“For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
16. For who hath known? It is probable that Paul had an eye to what we read in the 40th chapter of Isaiah. The Prophet there asks, Who hath been God’s counselor? Who hath weighed his Spirit, The expression made use of by Isaiah is, Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord?
In this part of the chapter the apostle shows them that though he had not come to them with the excellency of human wisdom, with any of the boasted knowledge and literature of the Jews or Greeks, yet he had communicated to them a treasure of the truest and the highest wisdom: We speak wisdom among those who are perfect (Co1 2:6), among those who...
Commenting on 1 Corinthians 2:6-16
Verse 16. For who hath known, etc. This passage is quoted from . The interrogative form is a strong mode of denying that any one has ever known the mind of the Lord. The argument of Paul is this: "No one can understand God. No one can fully comprehend his plans, his feelings, his views, his designs.