Deuteronomy 25:4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treads out the corn.

The grain was heaped on the threshing floor, and oxen were used to trample the grain until the stalks were broken up and the husks about the grain were torn off. Sometimes the oxen would pull a drag, the bottom being studded with stones, over the grain until it was threshed. After this, the mixture of chaff and grain was winnowed by tossing it up in the air so that the wind would blow away the chaff. ...more

We are interested in the mysteries spoken of in the Word of God. They are the truths and Kingdom concepts hidden in the Scriptures. The Greek word for "mystery" is mysterion; it means "a thing hidden, a religious secret, or that which is not obvious to the understanding." It occurs 22 times in the King James Bible. We will not look at every passage of Scripture where it is found, but we will examine enough to sharpen our desires for the Word of God.

God's Word is not laid bare for just anyone. His Word is for those who are hungering after Him, and it is the hunger for Him that will begin uncovering the veil over the Word of God.

We will begin with a portion of Scripture in John chapter seven. Here we will see Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles in the midst of a multitude, yet hidden. As such, He is an example of a mystery.