ELTBefore Bet ב

ELTBefore Bet ב [∞]

The *ב* (Bet) represents a revelation to man, symbolized by the lower horizontal stroke. This suggests that God makes Himself known to humanity and that we do not discover Him through our own efforts. In contrast to human endeavors to search for God, Scripture teaches that God actively reveals Himself to us, making His presence and nature known through His Word, His actions, and His creation.

Here are some scriptures that emphasize that God is the one who makes Himself known to us, and that we cannot discover Him on our own:

**God Reveals Himself to Us**

1. ▸ ± Jeremiah 9:24

  *"But let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the Lord.*  
  - God declares that understanding and knowing Him is a privilege given by Him, emphasizing that it is through His revelation that we can come to know Him.

2. ▸ ± Matthew 11:27

  *"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."*  
  - Jesus teaches that the knowledge of the Father is not something we can attain by our own means, but it is given to those whom the Son chooses to reveal the Father to.

3. ▸ ± John 14:9

  *"Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?"*  
  - Jesus reveals that to know the Father, one must look to the Son, showing that God’s self-revelation is made known through Jesus Christ.

4. ▸ ± 1 Corinthians 2:10

  *"These are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God."*  
  - The Apostle Paul affirms that it is by the Spirit of God that we come to know the deep things of God, highlighting that revelation is God's work, not ours.

5. ▸ ± Romans 1:19-20

  *"Since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse."*  
  - God reveals Himself through creation, making His invisible qualities evident to all people. The revelation of God through His creation shows that God makes Himself known to humanity.

6. ▸ ± Ephesians 1:17

  *"I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better."*  
  - Paul prays for believers to receive a deeper revelation of God through the Holy Spirit, emphasizing that knowing God comes through divine revelation, not human discovery.

7. ▸ ± Luke 10:22

  *"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."*  
  - Again, Jesus emphasizes that the knowledge of God is something He reveals to those He chooses, not something that can be discovered by human effort.

**Conclusion**

The *ב* (Bet) symbolizes God’s revelation to humanity. Scripture affirms that it is God who reveals Himself to us through His Word, through His Son, and through His creation. We do not discover God through our own efforts or wisdom; rather, He makes Himself known to us according to His will and purpose.

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Here are Bible verses suggesting that humans can only know God to the extent He chooses to reveal Himself: Old Testament

   Deuteronomy 29:29
   "The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law."
       This verse highlights that God has secrets known only to Him, and humanity can only understand what He chooses to disclose.

   Job 11:7-9
   "Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty? They are higher than the heavens above—what can you do? They are deeper than the depths below—what can you know?"
       Job emphasizes that God's nature and works are beyond human comprehension unless revealed by Him.

   Isaiah 55:8-9
   "‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord. ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.’"
       This verse underscores the vast difference between human understanding and God's, implying that divine knowledge requires revelation.

New Testament

   Matthew 11:27
   "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
       Jesus explicitly states that knowledge of God the Father comes only through His revelation.

   1 Corinthians 2:10-11
   "These are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God."
       Paul explains that the Spirit of God reveals divine truth to humanity.

   John 6:44-45
   "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me."
       Knowledge of God requires His initiative and teaching.

   Romans 1:19-20
   "Since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse."
       While creation reveals certain aspects of God, this general revelation is also dependent on God making it plain.