The term "fore" is not directly used in the Bible; however, it is often associated with concepts of foresight, foreknowledge, and foreordination, which are significant in biblical theology. These concepts relate to God's omniscience and sovereign plan, as well as the human response to divine revelation.

Foresight and Foreknowledge

In Scripture, God's foresight and foreknowledge are integral to His nature as an omniscient being. The Bible affirms that God knows the end from the beginning and is aware of all events before they occur. Isaiah 46:10 declares, "I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’" This passage highlights God's ability to foresee and ordain future events according to His divine purpose.

The New Testament further emphasizes God's foreknowledge, particularly in the context of salvation. In Romans 8:29 , Paul writes, "For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers." Here, foreknowledge is linked with predestination, indicating that God's knowledge of future events is not passive but active, involving His sovereign will and purpose.

Foreordination

Foreordination, often synonymous with predestination, refers to God's eternal decree by which He has determined all that will happen, particularly concerning the salvation of individuals. Ephesians 1:4-5 states, "For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will." This passage underscores the belief that God, in His foreknowledge and love, has ordained certain individuals to be saved and conformed to the likeness of Christ.

Human Response to Divine Foreknowledge

While God's foreknowledge and foreordination are central to His divine nature, the Bible also emphasizes human responsibility and the call to respond to God's revelation. The tension between divine sovereignty and human free will is a profound mystery in Christian theology. Scripture encourages believers to trust in God's perfect plan while actively pursuing a life of faith and obedience.

In Philippians 2:12-13 , Paul exhorts believers, "Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence but now even more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose." This passage illustrates the cooperative relationship between divine sovereignty and human effort in the process of salvation.

Conclusion

The concepts of foresight, foreknowledge, and foreordination are deeply embedded in the biblical narrative, reflecting the complexity and depth of God's interaction with His creation. These themes invite believers to trust in God's sovereign plan while actively engaging in a life of faith and obedience.1. (v. i.) Journey; way; method of proceeding.

2. (adv.) In the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.

3. (adv.) Formerly; previously; afore.

4. (adv.) In or towards the bows of a ship.

5. (adv.) Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; -- opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a garment; the fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon.

6. (n.) The front; hence, that which is in front; the future.

7. (prep.) Before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before.

5124. touto -- this; he, she, it
... singular nominative or accusative case of houtos; that thing -- here (-unto), it,
partly, self(-same), so, that (intent), the same, there(-fore, -unto), this ...
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833. aule -- a courtyard, a court
... a courtyard, a court. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: aule Phonetic
Spelling: (ow-lay') Short Definition: court-yard, fore-court, palace, house ...
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1519. eis -- to or into (indicating the point reached or entered ...
... abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual,
+ far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among ...
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3606. hothen -- from where, for which reason
... hos with the directive enclitic of source; from which place or source or cause
(adverb or conjunction) -- from thence, (from) whence, where(-by, -fore, -upon). ...
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5263. hupodeiknumi -- to show secretly, to show by tracing out, to ...
... show, forewarn. From hupo and deiknuo; to exhibit under the eyes, ie (figuratively)
to exemplify (instruct, admonish) -- show, (fore-)warn. see GREEK hupo. ...
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1909. epi -- on, upon
... about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside,
X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time ...
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156. aitia -- cause, reason
... a cause (as if asked for), ie (logical) reason (motive, matter), (legal) crime
(alleged or proved) -- accusation, case, cause, crime, fault, (wh-)ere(-fore). ...
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4315. prosabbaton -- the day before the Sabbath
... day before the Sabbath. From pro and sabbaton; a fore-sabbath, ie The
Sabbath-eve -- day before the sabbath. Compare paraskeue. see GREEK pro. ...
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1752. heneka -- on account of, because of
... Or heneken hen'-ek-en or heineken hi'-nek-en; of uncertain affinity; on account
of -- because, for (cause, sake), (where-)fore, by reason of, that. ...
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1223. dia -- through, on account of, because of
... Fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby,
therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). ...
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1836. denah -- this
... (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of dek; this -- (afore-)time, + after this
manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter ...
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7223. rishon -- former, first, chief
... from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun) -- ancestor,
(that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most ...
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6921. qadim -- east, east wind
... Or qadim {kaw-deem'}; from qadam; the fore or front part; hence (by orientation)
the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind) -- east(-ward ...
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3651. ken -- so, thus
... following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), X the more, right, (even) so,
state, straightway, such (thing), surely, + there (where)-fore, this, thus ...
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5922. al -- upon, over, above
... (Aramaic) corresponding to al -- about, against, concerning, for, (there-)fore,
from, in, X more, of, (there-, up-)on, (in-)to, + why with. see HEBREW al. ...
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4100. mah -- what? how? anything
... with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses -- how (long, oft, (- soever)),
(no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to ...
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6924. qedem -- front, east, formerly
... Or qedmah {kayd'-maw}; from qadam; the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part,
relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before ...
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3606. kol -- the whole, all
... (Aramaic) corresponding to kol -- all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause,
every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where)-fore, + though, what (where, who ...
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5226. nekach -- before, over against
... before, over against From an unused root meaning to be straightforward; properly,
the fore part; used adverbially, opposite -- before, over against. ...
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520. ammah -- an ell, a cubit
... Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (ie Unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below
the elbow), ie A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance) -- cubit ...
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Though the Fore-Mentioned Eternal Moral Obligations
... OF THE CHRISTIAN REVELATION. III. Proposition III. Though the fore-mentioned
eternal moral obligations. are incumbent indeed on all ...
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Christian Benevolence of Atticus Bishop of Constantinople. He ...
... Chapter XXV."Christian Benevolence of Atticus Bishop of Constantinople. He registers
John's Name in the Diptychs. His Fore-knowledge of his Own Death. ...
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God Has not by his Eternal Decree Determined Future and Contingent ...
... to be done." But I also know, that Herod, Pontius Pilate, and the Jews, freely
performed those very actions; and (notwithstanding this "fore-determination of ...
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The Divine Way of Wisdom, and Greatness, and Might God's Hiding of ...
... He, "for signs of the months and the years"), [5435] it clearly follows that the
ages belong to the Creator, and that nothing of what was fore-ordained before ...
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That Internal Prayer was the Practice of Ancient Hermits...
... But indeed there are but few proofs extant that appointed times were set for the
exercising it conventually, except in the fore-mentioned story of the monk ...
/.../chapter vi that internal prayer.htm

