finding out.” So, as far as you can go, its past that.
Some takeaways: No matter how long you’ve been a Christian, there is still more to learn. Even after a 100 years, you have only scratched the outer edge of the knowledge of the Holy Spirit (A.W. Tozer). The soul prospers when we have clear knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus (Matthew Henry).
- Want to be richer?
- Want to be stronger?
- Want to be healthier? Col. 2:3.
- We cannot grow from Him until we are rooted in Him!
WARNING: The opposite of Col. 2:3 also exists. “All debts of folly and lies are exposed outside of Him.”
Do you know Him?
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Ref: All definitions from Strong’s & Thayer.
All – http://biblehub.com/greek/3956.htm
Treasures – http://biblehub.com/greek/2344.htm
Hidden – http://biblehub.com/greek/614.htm
Christ – http://biblehub.com/greek/5547.htm
Unsearchable – http://biblehub.com/greek/421.htm
