When His Eyes Opened 3001 (2024)

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What does their eyes were opened mean in the Bible? ›

No matter what we have done, the Lord is there walking with us. Their eyes were opened. For Adam and Eve this meant that they were aware that they had sinned against God and in their pride, they made themselves out to be their own God, to be their own Lord and Master.

: to cause someone to notice or be aware of something important. The experience really opened his eyes and changed the way he felt about his life. often + to. It's time they opened their eyes to the truth.

2 Kings 6:16-17 New International Version (NIV)

“Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, LORD, so that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

Of Adam and Eve we read, “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked” (Genesis 3.7). It is important that we recognize why Adam and Eve's eyes were opened. It happened because they disobeyed a command of God.

Eyes expressed the innermost feelings and desires of the heart. Therefore a 'good eye' revealed morally good and generous intentions, while an 'evil eye' exposed an evil heart with wicked intentions of envy, greed and jealousy (Kotze 2007:143).

Luke 24:30-32 King James Version (KJV)

And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, LORD, so that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

Acts 26:18

18 to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.

Matthew 6:22 Amplified Bible (AMP)

“The eye is the lamp of the body; so if your eye is clear [spiritually perceptive], your whole body will be full of light [benefiting from God's precepts].

Having said this, Jesus spat on the ground, and anointed the man's eyes with a mixture of mud and saliva. He told the blind man to go and wash in the Pool of Siloam; the Bible narrative adds that the word "Siloam" means "Sent". The man "went and washed, and came home seeing".

Did God send Adam and Eve to earth? ›

Because Adam and Eve had eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the Lord sent them out of the Garden of Eden into the world. Their physical condition changed as a result of their eating the forbidden fruit. As God had promised, they became mortal.

So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves. That's the Bible's first mask. Adam and Eve could no longer be real. They were guilty and felt ashamed so they covered themselves and hid.

Thus, the opening of the eyes also suggests spiritual understanding. Most people do not grasp the value or the meaning of Scripture, but Christ can open a person's eyes to enable him to understand His Word just as He did for His disciples after His resurrection (Luke 24:16-31, 45).

If you keep your eyes open or keep an eye out for someone or something, you watch for them carefully. [informal] I ask the mounted patrol to keep their eyes open. You and your friends keep an eye out–if there's any trouble we'll make a break for it.

Within the context of the story, the immediate consequence of their sin is unexpected and also tragic. Just as the serpent said, their eyes were opened. They now understood many things, including both good and evil. But this wasn't the wisdom either was hoping for.

Acts 26:18. 18 to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.