No One Knows Except the Father

The Hypostatic union (the union of Christ's divine and human natures) helps us to appreciate the person of Jesus Christ. In Matthew 24:36 Jesus says that no one knows the time of His return except the Father. And so the issue arises that if Jesus is God and God is all knowing, then why doesn’t Jesus know the day and hour of His return? The Hypostatic union helps us in this situation. Matthew 24:36 should not be seen as having to be explained in light of the Hypostatic Union. Rather, Matthew 24:36 is an example and/or illustration and/or explanation of the Hypostatic Union. It shows us that Jesus was human. And in the same way that we must have faith as human beings, so too Jesus was called to have faith as a human being. The question: “Why didn’t Christ’s deity tell His humanity?” seems to be a question born out of a failure to recognize the solidarity of Christ’s person. The terms of the question are borderline dependent upon a two-person view of Christ.