What Does “Hidden mystery” Mean in the Bible?
A deeply hidden secret, which only God knows and can make known.
A detail
- In the Bible: God revealed to Daniel the mystery of the king’s dream. Daniel said it was not because of his own wisdom.
Where it appears in the Bible
Daniel 2:19; Daniel 2:30
What the Bible says
Daniel 2:19
Then was the mystery revealed to Daniel by a vision in the night: and Daniel blessed the God of heaven,
Daniel 2:30
To me also this secret is revealed, not by any wisdom that I have more than all men alive: but that the interpretation might be made manifest to the king, and thou mightest know the thoughts of thy mind.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “arcano”