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God knew David would be delivered up to Saul. In 1 Samuel 23:10-13, David inquired of the Lord about whether the people of Keilah would hand him over if he stayed, and God said they would. Yet, David left, and the event never happened. This passage shows that God’s knowledge includes not just what will happen but also what could happen based on human choices. Open Theism affirms that God knows all possibilities perfectly, and His wisdom allows Him to respond freely in real-time.
This does not mean God is ignorant of the future but that the future is partly open because free agents make real choices. If the future were exhaustively settled, God's statement about Keilah’s betrayal would be meaningless since it was never actualized. Instead, we see that God’s knowledge includes contingent realities—what would happen given certain conditions—while still allowing for human freedom. This makes God's foreknowledge dynamic, not limited.
This does not mean God is ignorant of the future but that the future is partly open because free agents make real choices. If the future were exhaustively settled, God's statement about Keilah’s betrayal would be meaningless since it was never actualized. Instead, we see that God’s knowledge includes contingent realities—what would happen given certain conditions—while still allowing for human freedom. This makes God's foreknowledge dynamic, not limited.