Jehovah Is "Wise Alone"

In view of such evidence, is it any wonder that the Bible shows Jehovah's wisdom to be superlative? For example, it says that Jehovah is "wise alone." (Romans 16:27) Jehovah alone possesses wisdom in the absolute sense. He is the source of all true wisdom. (Proverbs 2:6) That is why Jesus, though the wisest of Jehovah's creatures, did not rely on his own wisdom but spoke as his Father directed him. -John 12:48-50.

Notice how the apostle Paul expressed the uniqueness of Jehovah's wisdom: "O the depth of God's riches and wisdom and knowledge! How unsearchable his judgments are and past tracing out his ways are!" (Romans 11:33) By opening the verse with the exclamation "O," Paul showed strong emotion-in this case, profound awe. The Greek word he chose for "depth" is closely related to the word for "abyss." Hence, his words evoke a vivid mental picture. When we contemplate Jehovah's wisdom, it is as if we were gazing into a limitless, bottomless chasm, a realm so deep, so vast that we could never even grasp its immensity, let alone trace it out or map it in detail. (Psalm 92:5) Is that not a humbling thought?

Jehovah is "wise alone" in another sense: Only he is able to peer into the future. Remember, Jehovah uses the farseeing eagle to symbolize divine wisdom. A golden eagle may weigh a mere ten pounds, but its eyes are larger than those of a full- grown man. The eagle's eyesight is amazingly keen, enabling the bird to spot tiny prey from thousands of feet aloft, perhaps even from miles away! Jehovah himself once said of the eagle: "Far into the distance its eyes keep looking." (Job 39:29) In a similar sense, Jehovah can look "far into the distance " of time-the future!

Next time: Conclusion of Jehovah Is "Wise Alone"

Draw Close To Jehovah,2002