The substance of true understanding

To get and see true understanding do this: ask a question on an archetypal subject such as, "What is man?" And answer it from the Bible. Man is a fallen being. A sinner. Though made in the image of God. Etc. This is understanding. "What is the earth?" The earth was created by God when he created the heavens and the earth from nothing. It is the theater of God's plan of creation, fall, redemption, and glorification. Etc. "What is truth?" Truth is the decree of God emanating from his mind and manifesting in his sovereign realms of creation, Providence, and grace. 

"What does God abhor and loathe?" Sin and the worship of idols. This is understanding. 

 

Understanding can be gleaned from the Book of Nature as well. Water is scarce in the desert. Empirical fact. Don't walk in the desert without carrying water with you.

 

Understanding can be of things apprehended quickly through intuition and conscience and emotional type discernment. Faster than mere intellect. Just has to be said.

 

Understanding also is involved with the various activities man can be involved with (building, creating, inventing, discovering, creative destruction, influencing, growing, trading, crime). 

Also, understanding can be seen in seeing disparate parts in relation to a whole. 

Also, seeing the forces at work in any event or situation. Ability to see from other people's perspective. Etc.

 

I won't attempt a complete catalogue; I just wanted to let on that I'm aware understanding is not limited to the book of God's self-revelation, though that is arguably the foundation of real understanding.