20 Bible Verses about God's Things Concealed

Then the Lord said, “Should I hide what I am about to do from Abraham?

If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world and everything in it is Mine.

“Yet You concealed these thoughts in Your heart;
I know that this was Your hidden plan:

I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but I did not reveal My name Yahweh to them.

Now Samuel had not yet experienced the Lord, because the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

When she came up to the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone—she is in severe anguish, and the Lord has hidden it from me. He hasn’t told me.”

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter
and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.

At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants.

In that same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and the learned and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.

and to shed light for all about the administration of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things.

His brilliance is like light;
rays are flashing from His hand.
This is where His power is hidden.

so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

I will open My mouth in parables;
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.

But they did not understand this statement; it was concealed from them so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

This was not made known to people in other generations as it is now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit:

“What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Don’t hide it from me. May God punish you and do so severely if you hide anything from me that He told you.”

But if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

saying, “If you knew this day what would bring peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.

It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing
and concealed from the birds of the sky.

I am a stranger on earth;
do not hide Your commands from me.