Bible Dictionary
Foreknowledge of God
The foreknowledge of God is His perfect knowledge of events and persons before they occur. Scripture presents this as an attribute of God connected with His purposes and calling, though its full scope is beyond human understanding.
Definition
The foreknowledge of God is an attribute by which God knows persons and events before they occur. His knowledge is presented as absolute and infinite, while its full import is beyond human comprehension.
Biblical Usage
Foreknowledge is associated with God’s purposes, His knowledge of persons, and His ordering of events. The supplied material connects it with passages concerning Christ’s death, divine calling, Israel, and God’s complete knowledge of future circumstances.
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; 11:2; 1 Pet. 1:2), one of those high attributes essentially appertaining to him the full import of which we cannot comprehend. In the most absolute sense his knowledge is infinite (1 Sam. 23:9-13; Jer. 38:17-23; 42:9-22, Matt. 11:21, 23; Acts 15:18).