12. Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance? 13.

"Who has understood the mind of the LORD, or instructed him as his counselor? Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way?"

Who was it that taught him knowledge or showed him the path of understanding? 15. Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales; he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust. 16. Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires, nor its animals enough for burnt offerings. 17. Before him all the nations are as nothing; they are regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing.

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The Mind of Minolta
The "Only from the Mind of Minolta" tag line was introduced in 1983 by the William Esty Company of New York in a television commercial featuring Tony Randall. The tag line was first used to market a 35mm single-lens reflex camera. The idea was to convey that the Minolta camera was the smartest camera on earth that could figure out the automatic lense aperture, exposure and lighting all in nano seconds.

Omniscient One
God wants us to see the extraordinary nature of His mind. The Bible has not title for God called "Omniscient One" there is certainly no doubt in Scripture that He is just that, omniscient. The dictionary defines omniscience as "the capacity to know everything infinitely, or at least everything that can be known about a character including thoughts, feelings, life and the universe, etc." Another theological way of defining this is by expressing that our knowledge is limited or finite, but God's knowledge is unlimited, therefore infinite.

God himself bring up the subject of his all-knowing character many times in the Scriptures. It is one of the main themes of Job's discussion of good and evil and God's ways and "whys." God poses the question Job at the end of his discourse, "Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?" (Job 38:2), then launches into His own Almighty diatribe concerning His infinite knowledge that continues for two entire chapters.

"Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. "Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?" - Job 38:4-5

God does the same in Isaiah 41 as He sets up the people Israel for the grand finale of wisdom as He hears the whisper of their hearts. "Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, 'My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God'?" (Isaiah 40:27)

Isaiah 40:12-17 - He Knows It All 12. Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance? 13. Who has understood the mind of the LORD, or instructed him as his counselor? 14. Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge or showed him the path of understanding? 15. Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales; he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust. 16. Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires, nor its animals enough for burnt offerings. 17. Before him all the nations are as nothing; they are regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing.

It is good to meditate on the Lord and stretch our minds to fathom his great understanding so that we might put life and events into the proper perspective. God challenges Job, Israel, and us to stretch our minds when thinking about the "Mind of God." He is smarter than you and I and knows the end from the beginning and everything in between. The bottom line of this truth of God's omniscience it that nothing surprises Him. He is never caught off guard. He is never sleeping or taking a nap. He never checks out or looks away and does not know what is happened. You can trust Him.



New King James Bible, Bible Gateway Index