Romans 8:27

And he that searcheth the hearts,.... This is peculiar to God, and a "periphrasis" of him; angels, neither good nor bad, can search into the hearts of men; one man cannot know the heart of another,…

And he that searcheth the hearts - God. To search the heart is one of his attributes which cannot be communicated to a creature; Jer 17:10. Knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit - Knows the desires…

He maketh intercession for the saints - The word εντυγχανω signifies to apply one's self to a person in behalf of another; to intercede or negotiate for. Our Lord makes intercession for us, by…

The apostle here suggests two privileges more to which true Christians are entitled: -

I. The help of the Spirit in prayer. While we are in this world, hoping and waiting for what we see not, we must…

He that searcheth the hearts Certainly here, the Father. But it is the more noteworthy that the same words are used of the Son, Rev 2:23. "The hearts" here are human hearts. In them the Father sees,…