1 Samuel 16:7 … for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [kjv]
και ειπεν κυριος προς σαμουηλ μη επιβλεψης επι την οψιν αυτου μηδε εις την εξιν μεγεθους αυτου οτι εξουδενωκα αυτον οτι ουχ ως εμβλεψεται ανθρωπος οψεται ο θεος οτι ανθρωπος οψεται εις προσωπον ο δε θεος οψεται εις καρδιαν [lxx]
That is, the finding and hiding is only in the eyes of Jesus and others do not see this. Man sees the outward
"appearance" or, in the
LXX (Septuagint), the
"face" (that is put on).
From the perspective of others, it is as if those "
treasures" have always been, are now, and always will be "
hidden" (from men) until the end of the age. We will rediscover and return to both of these ideas in parable 8 - the "
hidden" kingdom parable because it is not described using that word but fits all the other requirements of a kingdom parable.
[glory]
A human cannot know exactly what someone else is thinking. Others are like a "black box" from the outside. The Bible says this. Jesus, however, could know their thoughts.
