Definition and Significance:
Eyesight, in the biblical context, often symbolizes spiritual perception and understanding. It is not merely the physical ability to see but also represents insight into spiritual truths and the discernment of God's will. The Bible frequently uses the metaphor of sight to contrast spiritual blindness and enlightenment.

Biblical References:

1. Creation and Physical Sight:
The Bible begins with the creation narrative, where God creates light, enabling physical sight (Genesis 1:3-4). The ability to see is a gift from God, and the physical act of seeing is often used to illustrate spiritual truths.

2. Spiritual Sight and Blindness:
Spiritual sight is a recurring theme in Scripture. Jesus often healed physical blindness to demonstrate His power to heal spiritual blindness. In John 9:39, Jesus says, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind." This highlights the contrast between those who recognize their need for spiritual insight and those who are spiritually arrogant.

3. Prophetic Vision:
Prophets in the Old Testament were often given visions, a form of spiritual eyesight, to convey God's messages. Isaiah 6:10 speaks of the people's spiritual blindness: "Make the heart of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed."

4. Jesus as the Light of the World:
Jesus is described as the light that brings spiritual sight. In John 8:12, He declares, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life." This statement underscores the transformative power of Christ to illuminate spiritual truths.

5. Faith and Sight:
The New Testament emphasizes living by faith rather than by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 states, "For we walk by faith, not by sight." This teaches believers to trust in God's promises and guidance, even when they cannot see the outcome.

6. Eternal Perspective:
Believers are encouraged to fix their eyes on eternal realities rather than temporary, earthly things. Colossians 3:2 advises, "Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things." This spiritual focus is akin to having clear spiritual eyesight that discerns God's eternal purposes.

7. Moral and Ethical Insight:
The Bible also associates eyesight with moral and ethical discernment. In Matthew 6:22-23, Jesus teaches, "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness." This passage suggests that one's moral vision affects their entire being.

Theological Implications:

Eyesight in the Bible serves as a powerful metaphor for understanding spiritual truths and discerning God's will. It challenges believers to seek spiritual enlightenment through Christ, who is the true light. The concept of eyesight encourages a reliance on faith and a focus on eternal, rather than temporal, realities. Through the lens of Scripture, eyesight becomes a symbol of the believer's journey from darkness to light, from ignorance to understanding, and from spiritual blindness to clarity in Christ.(n.) Sight of the eye; the sense of seeing; view; observation.5869. ayin -- an eye
... 1), confidence (1), disdained* (1), displease* (2), displeased* (4), disregard*
(1), eye (68), eyebrows* (1), eyelids* (1), eyes (372), eyesight (1), forehead ...
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He Comes to his Own.
... The specialist made a very thorough examination and then informed the young student
tactfully but plainly that he would lose his eyesight, surely and not slowly ...
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God Heals a Blind Girl
... Ruth had moved from that state, her aunt (who had also moved) received a letter
from Annie's mother, saying, "Annie seems to be losing her eyesight again." She ...
/.../touching incidents and remarkable answers to prayer/god heals a blind girl.htm

Of Existence, and Knowledge of It, and the Love of Both.
... And this grand and wonderful instinct belongs to men alone of all animals; for,
though some of them have keener eyesight than ourselves for this world's light ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 27 of existence and knowledge.htm

Of the Parts of Man: the Eyes and Ears.
... discuss, since the office of seeing ought to be in that which sees, not in that
which is seen; or in the tension of the air together with the eyesight; or in ...
/.../lactantius/on the workmanship of god/chap viii of the parts of.htm

Appearance at Sea of Galilee.
... John recognises the Lord, not because he had better eyesight than the rest, nor
because he had a better position in the boat, nor because while the rest were ...
/.../the expositors bible the gospel of st john vol ii/xxiv appearance at sea of.htm

The Sixth Miracle in John's Gospel --The Blind Made to See, and ...
... to be learned is that the fountain in which we have to be cleansed 'from sin and
from uncleanness,' whose waters are the lotion that will give eyesight to the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/the sixth miracle in johns.htm

Growing Faith.
... to watch the man move from birth-blind hopelessness through clay-anointed surprise
and wonder and Siloam-walking expectancy on to water-washing eyesight. ...
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Chapter xlviii
... And he said: Bring them to me that I may bless them. Now Israel's eyesight
was poor because of old age; he could not see well. So ...
/.../leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xlviii.htm

Letter Lxxxviii. (AD 406. )
... You say that you are persecuted, while many of us have our eyesight destroyed by
the lime and acid with which your men are armed for the purpose. ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter lxxxviii a d 406.htm

Acts IX
... was there three days without seeing, and did neither eat nor drink." The physical
effect of the intense light into which he had gazed upon his eyesight was not ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts ix.htm

Eyesight (7 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Eyesight (7 Occurrences). Matthew ... body. If then your
eyesight is good, your whole body will be well lighted; (WEY). ...
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Lighted (36 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Matthew 6:22 "The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eyesight
is good, your whole body will be well lighted; (WEY). ...
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Rewarded (37 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). 2 Samuel 22:25 Therefore Yahweh has rewarded
me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight. ...
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Cleanness (9 Occurrences)
... NIV). 2 Samuel 22:25 Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my
righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight. (WEB ...
/c/cleanness.htm - 9k

Kite (3 Occurrences)
... Our first translators used "vulture"; our latest efforts give "falcon," a smaller
bird of different markings, not having the kite's reputation for eyesight. ...
/k/kite.htm - 9k

Within (400 Occurrences)
... children unto Abraham. (KJV ASV DBY WBS). Matthew 6:23 but if your eyesight
is bad, your whole body will be dark. If however the ...
/w/within.htm - 36k

Recompensed (20 Occurrences)
... Psalms 18:24 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. ...
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Eye-services (1 Occurrence)
Eye-services. Eye-service, Eye-services. Eyesight . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(DBY). Eye-service, Eye-services. Eyesight . Reference Bible.
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Eye-sight (1 Occurrence)
Eye-sight. Eyesight, Eye-sight. Eye-witness . Multi-Version Concordance
Eye-sight (1 Occurrence). ... (WBS). Eyesight, Eye-sight. Eye-witness . Reference
/e/eye-sight.htm - 6k

Defective (2 Occurrences)
... Luke 11:34 The lamp of the body is the eye. When your eyesight is good, your whole
body also is lighted up; but when it is defective, your body is darkened. ...
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