In this Passage all Room for Doubt is Removed. In the Former ...
... You add that all the saints, who now believe on him through the word of preaching
are subject to him willingly, and that these are called Fore-hopers, that is ...
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1 Cor. Ii. 6, 7
... rulers of this world, which are coming to naught; but we speak God's wisdom in a
mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God fore-ordained before ...
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The Origin of Species.
... 4. Four legs; 5. A single well-developed toe in each foot provided with a hoof;
6. A bushy tail; and 7. Callosities on the inner sides of both the fore and the ...
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Of Predestination
... Some speak much to the defence of his righteousness and holiness, and, under pretence
of that plea, make it inconsistent with these to fore-ordain to life or ...
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The Causes of Impatience, and their Correspondent Precepts.
... He always justifies the poor, fore-condemns the rich. So He fore-ministered
to patience "loss," and to opulence "contempt" (as portion ...
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Fore (1 Occurrence)
... or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent;
earlier; forward; -- opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a ...
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Fore-appoint (2 Occurrences)
Fore-appoint. Fore-announced, Fore-appoint. Forearms . Multi-Version
Concordance Fore-appoint (2 Occurrences). Romans ...
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Fore-announced (1 Occurrence)
Fore-announced. Fore, Fore-announced. Fore-appoint . Multi-Version
Concordance Fore-announced (1 Occurrence). 2 Corinthians 9:5 ...
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Fore-ordained (1 Occurrence)
Fore-ordained. Foreordained, Fore-ordained. Forepart . Multi-Version
Concordance Fore-ordained (1 Occurrence). 1 Peter ...
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Fore-sabbath (1 Occurrence)
Fore-sabbath. Forerunner, Fore-sabbath. Foresail . Multi-Version
Concordance Fore-sabbath (1 Occurrence). Mark 15:42 ...
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Fore-doomed (1 Occurrence)
Fore-doomed. Forecast, Fore-doomed. Forefather . Multi-Version
Concordance Fore-doomed (1 Occurrence). 2 Peter 2:14 ...
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Fore-part (1 Occurrence)
Fore-part. Forepart, Fore-part. Forerunner . Multi-Version Concordance
Fore-part (1 Occurrence). Acts 27:41 and having ...
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Foreknowledge (2 Occurrences)
... British and American) to translate the Greek words proginoskein and prognosis in
the New Testament, in which instances the word "fore-knowledge" approaches ...
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Forepart (6 Occurrences)

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Forerunner (3 Occurrences)

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