Deuteronomy 29:4 Yet the LORD has not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day. Consider this complaint — I. AS UTTERED BY MOSES AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF HIS CHARGE. They had seen with their bodily eyes all the wonders that had been wrought for them. They understood not. 1. The true character of that dispensation. 2. The obligations which it entailed upon them. II. AS APPLICABLE TO OURSELVES AT THIS DAY. 1. By the great mass of nominal Christians the nature of the Gospel is very indistinctly seen. 2. The effects of it are very partially experienced. Address — (1) Those who are altogether blind. (2) Those who think they see. (3) Those whose eyes God has opened. (C. Simeon, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.WEB: but Yahweh has not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day. |
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