Psalms 94:10-11
He who chastens the nations, will He not rebuke, Even He who teaches man knowledge? The Lord knows the thoughts of man, That they are a mere breath.
Man thinks they know things. They are extremely proud of their accumulated knowledge. The celebrate it and boast over it. To be "published" about your knowledge is a grand prize to be heralded. Even though this accumulated knowledge that flows from man's past experience can never amount to one ounce of righteousness to attribute favor to God, man believes this is the end all and be all. (Paul wrote to the Colossian believers about this very thought.) Despite man's arrogance the above passage from Psalm gives us insight into where man's knowledge actually comes from. In the context of Psalm 94 we see that God is talking about the unjust judges and rulers who are afflicting the poor and innocence with unjust treatment. The writer is calling for God's judgment on these men of renown. In this call he writes the above couple of verses that tell us that these wicked leaders, who think they are so smart, have been given that knowledge by God, Himself. The thoughts of man are mere breath. Think of everything on the internet that contains all the thoughts of every man and than multiple that by every generation and then exhale ... that is the sum of man's knowledge as compared to God. Man is only smart in regard to other men. Man, even unbelieving and wicked ruler/judger man, owes their knowledge to God. No man has knowledge God did not allow to accumulate. Man's epistemology is owed to God.
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