Ephesians
Lesson Six
The Kaleidoscopic Wisdom of God
Ephesians 3:1–13
Ephesians 3:1 · LSB
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles
Ephesians 3:4 · LSB
when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ
Hidden in God · Ephesians 3:5 · 3:9
What was hidden was how.
Genesis 12:3 · 22:18 · Isaiah 49:6
Ephesians 3:6
The Mystery
fellow heirs
fellow members of the body
fellow partakers of the promise
in Christ Jesus through the gospel
Galatians 3:16 · LSB
“And to your seed,” that is, Christ.
Ephesians 1:10 · 2:10 · 3:10
The Tens
1:10
God’s Plan
all things summed up in Christ
2:10
His People
his workmanship, created for good works
3:10
On Display
his wisdom made known through the church
Manifold · Ephesians 3:10
polupoikilos
πολυποίκιλος
polu, much + poikilos, many-colored
Kaleidoscopic
Mark Roberts
Revelation 7:9 · LSB
a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb
Every color of his people,
boldly to the Father, together.