Dictionary of Bible Themes The part of the body designed for seeing. In Scripture eyes are often associated with light, watchfulness or spiritual understanding, whereas blindness may be a metaphor for darkness, ignorance of God or rebellion against him. The eyes of God watch over all his creation. Deuteronomy 28:65Eyes are part of the physical body Job 11:20; 31:16Psalms 69:3 Luke 10:23 Revelation 1:7 Eyes may represent the whole person Matthew 6:22See also Eyesight is a vital sense Psalms 54:7Proverbs 20:12 Lamentations 4:17 Matthew 11:5 Matthew 20:33 pp Lk 7:22 Acts 28:27pp Mk 10:51 1 Corinthians 12:17pp Lk 18:41 Songs 4:9Eyes may have a powerful emotional effect Psalms 35:19Eyes reflect character, feelings and emotions Proverbs 6:13; 10:10; 16:30Malice: Psalms 101:5Proverbs 21:4 Haughtiness: Mark 3:5Mark 10:21 anger Psalms 88:9love John 11:33-35Sorrow: 2 Peter 2:141 John 2:16 Desire: Job 34:21God's eyes are upon all his creation See also God is aware of everything 1 Samuel 16:7Psalms 94:9; 139:16 Proverbs 15:3 Amos 9:8 Habakkuk 1:13 Zechariah 3:9; 4:10 Hebrews 4:13 Psalms 34:15 See also God watches over his people with care Deuteronomy 11:121 Kings 8:29; 9:3 Psalms 1:6; 121:3-5 Proverbs 22:12 1 Peter 3:12 Genesis 6:8 See also God's eyes symbolise his assessment of human behaviour Exodus 15:26Judges 2:11 1 Kings 15:5 2 Corinthians 8:21 Psalms 119:18 Human eyes may symbolise spiritual vision God opens eyes in a spiritual sense Ephesians 1:18See also The "opening of eyes" is an important biblical metaphor for revelation Numbers 24:3-42 Kings 6:17 Ezra 9:8 Isaiah 35:5; 61:1 Matthew 6:22-23 Acts 26:18 Hebrews 11:27 pp Lk 11:34-36 Psalms 34:5; 123:1-2Human eyes should be directed towards God See also 2 Chronicles 20:12Lifting one's eyes towards God is an important biblical image of prayer. Psalms 25:15; 27:4Isaiah 40:26 John 17:1 Acts 7:55 2 Corinthians 3:16 Hebrews 12:2 Job 19:25-27 Human eyes will ultimately see God See also Isaiah 33:17John 17:24 1 Corinthians 13:12 1 John 3:2 Revelation 22:4 Matthew 4:8-9 Eyes are a channel of temptation See also Genesis 3:6pp Lk 4:5-7 Numbers 15:39Joshua 7:21 2 Samuel 11:2 Psalms 119:37 Ecclesiastes 2:10; 6:9 Matthew 5:28-29 1 John 2:16 Job 31:1 Proverbs 4:25 Eyes should be guarded against evil See also Psalms 101:3Isaiah 33:15-16 The direction of human eyes is a matter of choice. Matthew 13:15Closing one's eyes may symbolise indifference to God and his will See also Isaiah 6:10Proverbs 28:27 Ezekiel 22:26 Matthew 23:16-17 John 9:41 See also 1020 God, all-knowing1469 visions 1670 symbols 4811 darkness, symbol of sin 5135 blindness, spiritual 5865 gestures 6248 temptation 7784 shepherd 8226 discernment 8474 seeing God 8490 watchfulness 9410 heaven |
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