Deuteronomy 29:29

29:29 Secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those that are revealed belong to us and our descendants ¹  forever, so that we might obey all the words of this law.

Isaiah 8:16

8:16 Tie up the scroll as legal evidence, ² 

seal the official record of God’s instructions and give it to my followers. ³ 

Isaiah 29:11

29:11 To you this entire prophetic revelation ⁴  is like words in a sealed scroll. When they hand it to one who can read ⁵  and say, “Read this,” he responds, “I can’t, because it is sealed.”

Daniel 8:26

8:26 The vision of the evenings and mornings that was told to you is correct. ⁶  But you should seal up the vision, for it refers to a time many days from now.”

Daniel 12:4

12:4 “But you, Daniel, close up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will dash about, ⁷  and knowledge will increase.”

Daniel 12:9

12:9 He said, “Go, Daniel. For these matters are closed and sealed until the time of the end.

¹ tn Heb “sons” (so NASB); KJV, ASV, NIV, NRSV “children.”

² tn Heb “tie up [the] testimony.” The “testimony” probably refers to the prophetic messages God has given him. When the prophecies are fulfilled, he will be able to produce this official, written record to confirm the authenticity of his ministry and to prove to the people that God is sovereign over events.

³ tn Heb “seal [the] instruction among my followers.” The “instruction” probably refers to the prophet’s exhortations and warnings. When the people are judged for the sins, the prophet can produce these earlier messages and essentially say, “I told you so.” In this way he can authenticate his ministry and impress upon the people the reality of God’s authority over them.

⁴ tn Heb “vision” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

⁵ tn Heb “one who knows a/the scroll.”

⁶ tn Heb “truth.”

⁷ tn Or “will run back and forth”; KJV “shall run to and fro”; NIV “will go here and there”; CEV “will go everywhere.”