That God should thus be manifest in the flesh is indeed a mystery; and without the help of the Holy Spirit we can not hope to comprehend this subject. The most humbling lesson that man has to learn is the nothingness of human wisdom, and the folly of trying, by his own unaided efforts, to find out God. He may exert his intellectual powers to the utmost, he may have what the world calls a superior education, yet he may still be ignorant in God's eyes. The ancient philosophers boasted of their wisdom; but how did it weigh in the scale with God? Solomon had great learning; but his wisdom was foolishness; for he did not know how to stand in moral independence, free from sin, in the strength of a character molded after the divine similitude. Solomon has told us the result of his research, his painstaking efforts, his persevering inquiry. He pronounces his wisdom altogether vanity.

At Gud kunne blive menneske, er i sandhed et mysterium, og uden Den Hellige Ånds hjælp kan vi ikke tro og fatte at dette er sandt. Den mest ydmygende lektie mennesker må lære, er at menneskelig visdom ikke har nogen værdi, og at det er meningsløst på egen hånd at forsøge at finde ud af noget om Gud. De gør måske deres yderste, og har måske det, verden kalder en højere uddannelse, men i Guds øjne er de fremdeles uvidende. De gamle græske filosoffer roste sig af deres visdom, men hvordan så Gud på dem? Salomo havde store kundskaber, men hans visdom var tomhed, for han vidste ikke nok til at kunne stå moralsk uafhængigt, fri for synd, og med en karakter dannet efter det guddommelige mønster. Salomo har fortalt os om resultatet af sin granskning, sin store indsats og udholdenhed i sin forskning. Han erklærer om sin visdom, at alt bare var tomhed.