In the context of the Bible, "viewing" encompasses both the physical act of seeing and the spiritual act of perceiving or understanding. The Scriptures often emphasize the importance of what one chooses to view, as it can influence one's heart and mind.

Physical Viewing

The Bible frequently references the act of seeing as a means of gaining knowledge or understanding. In Genesis 13:14, God instructs Abram, "Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west." Here, viewing is associated with the promise of inheritance and blessing. Similarly, in Numbers 13:18-20, the Israelite spies are sent to view the land of Canaan to assess its potential for conquest.

The act of viewing can also be a test of faith and obedience. In Genesis 19:26, Lot's wife looks back at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and is turned into a pillar of salt, illustrating the consequences of disobedience and longing for a sinful past.

Spiritual Viewing

Beyond the physical, the Bible speaks to the importance of spiritual sight. 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 underscores the idea that what one chooses to view can affect one's spiritual health and moral clarity.

The concept of spiritual blindness is also prevalent in Scripture. In John 9:39, Jesus declares, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind." This statement highlights the transformative power of Christ to open the eyes of those who are spiritually blind, while those who claim to see without Him remain in darkness.

Guarding What We View

The Bible advises believers to be vigilant about what they allow themselves to view. Psalm 101:3 states, "I will set no worthless thing before my eyes." This verse encourages believers to avoid viewing anything that might lead them away from righteousness or corrupt their hearts.

Philippians 4:8 further instructs, "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things." This passage suggests that believers should focus their attention on things that are spiritually edifying and morally upright.

Viewing as a Reflection of the Heart

The Bible often links what one chooses to view with the condition of the heart. In 1 Samuel 16:7, the Lord tells Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart." This verse reminds believers that while humans may focus on outward appearances, God views the heart, and thus, believers should strive to align their viewing habits with God's perspective.

In summary, the concept of viewing in the Bible encompasses both the physical act of seeing and the deeper spiritual implications of what one chooses to focus on. Believers are encouraged to guard their eyes and hearts, ensuring that what they view aligns with God's will and leads to spiritual growth and righteousness.(p. pr. & vb. n.) of View.2335. theoria -- a viewing, hence a spectacle
... a viewing, hence a spectacle. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: theoria
Phonetic Spelling: (theh-o-ree'-ah) Short Definition: a sight, spectacle ...
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2707. kataphrontes -- a despiser
... Cognate: 2707 -- someone who disdains (despises), viewing something as having no
worth (significance, value). It is used only in Ac 13:41 (quoting Hab 1:5). ...
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272. ameleo -- to be careless
... 272 (from 1 "not" and 3199 , "have concern, be affected") -- properly, without concern,
unaffected, viewing something as being , ie without value ("of no moment ...
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3956. pas -- all, every
... part that applies." The emphasis of the total picture then is on "one piece at a
time." 365 () then focuses on the () making up the whole -- viewing the whole ...
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1914. epiblepo -- to look on (with favor)
... sight . 1914 ("to regard, respect") suggests a favorable viewing -- a "preferred"
noticing, giving ("to notice ," , 1, 24.12). ["This ...
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3679. oneidizo -- to reproach
... to upbraid, revile, like in showing one's teeth," K. Wuest) -- properly, to (),
reproach; mock (curse); insult, (create shame) -- viewing someone (something ...
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4469. rhaka -- empty (an expression of contempt)
... properly, . This term expressed contempt for a man's , viewing him as () --
ie a "numbskull" who acts presumptuously and (). Word ...
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5309. hupselophroneo -- to be high-minded
... self-exalted outlook which is (a problem arising from ); to reek from (a false sense
of superiority); (figuratively) to live with , viewing oneself ; "high ...
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And I, viewing and Reviewing Things, Most Wondered at the Length ...
... Book VI Chapter XI And I, viewing and reviewing things, most wondered at
the length of time from that? And I, viewing and reviewing ...
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Book Three the Story of his Student Days in Carthage, his ...
... fire. Now, why does a man like to be made sad by viewing doleful and tragic
scenes, which he himself could not by any means endure? ...
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Letter ix. Meditation.
... We can never obtain clear views of any complex object, without separately
viewing the various parts of which it is composed. We ...
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Concerning Things Performed in the Muron, and Concerning Things ...
... it is superfluous, as I think, to run over, by the same statements, these things
already so often mentioned, and not to pass to the next, viewing the Hierarch ...
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Introduction
... Speaking reverently, we may say that the Holy Spirit has photographed the Lord Jesus
from four different angles, viewing Him in four different relationships ...
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The Sermon on the Mount - the Kingdom of Christ and Rabbinic ...
... Very many-sided is that Sermon on the Mount,' so that different writers, each viewing
it from his standpoint, have differently sketched its general outline ...
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At Gerasa - the Healing of the Demonised.
... Viewing this miracle, as an historical fact, viewing it as a Parabolic Miracle,
viewing it also as symbolic of what has happened in all ages - is He not the ...
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A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain
... Does Gibraltar, viewing the horrors which are continually taking place in Spain,
and which, notwithstanding their frequent grotesqueness, have drawn down upon ...
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Life in Persia.
... He says, on his voyage towards Persia: "All down the Bay of Bengal I could do nothing
but sit listless, viewing the wide waste of water, a sight that would ...
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Fruitless Faith
... The fact is, James and Paul are perfectly reconcilable, and they are viewing truth
from different standpoints; but whatever James may mean, I am quite ...
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Viewing (6 Occurrences)
... (p. pr. & vb. n.) of View. Multi-Version Concordance Viewing (6 Occurrences). ... Numbers
13:25 At the end of forty days they came back from viewing the land. (BBE). ...
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Viewed (9 Occurrences)

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Predestination
... This helpful mode of viewing predestination as in Christ, and never outside Him,
had a place in religious thought at the Reformation time, as the famous ...
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Viewpoint (1 Occurrence)

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Water-spring (16 Occurrences)
... I went out by night, through the doorway of the valley, and past the dragon's
water-spring as far as the place where waste material was put, viewing the walls ...
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Flows (14 Occurrences)
... Ezra 8:15 And I made them come together by the river flowing to Ahava; and we were
there in tents for three days: and after viewing the people and the priests ...
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Dragon's (1 Occurrence)
... I went out by night, through the doorway of the valley, and past the dragon's
water-spring as far as the place where waste material was put, viewing the walls ...
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Doorways (26 Occurrences)
... I went out by night, through the doorway of the valley, and past the dragon's
water-spring as far as the place where waste material was put, viewing the walls ...
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Discernment (43 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes one thing from
another; power of viewing differences in objects, and their relations and ...
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Migron (2 Occurrences)
... were in Michmash (1 Samuel 14:2). Josephus describes the distress of Saul and his
company as they sat on a high hill (bounos hupselos) viewing the widespread ...
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