Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [1 Corinthians: Chapter 2].
solid spiritual food, "the ample teaching as to the Person of
Christ and the eternal purpose of God. Such 'wisdom' we have in
the Epistles to the Ephesians and the Colossians especially, and
in a less degree in the Epistle to the Romans. This 'wisdom' is
discerned in the Gospel of John, as compared with the other
Evangelists" (Lightfoot). These imperfect disciples Paul wishes
to develop into spiritual maturity. {Of this world} (\tou ai•nos
toutou\). This age, more exactly, as in 1:20. This wisdom does
not belong to the passing age of fleeting things, but to the
enduring and eternal (Ellicott). {Which are coming to naught}
(\t•n katargoumen•n\). See on ¯1:28. Present passive participle
genitive plural of \katarge•\. The gradual nullification of these
"rulers" before the final and certain triumph of the power of
Christ in his kingdom.
2:7 {God's wisdom in a mystery} (\theou sophian en must•ri•i\).
Two points are here sharply made. It is God's wisdom (note
emphatic position of the genitive \theou\) in contrast to the
wisdom of this age. Every age of the world has a conceit of its
own and it is particularly true of this twentieth century, but
God's wisdom is eternal and superior to the wisdom of any age or
time. God's wisdom is alone absolute. See on ¯2:1 for mystery.
It is not certain whether {in a mystery} is to be taken with
{wisdom} or {we speak}. The result does not differ greatly,
probably with {wisdom}, so long a secret and now at last revealed
(Col 1:26; 2Th 2:7). {That hath been hidden} (\t•n
apokekrummen•n\). See Ro 16:25; Col 1:26; Eph 3:5. Articular
perfect passive participle of \apokrupt•\, more precisely
defining the indefinite \sophian\ (wisdom). {Foreordained before
the worlds} (\pro•risen pro t•n ai•n•n\). This relative clause
(\h•n\) defines still more closely God's wisdom. Note \pro\ with
both verb and substantive (\ai•n•n\). Constative aorist of God's
elective purpose as shown in Christ crucified (1Co 1:18-24).
"It was no afterthought or change of plan" (Robertson and
Plummer). {Unto our glory} (\eis doxan h•m•n\). "The glory of
inward enlightenment as well as of outward exaltation"
(Lightfoot).
2:8 {Knoweth} (\egn•ken\). Has known, has discerned, perfect
active indicative of \gin•sk•\. They have shown amazing ignorance
of God's wisdom. {For had they known it} (\ei gar egn•san\).
Condition of the second class, determined as unfulfilled, with
aorist active indicative in both condition (\egn•san\) and
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