The Bible teaches that the God who created the heavens and the earth knows everything. And when we say “everything,” we mean everything – past, present, and future. Everything that actually happens and everything that could possibly happen.
THE OT TEACHES THAT GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING:
Take a look at Genesis 6:5; Job 21:22; Psalm 147:4-5.
THE NT TEACHES THAT GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING:
Listen to Jesus tell us about His Father: Matthew 6:8; 10:29-30; Romans 11:33; Ephesians 1:11; Hebrews 4:13. Some think that God does not know the possible choices we make, only the actual choices we make.
In 1 Samuel 23… King Saul is chasing David to kill him, motivated out of jealousy and envy. David flees to a village named Keilah. It was under attack by the Philistines so David delivered the people from the Philistines. But then King Saul heard that David was in the village of Keilah and that it was a city that was heavily strengthened. Then David found out that King Saul had sent men to capture David (ver. 9).
David inquired of Jehovah in verses 10-11. Please observe that David asks God: “Will the men of Keilah surrender me into Saul’s hand?” God said, “Yes, they will surrender you” (ver. 12). In other words, God knew the free choice of the men of Keilah and He knew that they would turn David over to King Saul.
But observe in verse 13 that David then fled from Keilah (ver. 13). What we learn here is that: God knows everything; He knows the choices that we will make, and He knows the choices that we might make. Our freedom to make choices does not destroy God’s knowledge of our future.
That’s why we need to trust God. The verb “to believe” or “to trust” is used 96 times in the Hebrew OT. The English verb “to trust” is used 78 times in the whole Bible in the NASV, “to believe” is used 150 times in the whole Bible. “To believe” or “to trust” is used 241 times in the Greek NT. Clearly God wants us to trust Him.
In fact, we cannot be saved from our sins if we do not trust God. The writer of Hebrews said, “without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him” (Heb. 11:6).
We can trust God’s word because God knows everything!
Paul Holland